48-CAR CAPACITY HYDROTRAIN rail barge was launched recently at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's San Francisco, (Calif.) shipyard. The barge is 400-feet long, 76-feet wide and 20-feet deep, and is one of the largest to be built in the Bay Area. Named Nikiski, the new barge is the fourth of five of this size being built by the yard and will operate between Seattle and Alaska. It is being constructed for the Harbor Tug & Barge Company, San Francisco, and will be operated by Puget Sound-Alaska Van Lines. The fifth barge, McKinley, will be launched in May.
48-Car Capacity Hydrotrain Rail Barge Launched At Bethlehem San Francisco
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Bethlehem Steel's San Francisco yard has launched the 400-foot rail barge Nikiski for Harbor Tug & Barge Company, to operate between Seattle and Alaska for Puget Sound-Alaska Van Lines.
Mentioned in this article
Company
- Bethlehem Steel Corporation San Francisco shipyard
- Harbor Tug & Barge Company barge owner, San Francisco
- Puget Sound-Alaska Van Lines operator
Vessel
- Nikiski rail barge
- McKinley rail barge to be launched in May
Product
- Hydrotrain rail barge type
Transcribed from the March 1969 print edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.