Small towns like Louisian lay scattered all over the Oil Fields; the main train line branched between them.
( ( ( ( ( ( Small towns ) ( like Louisian ) ) ( lay ( scattered ( all ( over ( the ( Oil Fields ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ; ) ( ( the ( main ( train line ) ) ) ( branched ( between them ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (JJ Small) (NNS towns)) (PP (IN like) (NP (NNP Louisian)))) (VP (VBD lay) (VP (VBN scattered) (PP (DT all) (IN over) (NP (DT the) (NNP Oil) (NNP Fields)))))) (: ;) (S (NP (DT the) (JJ main) (NN train) (NN line)) (VP (VBN branched) (PP (IN between) (NP (PRP them))))) (. .)))
A main train line went between all the small towns.
( ( A ( main ( train line ) ) ) ( ( went ( between ( all ( the ( small towns ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT A) (JJ main) (NN train) (NN line)) (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN between) (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (JJ small) (NNS towns)))) (. .)))