Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1945, p. 386

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COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued Erie R. R. Coal Dock-- F. W. Heenan, Foreman. Phone Wash. 4300. Great Lakes Portland Cement Co.-- Located at 999 Fuhrman Drive. Purchasing Agent--N. M. Sims. Use self-unloading boats. Storage capacity 50,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 625 feet. R. Rk; Conn.: Po Rh: Lehigh Valley R. R. Coal Dock-- Phone Cleve. 5900. H. L. Mingos, Agt. Location Tifft Canal Basin. 2 steel belt conveyors. Capacity per 10 hours 10,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Maximum length of boat 532 feet. Supt.--F. M. Baker, Phone Cleve. 5900. Lackawanna Steel Co. (Steel Dock)-- 2 stationary rigs. Capacity per 24 hours 2,400 tons. Can load any length boat. Republic Steel Corp.-- Phone TRI 1410. Dock located upper end Buffalo River. Address of Operator: 1175 South Park Ave. 1 Mead-Morrison Rig. 2 Brown Hoists. Capacity per 10 hours 6,000 tons. Storage capacity 250,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. R. KR. Gorn.: D. L. & W., B. & O: Supt.--F. C. Farrell. Republic Steel Corporation (Steel Dock)--Phone TR 1410 Location: Buffalo River. Operator: Republic Steel Corp., 1175 South Park Ave. 2 American Hoist & Derrick Whirley Cranes Capacity per 10 Hours on Steel and Pig Iron 1,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 20 feet--Channel 20 feet. Can handle 500 foot boat with 50 foot beam. Length of Dock 600 feet. R. R. Conn.: D. L. & W.--B. & O.--South Buffalo Ry. ~ Dock Supt.--W. B. Caylor. Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co.-- - Dock foot of Erie St. Mouth of River. Office: Prudential Bldg. See D. L. & W. Dock. Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Co.-- Dock located foot Ganson St. Office: Prudential Bldg. Use self-unloading boats. Conveyor equipment. Depth of water at dock 20 feet. Can handle any size boat. R. R: Conn.: B. & O. Terminals & Transportation Corp.-- Phone Triangle 5200. 275 Fuhrmann Blvd. (outer harbor.) Various types of cranes available for handling cargoes from canal boats to lake vessels, sugar, all bag freight and pack- age freight. | Depth of water at dock 22 feet. Can handle any size boat. Length of dock 1,500 feet, slip 1,500 feet, width 80 feet. R. R. Conn.: Lehigh Valley. Minnesota Atlantic Transit Terminal. G. D. Liles, Mer. Supt.--W. T. Ferguson. Res. Phone Delaware 5899. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF ENGINES AND BOILERS 386

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