The rail-marine era was to end within the decade in
December, 1961, but you would never know it from the way
Pennsylvania RR tug Jersey City is plowing forward with three
barges side by side. There are two wooden covered barges on the
tug's starboard side. On the right is "Miss Liberty". This photo
was provided by the Public Relations Department of the Port of New
York Authority in 1975; most of the Authority's archive of negatives
was lost in its move to the World Trade Center. In this case, the
photo taken at an altitude of 100' at 10:30 am on 12/1/61 had a
Public Relations Files rubber stamp across it which Mike
Trubow has digitally removed.
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The Rail-Marine Information Group focuses on publishing and
sharing information on the following:
- Powered vessels that carry railroad equipment
("carferries" in North American parlance)
- Non-powered vessels that carry railroad equipment
(i.e., "carfloats")
- Other equipment and terminal facilities owned and/or operated by
railroads in support of marine operations (tugs, lighters, etc.)
- Historical and operational information of those marine services
associated with railroads.
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The Rail-Marine Information Group (RMIG) is an organization
of people from around the world with a common interest in the history
of the transportation of railroad equipment across water.
RMIG was organized to share knowledge and information gathered by its
members.
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