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Yep, she was always gray in the Erie Navigation Fleet with a orange and black stack. She was still that paint scheme while she was in the Medusa Cement fleet until her scrapping in 1989.

Hello, I’m seeking blueprints or plans of a bridge crane used at many coal docks and steel mills around the region for a model railroad. Does anyone know where I may find a set?

Thanks in advance.
-Peter

She has two bow thruster forward and two aft thrusters aft.

As far as I have heard, they are out of business. Everything was sold off from what I was told. The Edward Gillen is tied up around the bend from the St. Marys Cement Terminal in Milwaukee.

The Challenger and COnquest get their's at the Plant in Charlevoix. Both vessels have a P.O. Box there. THe Sykes and Block get their's from the office down in Griffith, IN and some crew members have a P. O. Box up by Port Inland.

The ships only hug the shore when its pretty bad out there. So you won't see any ships. You might once in a great while see the St. Marys Challenger, St. Marys Conquest, Alpena or a lafarge barge running up to upper Wisconsin. The coal is railed into the power plant witch is a real pain. There was t...

Does anyone know about how long it would take the Algorail to unload a full load of salt at a dock such as Milwaukee by just dumpping it right on the dock? Thanks for any information. -Peter

Happy Holidays from Groh's Photography

The Algoway locking up in the MacArthur lock at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. Summer 2011.

Does any one know how long the Ojibway is going to be in Milwaukee? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Peter

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The Challenger will stay on Lake Michigan the only way she would be down that way is if she gets a load from Lafarge. That would be a load out of Alpena and unload at the Lafarge dock in Detroit. Second reason is that demand spikes here and there but doesn't wornt the Challenger to ever leave Lake M...

Where did you see that the St. Marys Challenger is out of lay-up? As far as I know it's still in South Chicago in lay-up.

Yes, I'm looking for the Fayette Brown also named the Charles L. Hutchinson built in 1910. She also the same Fayette Brown that fetched up on Anticosti Island, Quebec. I do know she was laid up in Eire, PA. and the Alex D. Chisholm was rafted to the Brown. I'm looking for photos of her from 1950 to ...

I'm looking for photos of the Fayette Brown that I would like to use in a book I am writing. Any photos that are used in the book will be creited. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions please feel free to email me at [email protected]

Thanks Peter

I'm looking for the prints to the Prentiss Brown or Mark Hannah (Spartan). Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Peter

Thanks oldseadog! Much appreciated!

Thank you! Would you no how long it would take them to unload?

Does anyone know where the Ojibway is going? It was just east of Montreal heading east. Thanks

Happy Holiday from Peter Groh and Groh's Photography.

The St. Marys Conquest and Prentiss Brown arriving at the St. Marys Cement terminal in Green Bay. Green Bay, Wisconsin. July 15, 2010.

I see the Kaministiqua is in Milwaukee loading grain. Does any one know when it will leave. Thanks

Who will be in the yard on Friday? I'm planning to take a trip up there. Thanks