¨§§¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§§
§§¨§¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨¨§¨¨
§¨§§§¨§¨¨§                                          §¨§¨§¨¨§§¨
§§§¨¨§§§¨§                                          §§§§§§¨§¨§
¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§§                                          §¨¨¨¨¨§§§§
§¨¨§§§§¨§¨    #$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-#$-     §§¨¨¨¨§¨¨¨
§§¨§¨¨¨§§§    $#-                           $#-     ¨¨§¨¨¨§§¨¨
§¨§§§¨¨§¨¨    $-#    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.        ¨¨¨§¨§¨¨§§
§¨§¨§¨¨§¨¨                                          §¨¨§§§§¨§¨
§§§§§§¨§§¨                                          ¨§¨§¨¨¨§§§
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§¨§                                          ¨§§§§¨¨§¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§¨§§                                          ¨§¨¨¨§¨§§¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨§§§¨                                          ¨§§¨¨§§§¨§