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,,,,,,,### A  TYPE  OF  TRANSFORMER  (AN ELECTRICAL ,,,,#####,
######,,#,   COMPONENT) FOUND MAINLY ALONG RAILWAY  ###,,###,,
,####,,,,,  LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY  ##,,,,#,,,
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#####,,### AS FAR  AS  TRANSFORMERS  GO, THESE  ARE ,,,,,,#,,#
####,,,,#, ~VERY BIG~. INSTEAD,  NOT  AS  MANY  ARE #####,,,,,
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,,,,,,,### THE  RAILPEOPLE   ARE  IN  GENERAL  VERY ,,,,,,,,#,
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##,,##,,## NOT STOP BETWEEN  THESE SIGNS DURING ANY ,##,,###,,
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