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