Toronto Hydro at work: Lighting up a famous landmark

A transformer weighing close to 6,400 Kilograms is lifted over Toronto's Honest Eds and lowered into a vault for installation. Toronto Hydro is replacing a defective transformer that was installed in 1980; typically transformers have a lifespan of 20 years. (CNW Group/Toronto Hydro Corporation)

TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2012 /CNW/ - A transformer weighing close to 6,400 Kilograms is lifted over Toronto's Honest Eds and lowered into a vault for installation. Toronto Hydro is replacing a defective transformer that was installed in 1980; typically transformers have a lifespan of 20 years.

Image with caption: "A transformer weighing close to 6,400 Kilograms is lifted over Toronto's Honest Eds and lowered into a vault for installation. Toronto Hydro is replacing a defective transformer that was installed in 1980; typically transformers have a lifespan of 20 years. (CNW Group/Toronto Hydro Corporation)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20121003_C3777_PHOTO_EN_18808.jpg

SOURCE: Toronto Hydro Corporation