¨§¨§¨§¨§§¨                                          §§§¨¨§¨§¨¨
¨§§§§§§§¨§                                          §¨¨§¨§§§§¨
¨§¨¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          §§¨§§§¨¨¨§
§§§¨¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨¨§§¨¨§¨¨§
¨¨¨§¨¨¨¨§§                                          §¨§¨§¨§§¨§
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¨§¨§¨§¨¨§§    $#=                           $#=     ¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§¨
¨§§§§§§¨§¨     $=#    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.        ¨§¨§§¨§¨§¨
§¨§¨¨¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§§¨§§§§§
¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨¨§§¨¨¨¨
¨§¨¨§¨¨¨§§                                          ¨§§¨§¨§¨¨¨
¨§§¨§§¨¨§¨                                          ¨§¨§§§§§¨¨
¨§¨§§¨§¨§§                                          ¨§§§¨¨¨¨§¨