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Diesel Powered Railroad Tugboats of the East Coast

A synopsis of all the railroad owned tugboats in the East

Pennsylvania Railroad

Philadelphia Class vessel name hull # builder built power HP/length/beam disposition current location notes photo Philadelphia 227 RTC Shipbuilding 1954 ? ?/105'/26' sold to the Eastern Shore RR (same name) unknown date; sold to unknown, unknown date; currently the "Yemitzis" of Henry Marine, NY, NY. New York, NY Repowered with a F-M OP, Built into a yacht. Photo Chicago ? RTC Shipbuilding 1954 ? ?/105'/26' sold to the Eastern Shore RR unknown date (same name); sold unknown date, renamed "Accomack"; sold unknown date, renamed "Staten Island"; currently the "Cape Rosier" of Mack Point Towboats. Portland, ME None Photo Buffalo Class Buffalo 8478 Bethlehem Steel (S.I.) 1957 HP/105'/26' sold 1975 to Cape Fear Towing Co. as "Fort Caswell" currently Moran (same name), Wilmington NC Wilmington, NC Repowered? Photo Cleveland 8479 Bethlehem Steel (S.I.) 1957 HP/105'/26' sold unknown date to Cape Fear Towing Co. as "Fort Fisher" currently Moran (same name), Morehead City, NC. Morehead City, NC Repowered? Photo New York Class New York ? Dravo Corp. 1959 EMD 567C 1200/105'/26' sunk 1977 Unknown Notes Photo Harrisburg 3924 Dravo Corp. 1959 EMD 567C 1200/105'/26' sold 1976 to Crescent Towing renamed "Elizabeth Smith" renamed "Louisiana" New Orleans, LA [1] Photo Photo Pittsburgh ? Dravo Corp. 1959 EMD 567C 1200/105'/26' sold 1976 to Crescent Towing renamed "Kyle Smith". renamed "G. Shelby Friedrichs" New Orleans, LA [1] Photo Cincinnati ? Dravo Corp. 1959 EMD 567C 1200/105'/26' sold 1976 to Crescent Towing renamed "Margaret F. Cooper" New Orleans, LA wheelhouse lowered before rebuild [1] Indianapolis Dravo Corp. 1959 EMD 567C 1200/105'/26' sold 1976 to Crescent Towing renamed "Ned Ferry" New Orleans, LA [1] Photo Jersey City Dravo Corp. 1960 EMD 567C 1200/105'/26' sold 1976 to Crescent Towing renamed "Glenn Smith" renamed "Admiral Jackson" New Orleans, LA [1] Photo Photo Trenton Dravo Corp 1960 EMD 567C 1200/105'/26' sold 1976 to Crescent Towing renamed "Jeanne". renamed "Mississippi" New Orleans, LA [1] Photo Photo Notes for New York Class [1] All of Crescant Towing's "PRR" tugs have been rebuilt as twin screws with pretty much new everything. They were also repowered. The "Louisiana" and "Ned Ferry" were repowered with Cat 3512Bs while the "G. Shelby Friedrichs", "Margaret F. Cooper", "Admiral Jackson" and "Mississippi" were repowered using new GE V228 engines. Miscellaneous Pennsylvania RR Diesel / Dieselized Tugboats Altoona Unknown 1906 1953 1000/?/? Sold 1970 Repowered from a 1000HP Steam Engine Photo Columbus Newport News Shipbuilding 1925 Never 150/?/? Sold 1970? Engines installed in Hoboken Marine Shops- Diesel Electric Drive Photo Toledo Newport News Shipbuilding 1925 Never 150/?/? Sold 1970? Engines installed in Hoboken Marine Shops- Diesel Electric Drive Photo Fort Wayne (former PRR No. 18) Newport News Shipbuilding 1925 Never 750/?/? Unknown Diesel Electric Drive Photo Elmira Newport News Shipbuilding 1925 Never 750/?/? 1971 Diesel Electric Drive Photo . . Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Hoboken Class Name Hull # Builder Built Power HP/Length/Beam Disposition Current Location Notes Photo Hoboken 8514 Bethlehem Steel (S.I.) 1957 ? ?/105'/26' -Sold 1973 to McAllister as the Catherine McAllister - Renamed the Eric M. McAllister 1978 Philadelphia, PA Repowered in 1981 with a GE 7FDL Photo Buffalo 8515 Bethlehem Steel (S.I.) 1957 ? ?/105'/26' -Sold 1971 to Manatee Tug & Barge Lines, Inc., Tampa FL as there Bradenton. -Sold 1994 to Bay Transportation Corp., Norfolk VA. Renamed Commander. -Sold 2001 to River Parishes, same name. -Became part of Moran, Same name. New Orleans, LA Repowered? Photo Syracuse 8516 Bethlehem Steel (S.I.) 1957 ? ?/105'/26' -Sold 1974 to Baker-Whitely Towing, Baltimore MD. -Became McAllister's James McAllister Charlestown, SC Repowered in 1981 with a GE 7FDL Photo Utica 8517 Bethlehem Steel (S.I.) 1957 ? ?/105'/26' -Sold ? to ? as there Thomas St. Philip. -Currently the Mobile Power of Seabulk Towing Service. Mobile, AL Stack modified. Photo Nazareth ? Bethlehem Steel (S.I.) 1957 ? ?/105'/26' -Sold ? to ? as there Palmetto. -Sold ? to Iberville Interests LLC as there Iberville II. -Sold/Transfered to Rivco Acquisition Corp, same name. -Operated by River Parishes Co., owned by Moran Towing. New Orleans, LA ? None Photo