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Old Boat Column: The Prototype To A Stylish Towboat Series

Old Boat Column

Old Boat Column: The Prototype To A Stylish Towboat Series

August 7, 2026

In the November 10, 2025, issue of The Waterways Journal, this column touched on the history of Hillman Barge & Construction Company. In 1903, Pittsburgh Steel established a repair… Read More

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Towboat Trivia

June 6, 2025

While attending and participating in the very enjoyable 2025 IMX in Nashville, I was talking with Zac Metcalf, the associate publisher of The Waterways Journal. We were standing outside the… Read More

Steam Tug Mobile Became A Diesel River Towboat Tug Mobile under construction at Dubuque in 1938. (Dan Owen Boat Photo Museum collection)

Steam Tug Mobile Became A Diesel River Towboat

February 3, 2023

In 1938, the Inland Waterways Corporation (IWC), the government-owned barge line known among river interests as the Federal Barge Line, contracted with the Dubuque Boat & Boiler Company for… Read More