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The driver of a double trailer truck maneuvers a 97,000-pound transformer around the corner of Lime and 10th streets to deliver to the substation. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Electrical technicians and contractors work together to move a new transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Electrical technicians and contractors work together to move a new transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Brandon Jordan, substation technician with Florida Public Utilities, describes the mechanisms of the new transformer.
Brandon Jordan, substation technician with FPU, left, and Bill Edwards of Engineered Powered Products, work with other technicians and contractors to move a new transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Brandon Jordan, substation technician with FPU, left, and Bill Edwards of Engineered Powered Products, work with other technicians and contractors to move a new transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets.
Electrical technicians and contractors work together to move a new transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Electrical technicians and contractors work together to move a new transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Electrical technicians and contractors work together to move a new transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Electrical technicians and contractors work together to move a new transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Electrical technicians and contractors work together to move a new transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Electrical technicians and contractors work together to move a new transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Electrical technicians and contractors work together to move a 97,000-pound transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Electrical technicians and contractors work together to move a 97,000-pound transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader
Electrical technicians and contractors work together to move a 97,000-pound transformer into the substation located at Lime and 10th streets. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

On Thursday, a 97,000 pound electrical transformer was maneuvered around a residential corner to be delivered to its new home at Lime and 10th streets in Fernandina Beach. A throng of electr...

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