Looking NE from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville_and_Portland_Canal" class="extiw" title="w:Louisville and Portland Canal">Portland Canal</a> under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Street_Bridge_(Ohio_River)" class="extiw" title="w:Fourteenth Street Bridge (Ohio River)">Fourteenth Street (L&amp;I) Bridge</a>:
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusher_(boat)" class="extiw" title="w:Pusher (boat)">Towboat</a> "Michael J. Grainger" upbound, passing under raised <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertical-lift_bridge" class="extiw" title="w:Vertical-lift bridge">lift span</a>
</p><p>Twin screw towboat "Michael J. Grainger" (doc. # 529829, length 168 feet, breadth 40 feet, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_645" class="extiw" title="w:EMD 645">GM 16-645E5</a> diesels, 5000 hp)
Built 1970 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://explorepahistory.com/hmarker.php?markerId=1-A-2F6">Dravo Corp.</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://historicpittsburgh.org/islandora/object/pitt:MSP285.B030.F33.I02">Neville Island</a>, Pennsylvania
Originally named "Steel Courier", operated by Ohio Barge Line, Dravosburg, Pennsylvania
Sold in 1984 to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingram_Barge_Company" class="extiw" title="w:Ingram Barge Company">Ingram Barge Co.</a>, Nashville, Tennessee
Renamed "Michael J. Grainger" in 1996
Still operating in 2017
</p><p>Between 1965 and 1976, Dravo built 11 towboats for the Ohio Barge Line.
The names of all of them began with "Steel":
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Vernon_C_Smith.php?mnu=">Steel Ranger</a> (doc. # 297741), 1965
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/William_R_Barr-0297913.php?mnu=">Steel Trader</a> (doc. # 297913), 1965
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/James_E_Anderson-0502590.php">Steel Express</a> (doc. # 502590). 1966
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/James_Paul_Ayers-0507944.php">Steel Clipper</a> (doc. # 507944), 1967
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Robert_C_Loedding.php?mnu=">Steel Pioneer</a> (doc. # 508806), 1967
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Lee_Synnott-0523550.php?mnu=">Steel Leader</a> (doc. # 523550), 1969
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Michael_J_Grainger.php">Steel Courier</a> (doc. # 529829), 1970
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Chip_Lacy-0529830.php?mnu=">Steel Forwarder</a> (doc. # 529830), 1971
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/R_Clayton_McWhorter.php?mnu=">Steel Rover</a> (doc. # 563471), 1975
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Dennis_C_Bottorff-0569953.php">Steel Patriot</a> (doc. # 569953), 1976
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Bruce_R_Birmingham-0575929.php?mnu=">Steel Explorer</a> (doc. # 575929), 1976
</p><p>In 1982, the 12th and last (as far as I know) of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ohio981.blogspot.com/2010/10/steel-boats.html">Steel boats</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Joe_B_Wyatt-0647464.php">Steel Challenger</a> (doc. # 647464), was built for OBL by St. Louis Ship.
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</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River" class="extiw" title="w:Ohio River">Ohio River</a> mile 605
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" class="extiw" title="w:Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>
21-Nov-1998
File # 98k079
</p><p>Kodak PMC (Pro 400 MC) color negative, 6x9 cm
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Epson V500 scanner; Vuescan software
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/70020260@N04">William Alden</a> from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
CC BY-SA 2.0
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/6559777303/">98k079: Michael J. Grainger upbound at L&amp;I Bridge on Ohio River at Louisville</a>