Monongahela: Among The Last Large Sternwheel Towboats - The Waterways Journal
By the mid-1920s, diesel-powered boats were becoming more numerous, but for the heavy jobs, steam sternwheel boats were still a necessity.
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By the mid-1920s, diesel-powered boats were becoming more numerous, but for the heavy jobs, steam sternwheel boats were still a necessity.
The Kansas City Socony initiated the first oil tow to Omaha, Neb., and Sioux City, Iowa, in June 1940.
The Husky went on to work for a large number of companies—under a variety of names—for more than seven decades.
The Inland Waterways Corporation commissioned the building of four self-propelled barges, the Birmingham, Gulfport, Mobile and Tuscaloosa.
The Gasconade Boatyard built the sternwheel towboats John Ordway and Patrick Gass to work on construction of Fort Peck Dam.