¨&¨¨¨&&¨¨& &&&&&¨&¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨&¨&& &&&&&¨&¨&¨
¨&¨&&¨&¨¨& &&&&&¨&¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨&¨&& &&&&&¨&¨&¨
¨&¨&&¨&¨¨& &&&&&¨&¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨&¨&& #$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$»#$» &&&&&¨&¨&¨
¨&¨&&¨&¨¨& $#» $#» ¨&&&&¨&¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨&¨&& $»# 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. &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨&¨&& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
¨&¨&&¨&¨¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨&¨&& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
¨&¨&&¨&¨¨& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨
&&¨¨&¨&¨&& &¨&¨&¨&¨&¨