¨:=\*&@### ###@&*\=:¨
¨¨:=\*&@## ##@&*\=:¨¨
¨¨¨:=\*&@# #@&*\=:¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨:=\*&@ @&*\=:¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨:=\*& &*\=:¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\* #&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&=#&= *\=:¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:=\ = = \=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:= &=# 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. \=:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨:= =:¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨: :¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨