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原文传递 'Weirton Express' Back In Operation After 22 Years

题名：	'Weirton Express' Back In Operation After 22 Years
正文语种：	eng
作者：	DAVID SMITH
摘要：	This first column for 2023 may be more appropriate for the Easter season since it involves a resurrection. The boat that will be described is 65 years old this year, so to some it is "old," but there are some much older still in operation on our river system. It is a die-sel boat, and it was never powered by steam, although I'm certain that when new it exchanged whistle signals with the last of the steamers operating in the Pittsburgh area. The Old Boat column of the December 23, 1972, issue of The Waterways Journal addressed this subject and was headlined "When Does A River Vessel Become An 'Old Boat'?" This column, probably written by the late Jim Swift, highlights a boat that was then 32 years old and diesel, a departure from past columns that had dealt with steamboats. The first paragraph states, "Although the editors tend to think of 'old boats' as vessels operated in the era of steam, there are really some diesel vessels that also might fit into the old boat category. Whether they do depends to some extent, of course, on the age of the reader." The final paragraph states, "It appears evident that the 'old boat' category should be expanded into the diesel era, and the editors plan to rec- ognize the need for such action." The subject vessel of this week's column was first heralded on the last page of the Annual Review issue of the W] for December 21, 1957. The headline reads "New Pittsburgh Coal Boat Will Offer New Design." The story tells of a towboat then under construction at the Neville Island, Pa., shipyards of Dravo Corporation for the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company. It said that this boat would embody "the most advanced principles in scientific marine design," and that it "will be the most efficient towboat of its draft ever to operate on the inland waterways." No name was given for the new boat, but much was detailed about the hull lines that had been substantially refined, with stern lines both longer and leaner and stern tunnels that were broader. Modifications had been made to the kort nozzles and rudders, and the hull was to have greater rigidity. The new vessel was expected to be equipped with "the most modern navigational aids, including radar and ship-to-shore telephone."
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	136
期：	41
页码：	14,13