Engineers Keep The Wheels Turning
They may not spend a watch in the wheelhouse or appear in line-handling reels on TikTok, but they’re nonetheless indispensable to the 24-hour movement of towboats on the nation’s waterways. This week, The Waterways Journal is focusing on engineers—including “deckineers”—and their primary domain, the engineroom. In the links below, we profile longtime engineers and a newcomer to the trade. We’ve talked to both vessel-based engineers and port- or fleet-focused engineers. Throughout, a commitment to safety, lifelong learning, innovation, maintenance and hard work rise to the top. So if you’re the type of mariner who enjoys wrenching on an engine, bleeding tanks, changing oil or overseeing a vessel overhaul, this issue’s for you.
James Carnes, Marquette Transportation Company
Warren Clay, Canal Barge Company
Vern Gore, East Side River Transportation
Mike Fanshier, Riverview Tug Service
David Wiley, Parker Towing Company
