New Line Life Podcast: Working Underground in Chicago
March 7, 2025
For Part 8 of our Faces of the Future series, we are featuring Luis Gutierrez, an underground apprentice for ComEd in Chicago.
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For Part 8 of our Faces of the Future podcast series, we are highlighting Luis Gutierrez, an underground apprentice for ComEd in Chicago. During the episode, Luis describes what it's like to work in manholes as part of the underground crew, how he is learning new skills at ComEd's underground training center and what he sees in the future for the line trade. He also shares his safety strategies while working underground and tips for success in an apprenticeship.
To learn more about Luis, check out the March 2024 Faces of the Future department in T&D World magazine.
You can also listen to the other parts in our Faces of the Future series by going to linelife.podbean.com.
Get Your Apprentices in the Spotlight
If you'd like to nominate an apprentice lineworker for the Faces of the Future department and related podcast series, send an email to [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you!
All featured lineworkers will receive a free tool package from Milwaukee Tool for their dedication to the line trade. To participate, you need to do the following:
Email a photo of the apprentice out in the field, by a bucket truck, competing at the International Lineman's Rodeo, etc., to Field Editor Amy Fischbach at [email protected].
We also profile journeyman lineworkers and field supervisors every month in our Focus: A Lineworker's View department in the T&D World print magazine. To participate in that profile, please fill out this online form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3CWQTMW
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