,,,,,-~=*§ §*=~-,,,,,
,,,,-~=*§§ §§*=~-,,,,
,,,-~=*§§@ @§§*=~-,,,
,,-~=*§§@# #@§§*=~-,,
,-~=*§§@## ##@§§*=~-,
,,-~=*§§@# #§~#§~#§~#§~#§~#§~#§~#§~#§~#§~#§~ #@§§*=~-,,
,,,-~=*§§@ §#~ §#~ @§§*=~-,,,
,,,,-~=*§§ §~# 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. @§§*=~-,,,
,,,,-~=*§§ §§*=~-,,,,
,,,,,-~=*§ §*=~-,,,,,
,,,,,,-~=* *=~-,,,,,,
,,,,,,,-~= =~-,,,,,,,
,,,,,,,,-~ ~-,,,,,,,,