¨&&&¨&¨&&& ¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&&&
&¨¨&&&&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨¨&
&¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨ ¨¨¨¨¨&&¨&¨
&&&¨¨&&¨¨& ¨¨¨¨&¨&&&&
¨¨&¨&¨&¨&¨ ¨¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨
¨&&&&&&&&¨ @£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~@£~ ¨¨&¨¨&¨¨¨¨
&¨¨¨¨¨¨¨&¨ £@~ £@~ ¨&&¨&&¨¨¨¨
&¨¨¨¨¨¨&&¨ £~@ 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. ¨&&&¨&&¨&¨
¨&&¨¨&&&&& &¨¨&&¨&&&¨
&¨&¨&¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨&&¨¨&¨
&&&&&¨¨¨¨¨ &&&&¨&¨&&&
¨¨¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨¨¨&&&&¨¨¨
¨¨¨&&¨¨¨¨& ¨¨&¨¨¨&¨¨¨