Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Green's Great Lakes Directory, 1944, p. 405

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

COAL AND MISCELLANEOUS DOCKS OF THE GREAT LAKES--Continued 2 Brown Hoist Bridges. 8% ton clamshells used. Capacity per 10 hours 4,000 tons. Storage capacity 250,000 tons. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. R. R. Conn: C. N., St. Paul. Maximum length of boat 600 feet. Gen. Supt.--John T. Crawford. Phone Sup. 1897. DUNKIRK, N. Y. City Dock-- Central Ave. Located in the Harbor. 1 MeMyler InterState Type "J." Size of clam shell used 11% ton. Capacity per 10 hours 800 tons. Storage--Open storage on dock. Storage capacity 3,500 tons. Depth of water at dock 16 feet at low water. Maximum length of boat that can reach dock 460 feet. Maximum beam of boat that can reach dock 40 feet. R.. R-Gonn.: Erie, N; ¥..0: N. PP. Penn. Supt.--M. N. Shelton. EAST CHICAGO, IND. East Chicago Dock Terminal-- National Terminals Corp., 589 E. Illinois St., Chicago, III. W. W. Huggett, Pres. Phone Superior 5606. Location of dock at fork of Indiana Harbor Canal. Rigs--4 McMyler Interstate Locomotive and Gantry Cranes with 20 ton capacity. Size of clamshell buckets used 2, 1142 and 2, 2% yard. Capacity per 10 hours with 14% yard clams 75 tons each. Capacity per 10 hours with 2% yard clams 100 tons each. 2 hoppers with 50 ton capacity each (16x16). Gallon tank storage capacity 1,200,000. Length of dock 1,700 feet. Dock equipped to handle all bulk commodities (17 acres). Equipped with 2 55-inch and 2 65-inch magnets. N: P., G..N., Omaha, Soo, Di & 1 RD. M. & N. 2 55- and 2 70-foot booms on cranes; 2 will reach 50 feet from end of dock. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle boats of any size with 55 foot beam. R. R. Conn.: Chicago Terminal--lIndiana Harbor Belt--Penna. --B. & O.--E. J. & E. Supt.--John S. Gray. Res. Phone Pullman 7413. Cities Service Oil Co.-- Phone E. Chicago 3142. Location: Indiana Harbor Ship Canal. Megr.--E. H. Roy. Length of dock 600 feet. Depth of water at dock 19 feet. Material Service Corp.-- Located on Indiana Harbor Ship Canal. Office: 33 North LaSalle St., Chicago. Phone Fra. 3600. Megr.--Arnold Sobel. 1 Link Belt with 45 foot boom. Capacity per 10 hours 1,800 tons. Storage capacity 40,000 tons. Length of dock 400 feet. Depth of water at dock 19'6". Can handle any size boat. Supt.--Arch. Kelly. Shell Oil Co.-- Phone E. Chicago 3434. Location: Indiana Harbor Ship Canal. Office, 200 Carrell St. Phone E. Chicago 2081. Megr.--F. C. Cutting. Depth of water at dock 21 feet. Can handle any size boat. Supt.--V. W. Parker. Watson Coal Co.-- Dock located on Indiana Harbor ship canal. Operator--East Chicago Dock terminal. Purchasing Agent--John Gray, 589 E. Illinois St. Dock equipped for bunkering facilities. 3 locomotive cranes. 2 50 ton Gantry's. Capacity per 10 hours 8,000 tons. SEE OUR COMPLETE LIST OF COAL AND ORE DOCKS 405

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy