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Lock and dam tow rail systems get upgrades

ST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Paul District is investing more than $18 million in tow rail systems, vital pieces of equipment which assist tows locking through locks and dams when traveling upriver. Locks ...
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Tow rails upgraded at lock and dam sites

Tow rails at Lock and Dam 5 and 5A recently received an upgrade. “We had the original tow rail from the 1930s,” Judy Denzer, Lock and Dam 5 lockmaster, said. “It was time for an upgrade.” Construction ...
Marine Link

First Tow Through Lock 2 Kicks Off Navigation Season on the Mississippi

The first towboat of 2024 passed through Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, Minn. on Sunday, signaling the start of this year's navigation season on the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' ...
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Sleepy Captain Piloted Tow that Struck a Lock Gate -NTSB

A captain assuming a watch immediately after waking led to a tow striking a lock gate in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in its Marine ...
The Telegraph

Tow crash at Mel Price closes smaller lock, forces barges onto river banks

John Badman | The Telegraph ALTON — Tows twice this month have struck both locks at Melvin Price Locks and Dam 26, prompting shutdowns and the expected, barge backups. The most recent allision, or ...
WEAU

Tow boat crashes into Mississippi River lock and dam Saturday night

ALMA, Wis. (WEAU) - No one is hurt after a tow boat crashed into Lock and Dam #4 in Alma Saturday night. According to the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office, a barge operated by the Canal Barge Company ...