~,........ ........,~
^~,....... .......,~^
§^~,...... ......,~^§
%§^~,..... .....,~^§%
#%§^~,.... ....,~^§%#
@#%§^~,... @%~@%~@%~@%~@%~@%~@%~@%~@%~@%~@%~ ...,~^§%#@
#@#%§^~,.. %@~ %@~ ..,~^§%#@#
##@#%§^~,. %~@ 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. ....,~^§%#
%§^~,..... .....,~^§%
§^~,...... ......,~^§
^~,....... .......,~^
~,........ ........,~
,......... .........,