Henry A. Laughlin News - The Waterways Journal

The Steamer Fairplay And Capt. Vernon Byrnside

Old Boat Column

The Steamer Fairplay And Capt. Vernon Byrnside

May 8, 2023

The James Rees & Sons Company, with origins dating back to 1848, operated at what is now the foot of Stanwix Street on the left bank of the Allegheny River… Read More

J&L Steel Experiments With Prop Towboats The str. Vesta departing Pittsburgh with a tow for Memphis in 1935. (WJ, August 31, 1935, David Smith collection)

The str. Vesta departing Pittsburgh with a tow for Memphis in 1935. (WJ, August 31, 1935, David Smith collection)

J&L Steel Experiments With Prop Towboats

March 25, 2023

As mentioned in this column in the March13 issue, the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation (J&L) broke with tradition in 1931 and had two steam prop towboats built for them… Read More