¤§†«-¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨-«†§¤
§†«-¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨-«†§
†«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«†
«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ @¤«@¤«@¤«@¤«@¤«@¤«@¤«@¤«@¤«@¤«@¤« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¤@« ¤@« ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¤«@ 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. ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«†
«-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-«
-¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨-
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨