barge canal

2 min read 2022-02-05 23:59:32

Canal Tug Project I

That’s a letter I, not a number 1, by the way. Tugboat Syracuse is still in service, pushing 90 years of service next year, although I believe she

3 min read 2022-02-03 23:59:21

Here was part 1, all taken in Lake Erie port of Erie PA. The next four photos were taken in the Lake Ontario port of Oswego, partway through the

3 min read 2022-02-02 23:59:15

If Lyons NY sounds familiar to you, either you have lived near there (like me, 14 years) or you may have read references to the town on this blog,

3 min read 2022-01-31 23:59:40

I’ve neglected mentioning the locations of the Albert Gayer photos, in some cases because I had no idea. This photo, however, is easy to place:

4 min read 2022-01-29 23:59:13

Many thanks to all who commented on the “mystery tug” post and identified it as Callanan No. 1. See the comments for much more info on the

4 min read 2022-01-26 23:59:14

Albert Gayer’s photos beckon us back, with this well-known livery and the big white M on a black stack. Mary Moran was built in Beaumont TX in

4 min read 2022-01-24 23:59:26

Tugster gallivants now and then. It turns out that Albert Gayer did the same thing, as evidenced by this very rich photo clearly taken from the

1 min read 2022-01-22 23:59:23

I believe Albert Gayer took these photos at lock E-14. This unit was transiting westbound and has just entered, as the lower gates are still

3 min read 2022-01-21 23:59:43

Thomas A. Feeney tows an unidentified barge, which appears to be wood. A closeup of the same photo shows the tug is clearly Thomas A. Feeney, the

3 min read 2020-05-26 20:00:24

Here are the previous posts in this series. Let me call this vessel what it is: the last Barge Canal bulk carrier, launched on May 21, 1921 as