&¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨ &¨&¨&¨¨¨&&
&&¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨&¨
&&&¨¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨
&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨ &¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨
¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨ #£~#£~#£~#£~#£~#£~#£~#£~#£~#£~#£~ ¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&
&¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨ £#~ £#~ ¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨&¨¨&¨&&¨¨ £~# 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. &&&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨&¨&&¨¨ &¨&&¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&¨ ¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨&& ¨¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&& &¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨&¨¨&¨&&¨¨