Last month I had a unique opportunity to take a cruise in the New York City harbor on Lehigh Valley Barge #17 in tow of tug Pegasus. The barge is the last extant example of an all-wooden cargo barge, out of the large fleet operated by the railroads. It was built in 1917, and now lives in Red Hook in Brooklyn, serving as a floating venue for performances, mostly for school children. Pegasus was built in 1907 as Standard Oil #1, and was operating in revenue service until 1997. It is now a museum boat.
I took a lot of detail photos for a 1:32 scale floating model. The barge captain had a scale drawing that came from the Antracite Railroads Historical Society, so I have dimensions.
Mark
Cool project and sounds like you've got all the info lined up ... look forward to it.
Cheers,
Dallas
Indeed this will be something different. The floating aspect will add another dimension as well. Plus you had the opportunity to visit the real thing.
I always liked the Lehigh Valley. It was a good, working man's Eastern railroad. No frills but had all the right stuff from the coal to the passenger trains.
Keep us informed Mark.
John
Look forward to seeing your build thread.
Marc
Mark
Looks like an interesting thread. Will be following along.
Jerry