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##@§*^^«^, A Type  Of  Transformer  (An  Electrical ,^«^^*§@##
###@*^^«^,   Component) Found Mainly Along Railway  ,^«^^*@###
##@§*^^«^,  Lines. They'Re Usually Mounted Halfway  ,^«^^*§@##
§*^««,,,,, Between  The  Rails   And  The  Overhead ,,,,,««^*§
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##@§*^^«^, «Very Big«. Instead,  Not  As  Many  Are ,^«^^*§@##
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##@§*^^«^,   Artifacts/Symbols, They Belong To The  ,^«^^*§@##
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#@*^^^^^,,     Secretive About Their Symbols And    ,,^^^^^*@#
@@@§*^^«^, Machines,   So   Also  With   The   This ,^«^^*§@@@
@§*^^^^,,, Transformer.  What  We Know  Is  What We ,,,^^^^*§@
##@§*^^«^,               Can Observe.               ,^«^^*§@##
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##@§*^^«^, 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.                ,^«^^*§@##
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@§§**^^«^, Dry.  A  Common  Sight  Is  A  Creek  Or ,^«^^**§§@
##@§*^^«^,    Stream Making A Half-Circle Detour.   ,^«^^*§@##
§§^^^,,,,, Generally, Sucking Transformers Are Not  ,,,,,^^^§§
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#@§^^««^,, Their Function For The Rail  Environment ,,^««^^§@#
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§*^^^,,,,,    In Stray Fields And Electricities.    ,,,,,^^^*§
§^^^^^^^,,     Superstition Exist That They Also    ,,^^^^^^^§
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