¨§§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨¨
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨     #$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-    ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨    $#-                           $#-     ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨     $-#    sucking transformer    $-#    ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨     -$#                           -$#    ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨    -#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$     ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ a  type  of transformer  (an  electrical ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨  component) found mainly along railway   ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨  lines. they're usually mounted halfway  ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ between  the  rails  and  the   overhead ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨               powerlines.                ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ as far  as transformers  go,  these  are ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ -very big-.  instead,  not  as  many are ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨     needed. among all rail-adjacent      ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨  artifacts/symbols, they belong to the   ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨               rarer kind.                ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨     -#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$    ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ the  railpeople  are  in  general   very ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨     secretive about their symbols and    ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ machines,   so   also   with   the  this ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ transformer.  what we know  is  what  we ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨               can observe.               ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ a sucking  transformer is surrounded  by ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ two  signs,   both  around  twenty  four ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ meters to  each side of it.  tranins  do ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ not stop between  these signs during any ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ circumstances   -  if  the   choice   is ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ between halting within, or running  into ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ another train just outside,  they prefer ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                colliding.                ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ water  avoids them. in  light  rain, the ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ ground closest to  a  transformer  stays ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ dry.  a  common  sight  is  a  creek  or ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨   stream making a half-circle detour.    ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ generally, sucking transformers are not  ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ placed near to larger bodies  of  water. ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨     $-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#    ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ their function  for the rail environment ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨ is poorly understood.  they seem to pull ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨    in stray fields and electricities.    ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨     superstition exist that they also    ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨ affect spirits, gijinkas, and  even  the ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨        souls of living creatures.        ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨
§¨§¨¨§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§¨§§¨§
§¨§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§¨¨§¨¨