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Author: Shelley Byrne

Upcoming TRVA Conference Includes Plans For Kentucky, Chickamauga, Wilson Locks

September 30, 2022

An update on the progress and funding for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project and Chickamauga Lock Replacement are among the items on the agenda for the annual meeting of… Read More

Nashville Engineer District To Study Invasive Carp Barriers

September 30, 2022

The Nashville Engineer District plans to study options for managing and preventing the spread of invasive carp species at locks on the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers and the northern… Read More

Storybook Tells About Lock Through Cartoon Figure  Larry the Lock is a children’s book written and illustrated by Ashley Daugherty to illustrate the work locks perform on the river within the district. Daugherty has always had a love for art and reading. While pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in graphic design, she had the chance to work as an intern at the Pittsburgh Engineer District. Daugherty wanted to make the mission of a lock more understandable, especially to children. (Illustration by Ashley Daugherty)

Storybook Tells About Lock Through Cartoon Figure 

September 30, 2022

Thanks to the work of a Pittsburgh Engineer District intern, children are being introduced to an old lock by a new name: Larry the Lock. The lock, known… Read More

Who Works The Rivers Visits Paducah A St. Mary High School student practices throwing a line as part of a station sponsored by Maritime Throwdown. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Who Works The Rivers Visits Paducah

September 23, 2022

More than 150 juniors and seniors from five western Kentucky high schools had their chance to learn about the river industry at RiverWorks Discovery’s Who Works The Rivers event… Read More

NTSB Report Details Train Car Derailments From Barge Overhanging Railroad Track

September 19, 2022

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its report concerning a collision between a coal train and a barge pushed against the shoreline that was overhanging the railroad… Read More

Long-Distance Paddler Returns To Paducah Long-distance canoeist Neal Moore brings a kayak to shore at the Paducah, Ky., riverfront on August 17 after a brief paddle around Owens Island at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers with Jeff Canter of the Tennessee Riverline initiative. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Long-Distance Paddler Returns To Paducah

September 19, 2022

Long-distance paddler Neal Moore returned to Paducah, Ky., recently to speak about his 7,500-mile canoe trip in 2020-21 across 22 rivers from the West to East coasts. Read More

Mv. Capt. Larry Salyers Honors Longtime McGinnis Employee The mv. Capt. Larry Salyers. (Photo courtesy of McGinnis Inc.)

Mv. Capt. Larry Salyers Honors Longtime McGinnis Employee

September 16, 2022

For 41 years, seven days a week, Bruce McGinnis and Larry Salyers have been each other’s first morning phone call. McGinnis, CEO of McGinnis Inc., hired Salyers, who… Read More

New Smithland Bridge Truss Floated Into Place Excell Marine towboats took the 700-foot steel truss that is the main span for the new Cumberland River bridge at Smithland down the Tennessee River from Paducah, then up the Ohio River to the Cumberland River at Smithland. It was floated on four jumbo barges. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

New Smithland Bridge Truss Floated Into Place

September 16, 2022

Dozens of people gathered September 12 at the riverfronts in Paducah and Smithland, Ky., watching as the 700-foot-long main span for a new bridge over the Cumberland River made… Read More

Illinois Waterway Work Helps Prepare For Future Projects J.F. Brennan Company - Brandon Road Lock and Dam bulkhead installation

Illinois Waterway Work Helps Prepare For Future Projects

September 9, 2022

One lock closure on the Illinois Waterway is complete with another just starting during daylight hours certain days, causing impacts to navigation within the region. Both the work completed the… Read More

CGB/Waterfront Services Expands Operations In Cairo, Cape Girardeau CGB/Waterfront Services

CGB/Waterfront Services Expands Operations In Cairo, Cape Girardeau

September 9, 2022

CGB/Waterfront Services has expanded operations in Cairo, Ill., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., with additional drydocks, tank barge cleaning, hull repairs, dry cargo barge cleaning, a floating crane service and small-scale… Read More

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