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W('re p'a{'~d on lies illld trtll1sfcrred [0
othl!r "'l1 h "'la l ion~. uhsta lion K wa~
switched ~) ut of ... l.!rVIi,,' I.: 'lIh.l the tractor·
1 rai Icr -Irilll::-'!"Or11Il: I (;( 1111 h i IHI t inn
W~ I ~ drivell (Ju t of lhl.! ... uh ... I'lIiotl p.1 SSing
under the uc-cnc l'lli/cd 138kV
hu \!oo fCl!ding the re ma ining transformc
r ~. A !\ ,",00 11 ... "t the equipmell l W ~l~
clear or the subs tat ion. POWCI' Di 'ipatch
Wil~ lIotified and the suhsta tioll
WllS sWl lcheu back into !oo~ rvic c.
The tnli kr wa"i tcmpora rily pml..eu
on " Lc l~ C 'lrccl a ",I " "jccp" (Jolly
with additional (rai lci WIH!cI ... ) \Va::,
phlced hdween the tractor Hm.! tmile ..
to dj ~ l rib u te the \\eight of the tnlU'"
Immel' to more wheels in contact \\ jth
ruad surfaces-a re4uc:-. t from Cleve·
bll1d-F-I opkins Inlernational Airport,
The move requires midnight cro ... ... ings
f the main runways at the ai rpon In
gain ilCCC~~ 10 Ihe rail sidin!!. At the
rin al l'lccliring t)f th~ lran\forlll!!r for its
rail trip through til ..: beiJuttLul Ohio
and P cn n ~ylvani a coull trysi de. ho ld·
down hlocl.;" \\ cre wddcd to the rail
em· an d the transformer was lashed lO
the ra il ca r wilh s,tainh..: ... ~-s l cc l cable.
A nd :11 th e d c s ig n the airport
will il tl C>\ 1 10 Loca l JWs fin e inte r­
unIon coopcra til.l ll and d L!dic l:l lionwith
SOt1 thing l11u "iic to re lax the workerS::It
the en d of a hard day.
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Local 38 workers remove",e 138kV bvsllings;
... remove tfJe 34.SkV bushings; and
... remove ",0 cooling radiotors .
Workers toke the slack up Of! 'he winch cabfes 10 effect
tfJe moving af file tram former onfo tile fraile r.
The transformer being slid backwarc/s onfo the trailcr,
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