The Dravo Contracting Company was justifiably proud of the towboat Wm. Penn that the company had built for the Dravo subsidiary Union Barge Line (UBL) in 1940. In the September… Read More
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Friends remembered river historian and writer Keith Norrington following his passing on August 30. Norrington, 69, of New Albany, Ind., served as director and curator of the Howard Steamboat Museum… Read More
For some time now I’ve been meaning to write The Waterways Journal to tell you and Capt. David Smith just how much I have enjoyed the “Old Boat” column. These… Read More
It was so good to see Capt. David Smith’s column featuring the Capt. Rick Neale (“Weirton Express”) featured as the first “Old Boat” of the New Year in the January… Read More
In December 1923, the Swiss Oil Company, primarily involved in oil exploration and gathering, hired a young Paul G. Blazer and tasked him with selecting a refinery to purchase. Blazer… Read More
My subscription to the WJ dates back to November 1963 when Roy Barkhau was writing the column. I even got to meet Donald T. Wright on one occasion when he… Read More
The Old Boat Column in The Waterways Journal has been a fixture in the magazine for many years. I’m not sure exactly when it started, but it was an intermittent… Read More
Editor’s note: After more than 10 years of writing weekly articles focusing on steamboats and river history, Keith Norrington is retiring as the author of the WJ’s Old Boat Column. Read More
With this issue, longtime Waterways Journal Old Boat columnist Keith Norrington says farewell—or, as he puts it much more aptly, “Finished With Engine.” Norrington has been informing and entertaining WJ… Read More
Again, many thanks to Keith Norrington for the Old Boat Column in general and for the column in the January 24, 2022, WJ. Keith continues to delight with his writings. Read More
