Transfer
Transfer is the information exchange newsletter for participants in the Rail-Marine Information Group (RMIG). RMIG is an organization of enthusiasts interested in vessels, other equipment, operations and history of the transportation of railroad equipment over water. The membership contribution entitles the donor to four issues of Transfer. Additional contributions are appreciated and help support expanded publication efforts.

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Back Issues

Except as noted, all are printed on glossy paper with illustrations and at least 20 pages. Availability of printed issues is subject to change. Issues available only as photocopies are noted below. Most issues from No. 9 on contain the following departments: Rail-Marine News, Rail Marine in Print and Video, Letters, Addenda/Errata and Queries.

Transfer 1-8 1992 - 1993
These are inkjet printer printouts of one-page columns from Tugbitts. $2/ea
Transfer 9 - January - March 1994
Seatrain, Long Island City Car Float Yard, Great Lakes Annotated Bibliography Insert (photocopy only), $6/ea
Transfer 10 - April - June 1994
Intro to NY Harbor Carfloating; Railroad Marine Services At New York; Carferry Steamer Cape Charles
24 PP plus East Coast Annotated Bibliography Insert (photocopy only), $8/ea
Transfer 11 - July - September 1994
Building an HO Carfloat; New Haven Diesel Tugs Revisited; Seatrain Part 2; Long Island City Floatyard Update; East Coast Bibliography, 2nd Section (photocopy only), $6/ea
Transfer 12 - October - December 1994
Lehigh Valley's 27th Street Yard; Seatrain Part 3; New York Float Bridges-Part I-Pontoon Style (photocopy only), $6/ea
Transfer 13 - January - March 1995
Pacific Great Eastern's Maritime Operations-1913-1957; PGE/BC Squamish Harbor; New York Float Bridges-Part II-Suspended Bridges with Separate Aprons; Seatrain Part 4, Terminals (24 PP) (photocopy only), $8/ea
Transfer 14 - April - June 1995
Bay Ridge Update; Quick Course In Tonnage; Transfer Bridge at New York-Breather and Catchup; Rail-Marine on Fringe; Seatrain Part IV-Finale; Northeastern US Steel Carfloat Architecture--Overview (44 PP) (photocopy only), $6/ea
Transfer 15 - July - September 1995
Carfloat Model Photo Album; The Great Lakes Carferry Reconsidered; Oversea Transportation of Railroad Equipment; Transfer Bridge at New York-III-The Contained Apron Type (24 PP) (photocopy only), $8/ea
Transfer 16 - October - December 1995
Marine Operations, GLCF Reconsidered-Addendum, CPRail's A3 Vancouver Slip, The Go-Float Concept (24 PP) (photocopy only), $8/ea
Transfer 17 - January - March 1996
The Point Ellice Ferry Slip, Carfloat Construction Article, Rail-Marine News (20 PP) (photocopy only), $6/ea
Transfer 18 - April - June 1996
Western Rivers Transfer Boat Project, Carfloat Construction Article - Part 2, Rail-Marine News (20 PP), $8/ea
Transfer 19 - July - December 1996
Carfloat Construction Part 3 (Conclusion); St. Ignace MI Terminal; Brooklyn Dock Ry; Northeastern Carfloat Architecture Part 2;Steamer Pelican Part 2 (drawings); Ferryboat Rockaway; DL&W 1938, 60 PP, photocopied, $6/ea
Transfer 20 - January - April 1997
New York Railroad Navy, Part I-Overview & Deck Scows, Milwaukee Road in Puget Sound (28 PP), $8/ea
Transfer 21 - May - August 1997
CPRail's Tilbury Marine Terminal; New York Railroad Navy, Part II-Stick Lighters; Rail-Marine News; Rail-Marine On The Shelf (28 PP), $8/ea
Transfer 22 - September - December 1997
San Francisco Bay Paddle Tug Tiger; New York Railroad Navy, Part III-The Covered Barge; PGE Marine Operations Update; Rail-Marine News; Rail-Marine On The Shelf (32 PP), $8/ea
Transfer 23 - January - May 1998
Historical Tables of Car Ferry Lines of American Railroads-II, Railroad Tugs-Part 1, New York Railroad Navy, Part IV-The Steel Covered Barges, Transfer Bridge at New York-IV, The Harry E. Merlo, The Solano and Contra Costa (photocopied issue), $6/ea
Transfer 24 - June - September 1998
Railroad Tugs Part 1A, NYC Nos. 30-32; PHOTOS; NYC Propeller Roster; Railroad Floatyards; C&O's 1957 Jumbo Car Ferry. 32 pp., $10/ea
Transfer 25 - October - December 1998
New York Railroad Navy Part V--Hold Barges; Western Pacific's San Francisco Navy. 24pp., $8/ea
Transfer 26 - January - April 1999
The Pennsylvania Railroad in the Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk. 24pp., $8/ea
Transfer 27 - May - August 1999
The B&O's 26th St. Yard (Manhattan); Golden State Rail Marine Bibliography Insert. 24pp. plus 8 page insert, $10/ea

*NEW MEMBERS CURRENTLY RECEIVE:*
Transfer 28 - September - December 1999
Color cover of Lansdowne at Windsor; Cargo Masts; Port Series Maps; Harsimus Cove Trackage; Bells, Whistles, Gongs & Jingles; Western Pacific Followup; Red St Car Barge drawings; 26th St. Floatbridge Drawings; Railroading Along the Waterfront Commentary & Errata; Where Rails Meet the Sea commentary & Errata; Canadian Pacific Operating Procedures & Schedules; photocopied, 36 pp., $8/ea

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