GM 16-278A engines News - The Waterways Journal

The Kansas City Was Built For The Missouri River

News

The Kansas City Was Built For The Missouri River

August 28, 2026

Sioux City and New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc. (SCNO) was formed in the early 1950s for the purpose of towing between those two cities, with an emphasis on the… Read More

Another Seemingly Timeless ‘Old Boat’ The new LaCrosse Socony in a St. Louis Ship advertisement that appeared in the July 7, 1951, issue of The Waterways Journal. (From the author’s collection)

The new LaCrosse Socony in a St. Louis Ship advertisement that appeared in the July 7, 1951, issue of The Waterways Journal. (From the author’s collection)

Another Seemingly Timeless ‘Old Boat’

December 5, 2025

The Vacuum Oil Company was founded in Rochester, N.Y., in 1866. Standard Oil purchased the company in 1879. By 1904, it began using “Mobiloil” as a brand name for… Read More