Large Transformer Loads

The following photos are from my collection, they were taken by Paul Lanyi. They are used with Paul's permission.

LNAL 2606, 862022 and unknown

The following photos are from my collection, they were taken by Paul Lanyi. They are used with Paul's permission.

QTTX 130553

Ryan Martin took the following photos, they are used with his permission.

QTTX 130559 & 130564

Richard Boyce took the following photos of QTTX 131208 at the Port of Galveston on Jan 2, 2004. These photos are used with Richard's permission. Notice the wind turbine blades that are waiting for shipment. There are more photos of these "unit train" shipments of these wind turbines here.

QTTX 131208

Richard Boyce took the following photo of KRL 82802 with an imported transformer in Englewood Yard on October 12, 2003. This photo is used with Richard's permission.

KRL 82802

KRL 45828 taken by Richard Boyce at Angleton, TX., used with Richard's permission.

KRL 45828

Bill MacIntyre sent the following photo, and used here with Bill's permission. The photo was taken in Toronto on 4 Nov 2003.

QTTX 130604

The following photos were sent to me by Richard Boyce. They are used here with Richard's permission. The photos were taken at the port of Houston.

KRL 45830 27102

The following photos were sent to me by Richard Boyce. They are used here with Richard's permission. The photos were taken at the port of Houston.

QTTX 131033

Two photos were sent to me by Richard Boyce. They are used here with Richard's permission. The photos were taken at the port of Houston. The other two were taken by me in Santa Clara, CA.

PTDX 7001

The following photos were taken by Tom Daspit, at the Waukesha Electric facility in Milpitas, CA. This plant was scheduled to shut down at the end of 2002.

UP 50052 50053 50055

These following photos were taken by Tom Daspit on Sept 28, 2002 at the Waukesha transformer plant in Milpitas, CA. This plant shut down at the end of 2002.

QTTX 130525

The following photos were taken by Tom Daspit in San Jose, CA during May 2002.

QTTX 130565

The following photos were taken by Tom Daspit on April 25, 2002 in the Santa Clara, CA UP yard.

QTTX 130552

The following photos were taken by Tom Daspit on April 24, 2002 in San Jose, CA.

QTTX 130565

The following photos were taken by Tom Daspit on Jan. 17 2002 in the Santa Clara, CA UP yard.

WC 35509
WC 35522

These photos were taken on November 23 2001, at the Waukesha Electric facility in Milpitas, CA. They were taken before, during, and after a large down pour. It is the first time that I have taken pictures with an umbrella in the other hand. This is the old North American Transformer plant which manufactures large power transformers, through 800 MVA and 345 kV.

KRL 38181

TTPX 82087

Ready for Local Deliverly

These photos were taken in September, at the Waukesha Electric facility in Milpitas, CA. This is the old North American Transformer plant which manufactures large power transformers, through 800 MVA and 345 kV.

As usual, where there is something good to shoot, I am taking photos into the sun. I think that there are shots of the B end on a roll that needs developing. QTTX 130588 loaded with a large transformer.

Two different shipments taken in 2000, both smaller transfromers on regular flatcars.

These photos of transformer loads were sent to me by S.R. Gohman. The are used with his permission.

LNAL 148015 QTTX 130534 WC 35611 WC35850

These photos were sent to me by Rob Bennett. He works for GE, repairing these larger power tranformers. The are used with his permission.

Large ABB transformer on NS 185301. Notice that impact recorders (small gray boxes)have been placed on the "A" platform (on right) and on the transformer on the B side. These photos, from my collection, were taken by Tom Daspit, on April 30, 1998 in the SP yard at Santa Clara, CA.

The following pictures were taken at Moffett Field in Mountain View, CA. These motors have gone into the wind tunnels at NASA Ames. These photos are from my collection.

The following pictures were taken by G. Sires. The are used with his permission These photos are from my collection.

MP 865002 SOU 50003

The following pictures were taken by Richard Louderback. The are used with his permission. These photos are from my collection.

CN 675000 LNAL 25962 LNAL 45009 QTTX 130554

The following photo is from my collection. It was taken on April 4, 1991.

Sou 50042

The following photo was taken by Paul Rome, in Erie, Pa on September 19, 1967. It is used with Paul's permission.

NYC 499047

The following pictures were taken by Richard Louderback. The are used with his permission. These photos are from my collection.