diff --git a/tilde-train.py b/tilde-train.py
index 21d8fa6..7982a03 100755
--- a/tilde-train.py
+++ b/tilde-train.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ print_train = False ## print train to file (instead of the screen scroll)
 train = [""]*max_y ## empty train of correct height.
 cars = []
 
-engine = """        ____                      
+engine = r"""        ____                      
        |____|         ------------
         |  |  ===     |  ------  |
      ___|  |__| |_____| |   O  | |
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ engine = """        ____
 ////  \__/  \__/  \__/      \__/  """
 engine = engine.split("\n")
 
-caboose = """                        ||        
+caboose = r"""                        ||        
          =============  ||        
 =========|           |==========  
   |    ----          ----     |   
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ caboose = """                        ||
      \__/ \__/     \__/ \__/      """
 caboose = caboose.split("\n")
 
-default_car = """ ----------------------------  
+default_car = r""" ----------------------------  
 |                            |
 |    YOUR TRAIN CAR HERE!    |  
 |       Just create a        |