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¶¶¶&¤$=~^. LINES. THEY'RE USUALLY MOUNTED HALFWAY .^~=$¤&¶¶¶
¶&&¤==~... BETWEEN THE RAILS AND THE OVERHEAD ...~==¤&&¶
¶&¤=~^.... POWERLINES. ....^~=¤&¶
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##¶&¤$=~^. ~VERY BIG~. INSTEAD, NOT AS MANY ARE .^~=$¤&¶##
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##¶&¤$=~^. MACHINES, SO ALSO WITH THE THIS .^~=$¤&¶##
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&¤=^...... CAN OBSERVE. ......^=¤&
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¶&$~...... TWO SIGNS, BOTH AROUND TWENTY FOUR ......~$&¶
¶¶&$~~.... METERS TO EACH SIDE OF IT. TRANINS DO ....~~$&¶¶
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##¶&¤$=~^. ANOTHER TRAIN JUST OUTSIDE, THEY PREFER .^~=$¤&¶##
&¤=^...... COLLIDING. ......^=¤&
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#¶¤¤=~.... GROUND CLOSEST TO A TRANSFORMER STAYS ....~=¤¤¶#
##¶&¤$=~^. DRY. A COMMON SIGHT IS A CREEK OR .^~=$¤&¶##
##¶&¤$=~^. STREAM MAKING A HALF-CIRCLE DETOUR. .^~=$¤&¶##
##¶&¤$=~^. GENERALLY, SUCKING TRANSFORMERS ARE NOT .^~=$¤&¶##
##¶&¤$=~^. PLACED NEAR TO LARGER BODIES OF WATER. .^~=$¤&¶##
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##¶&¤$=~^. THEIR FUNCTION FOR THE RAIL ENVIRONMENT .^~=$¤&¶##
#¶¶&¤$=~^. IS POORLY UNDERSTOOD. THEY SEEM TO PULL .^~=$¤&¶¶#
&$$$=^.... IN STRAY FIELDS AND ELECTRICITIES. ....^=$$$&
#&¤¤¤$=~^. SUPERSTITION EXIST THAT THEY ALSO .^~=$¤¤¤&#
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