&¨&&¨¨&&&& ¨&&&¨&&&&¨
&&&¨&¨&¨¨¨ &&¨¨&&¨¨¨&
¨¨¨&&&&&¨¨ &¨&¨&¨&¨¨&
&¨¨&¨¨¨¨&¨ ¨&&&&&&&¨&
¨&¨&&¨¨¨&& ¨&¨¨¨¨¨¨&&
&&&&¨&¨¨&¨ @$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~@$~ ¨&&¨¨¨¨¨&¨
&¨¨¨&&&¨&& $@~ $@~ &&¨&¨¨¨¨&&
¨&¨¨&¨¨&&¨ $~@ 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. ¨&&&¨¨&&¨¨
&&¨¨¨¨¨¨&& &&¨¨&¨&¨&¨
&¨&¨¨¨¨¨&¨ &¨&¨&&&&&&
¨&&&¨¨¨¨&& ¨&&&&¨¨¨¨¨
¨&¨¨&¨¨¨&¨ &&¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨
¨&&¨&&¨¨&& &¨&¨¨&&¨¨¨