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&%*\»-,,,, a type of transformer (an electrical ,,,,-»\*%&
%*\»-,,,,, component) found mainly along railway ,,,,,-»\*%
*\»-,,,,,, lines. they're usually mounted halfway ,,,,,,-»\*
\»-,,,,,,, between the rails and the overhead ,,,,,,,-»\
»-,,,,,,,, powerlines. ,,,,,,,,-»
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,,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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»-,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,-»\*%&
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#¶&%*\»-,, 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. ,,,,,,,-»\
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-,,,,,,,,, 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. ,,,,,,,,,,
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»-,,,,,,,, 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 ,,,,-»\*%&
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