2020: Looking Back on a Year in the Line Trade

Dec. 17, 2020
As we look for brighter days ahead, here is a look back at the field photos from the past year.

For linemen and their families, 2020 was likely a challenging year. Line crews went out on back-to-back storms, which caused untold destruction, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some linemen may have lost their livelihood or loved ones. 

At the same time, however, linemen found ways to come together to support their brothers and sisters in the line trade. They also reached out to their communities to help those in need, and they worked together to get the power back on, even in the most dire conditions. 

This photo gallery looks back at the past year of photos showcased in our full-page Parting Shot Department in our monthly field focused Electric Utility Operations (EUO) section. For more than a decade, we have honored the hard work of men and women in the line trade with our photo department, which shows linemen at work in the field. 

If you would like to submit a high-resolution vertical photo for consideration, please email it to Field Editor Amy Fischbach along with a one-paragraph caption and the name of the photographer. We look forward to showcasing a photo of your line crew in 2021. Together, we can help put linemen in the well-deserving spotlight for their hard work and dedication to the line trade. 

Also, look for details about the 2021 Lineman Life Photo Contest in an upcoming issue of our Lineman Life enewsletter, which comes out the first and third Friday of each month. 

About the Author

Amy Fischbach | Amy Fischbach, EUO Contributing Editor

Amy Fischbach is the Field Editor for T&D World magazine and manages the Electric Utility Operations section. She is the host of the Line Life Podcast, which celebrates the grit, courage and inspirational teamwork of the line trade.  She also works on the annual Lineworker Supplement and the Vegetation Management Supplement as well as the Lineman Life and Lineman's Rodeo News enewsletters. Amy also covers events such as the Trees & Utilities conference and the International Lineman's Rodeo. She is the past president of the ASBPE Educational Foundation and ASBPE and earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from Kansas State University. She can be reached at [email protected]

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