&&&¨¨¨&¨&¨ &&&¨¨¨¨&¨¨
¨¨&¨¨&&&&& ¨¨&¨¨¨&&¨&
¨&&¨&¨¨¨¨¨ ¨&&¨¨&¨&&&
&¨&&&¨¨¨¨¨ &¨&¨&&&¨¨&
&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨¨ &&&&¨¨&¨&¨
¨&¨&&¨¨¨¨¨ #$=#$=#$=#$=#$=#$=#$=#$=#$=#$=#$= ¨¨¨&¨&&&&&
&&&¨&¨¨¨¨¨ $#= $#= ¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨&
¨¨&&&¨¨¨¨& $=# 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. &¨¨&&&¨&&¨
¨¨¨&¨&&&¨¨ &¨&¨¨&&¨&¨
¨¨&&&¨¨&¨& &&&¨&¨&&&¨
¨&¨¨&¨&&&& ¨¨&&&&¨¨&¨
&&¨&&&¨¨¨¨ ¨&¨¨¨&¨&&¨
¨&&¨¨&¨¨¨¨ &&¨¨&&&¨&&