On the Upper Mississippi (and probable the Ohio River, too) they're
called a "tow", even though they push their load. Years ago I had an
opportunity to photograph a short trip delivering coal to a power plant,
the slides from which are probably residing in my ex's basement.
As I remember, the assembly of barges was four wide and six long, with
everything cabled together so it acted like a large, shallow-draft boat.
-p
On 5/21/2015 12:40 PM, Alan C wrote:
You're dead right! I didn't notice the wake. Power-wise I think it would
be much the same but difficult to steer.
Alan C
-----Original Message----- From: Larry Colen
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 7:19 PM
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Subject: Re: GESO PGH29
Thanks Alan and Bruce
Alan C wrote:
Some fine stuff there, Larry. Enjoyed scrolling through. My pick is the
last
night scene (pano) overlooking the river. Must be a mighty tug to pull
all those
coal barges.
The one I saw was actually pushing. I wonder if the tugs can push more
barges down stream than they can upstream.
Alan C
-----Original Message----- From: Larry Colen
Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 10:04 AM
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Subject: GESO PGH29
I went through and selected a few of the best from my various albums
from my trip to Pittsburgh a few weeks back and narrowed it down to
these 29 photos:
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/ellarsee/sets/72157650861315854/
It being a new toy, there are several HDRs in that set and a couple of
panoramas. Despite the photo, I never did try Ice*Custard*Happiness,
but I did rather like that philosophy of life.
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Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old.
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