Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Marine Review (Cleveland, OH), April 1931, p. 99

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F-M Diesel Powered Barge makes Philadelphia-Chicago run in less than 10 days The ‘‘Buckeye Stale”’ unloading ges of The “Buckeye State,”’ a 246-ft. motor barge owned sugar at Chicago by the Federal Motorship Corporation, docked at Chicago with a 1750-ton cargo of sugar in less than 10 days after leaving Philadelphia. This time compares favorably with fast freight schedules and a most favor- able freight rate was made possible by the remarkable economy of the F-M Diesel engines which drive the barge. The “Buckeye State” is powered by two 6-cylinder, 400-hp. Fairbanks-Morse Diesels. Auxiliary equipment includes three F-M Generating Units, F-M compressors and Fairbanks-Morse Pumps. Fairbanks-Morse Diesel Engines meet the peculiar requirements of this type of service admirably. They provide maximum power in small space and their economy of operation permits a good margin of profit. Control side of the port main en- gine showing the F-M auziliary generating unit in the foreground. Notice the compact yet accessible arrangement Control side of the starboard main en- gine and two of the three F-M auziliary generating units AIRBANKS-MORSE DIESEL ENGINES

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