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The Mount Vernon’s Unique Drive System

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The Mount Vernon’s Unique Drive System

January 16, 2026

As mentioned in this column before, American Barge Line (ABL), forerunner of present-day ACBL, was formed in the late 1920s when Andrew and Patrick Calhoun pooled resources with W.C. Read More

A Very Different Type Of Towboat The new Minneapolis Husky on the cover of the May 17, 1941, issue of The Waterways Journal. (From the author’s collection)

The new Minneapolis Husky on the cover of the May 17, 1941, issue of The Waterways Journal. (From the author’s collection)

A Very Different Type Of Towboat

May 30, 2025

Innovation has always been prevalent in the river industry. Some ideas have been highly successful and widely accepted while others did not pan out. In the May 17, 1941,… Read More