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Diesel Powered Railroad Tugboats of the East Coast.
A synopsyse of all the railroad owned tugboats in the East


Pennsylvania Railroad

Philadelphia Class
Name	Hull #	Builder	Built	Power	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Current Location	Notes	Photo
Philadelphia	227	RTC Shipbuilding	1954	?	?/105'/26'	-Sold to the Eastern Shore RR (same name) in ?-Sold? -Currently the Yemitzis of Henry Marine, NY, NY.	New York, NY	Repowered with a F-M OP, Built into a yacht.	Photo
Chicago	?	RTC Shipbuilding	1954	?	?/105'/26'	-Sold to the Eastern Shore RR (same name) in ? -Sold to ? to become the Accomack in?. -Sold to ? to become the Staten Island in ? -Currently the Cape Rosier of Mack Point Towboats.	Portland, ME	None	Photo

Buffalo Class
Name	Hull #	Builder	Built	Power	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Current Location	Notes	Photo
Buffalo	8478	Bethlehem Steel (S.I.)	1957	?	HP/105'/26'	-Sold 1975 to Cape Fear Towing Co. as Fort Caswell -Now Moran (same name), Wilmington NC.	Wilmington, NC	Repowered?	Photo
Cleveland	8479	Bethlehem Steel (S.I.)	1957	?	HP/105'/26'	-Sold ? to Cape Fear Towing Co. as Fort Fisher -Now Moran (same name), Morehead City, NC.	Morehead City, NC	Repowered?	Photo

New York Class
Name	Hull #	Builder	Built	Power	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Current Location	Notes	Photo
New York	?	Dravo Corp.	1959	EMD 12-567C	1200/105'/26'	Sunk 1977	Unknown	Notes	Photo
Harrisburg	3924	Dravo Corp.	1959	EMD 12-567C	1200/105'/26'	-Sold 1976 to Crescent Towing as there Elizabeth Smith -Now Louisiana.	New Orleans, LA	Note 1	Photo
Pittsburg	?	Dravo Corp.	1959	EMD 12-567C	1200/105'/26'	-Sold 1976 to Crescent Towing as there Kyle Smith. -Currently there G. Shelby Friedrichs	New Orleans, LA	Note 1	Photo Photo
Cincinnati	?	Dravo Corp.	1959	EMD 12-567C	1200/105'/26'	-Sold 1976 to Crescent Towing as there Margaret F. Cooper	New Orleans, LA	-House lowered before rebuild -Note 1	Photo
Indianapolis	?	Dravo Corp.	1959	EMD 12-567C	1200/105'/26'	-Sold 1976 to Crescent Towing as there Ned Ferry	New Orleans, LA	Note 1	Photo
Jersey City	4025	Dravo Corp.	1960	EMD 12-567C	1200/105'/26'	-Sold 1974 to Crescent Towing as there Glenn Smith -Currently there Admiral Jackson	New Orleans, LA	Note 1	Photo Photo
Trenton	?	Dravo Corp.	1960	EMD 12-567C	1200/105'/26'	-Sold 1976 to Crescent Towing as there Jeanne. -Currently the Mississippi	New Orleans, LA	Note 1	Photo Photo

Note 1: All of Crescant Towings PRR tugs have been rebuilt as twin screw boats with pretty much new everything. They were also repowered. The Louisiana and Ned Ferry were repowered with Cat 3512Bs while the G. Shelby Friedrichs, Margaret F. Cooper, Admiral Jackson and Mississippi were done using new GE V228 engines.

Misc. PRR Diesel/Dieselized Tugboats
Name	Builder	Built	Repowered	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Notes	Photo
Altoona	Unknown	1906	1953	1000/?/?	Sold 1970	Repowered from a 1000HP Steam Engine	Photo
Columbus	Newport News Shipbuilding	1925	Never	150/?/?	Sold 1970?	Winton Engine installed in Hoboken Marine Shops- Diesel Electric Drive	Photo
Toledo	Newport News Shipbuilding	1925	Never	150/?/?	Sold 1970?	Winton Engine installed in Hoboken Marine Shops- Diesel Electric Drive	Photo
Fort Wayne (former PRR No. 18)	Newport News Shipbuilding	1925	Never	750/?/?	Unknown	Diesel Electric Drive	Photo
Elmira	Newport News Shipbuilding	1925	Never	750/?/?	sold 1971	Diesel Electric Drive	Photo
Newark	RTC Shipbuilding	1949	Never	?/?/?	Unknown	Currently the Lewis G. Seabrook of McAllister Towing of Charlestown.	Photo
Rahway	Ira S. Bushey & Sons	1942	Unknown propulsion	?/?/?	Unknown	Details unknown, Currently the Pernell J of an unknown company.	Photo
Fred A. Cassidy	Jakobson Shipyard	1942	Never	600/79'/21'	Sold pre 1968 to Reichert Towing Line, Brooklyn NY.	Powered with a Cleveland. Renamed Elizabeth pre 1946. Last seen derelict in Newtown Creek, 1980	Photo

Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad

Hoboken Class
Name	Hull #	Builder	Built	Power	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Current Location	Notes	Photo
Hoboken	8514	Bethlehem Steel (S.I.)	1957	?	?/105'/26'	-Sold 1973 to McAllister as the Catherine McAllister - Renamed the Eric M. McAllister 1978	Philadelphia, PA	Repowered in 1981 with a GE 7FDL	Photo
Buffalo	8515	Bethlehem Steel (S.I.)	1957	?	?/105'/26'	-Sold 1971 to Manatee Tug & Barge Lines, Inc., Tampa FL as there Bradenton. -Sold 1994 to Bay Transportation Corp., Norfolk VA. Renamed Commander. -Sold 2001 to River Parishes, same name. -Became part of Moran, Same name.	New Orleans, LA	Repowered?	Photo
Syracuse	8516	Bethlehem Steel (S.I.)	1957	?	?/105'/26'	-Sold 1974 to Baker-Whitely Towing, Baltimore MD. -Became McAllister's James McAllister	Charlestown, SC	Repowered in 1981 with a GE 7FDL	Photo
Utica	8517	Bethlehem Steel (S.I.)	1957	?	?/105'/26'	-Sold ? to ? as there Thomas St. Philip. -Currently the Mobile Power of Seabulk Towing Service.	Mobile, AL	Stack modified.	Photo
Nazareth	?	Bethlehem Steel (S.I.)	1957	?	?/105'/26'	-Sold ? to ? as there Palmetto. -Sold ? to Iberville Interests LLC as there Iberville II. -Sold/Transfered to Rivco Acquisition Corp, same name. -Operated by River Parishes Co., owned by Moran Towing.	New Orleans, LA ?	None	Photo

Misc. DL&W Diesel/Dieselized Tugboats
Name	Builder	Built	Repowered	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Notes	Photo
Corning	Newport News Shipbuilding	1908	Unknown	?/100'/25'	Scrapped 1986	Details unknown	Photo
Bath	Newport News Shipbuilding	1908	1959	1800/100'/25'	In service	Owned by Hartley Marine of Maine, Powered with a Fairbanks Morse OP.	Photo

Erie Railroad

Marion Class
Name	Hull #	Builder	Built	Power	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Current Location	Notes	Photo
Paterson	?	Jakobson Shipyard	1949	Cleveland 12-278A	1200/94'/24'	-Sold in 196? to McAllister as there Steven McAllister -Reefed in 2000	Off New Jersey	The Paterson was the prototype boat, not the class boat.	Photo Photo
Marion	?	Jakobson Shipyard	1952	Cleveland 12-278A	1200/94'/24'	-Sold in ? to Crescent Towing as there Marion Smith. -Traded to NYD Railway in 1978 as there Brooklyn III -Renamed New York in 1979. -Sold 1986 to Boston Fuel Transport as there Pleon. - Sold 1998 to Eastport Port Authority as there Pleon	Eastport, ME	None	Photo
Hornell	?	Jakobson Shipyard	1952	Cleveland 12-278A	1200/94'/24'	-Sold in ? to Crescent Towing as there Virginia	New Orleans, LA	House was shortened, new stack	Photo
Binghampton	?	Bethlehem Steel (S.I.)	1953	Cleveland 12-278A	1200/94'/24'	-Sold in 1973 to Meyle-Independent Pier as there Neptune. -To Mcallister 1983 as there Reid McAllister -Reefed 2004	Savannah,GA	House shortened, new stack	Photo
Akron	?	Bethlehem Steel (S.I.)	1953	Cleveland 12-278A	1200/94'/24'	-Sold in 1974 to McAllister as ther Patrick R. McAllister. -Sold 2004 to Eastern Towboat, renamed Akron	Boston, MA	None	Photo
Elmira	?	Bethlehem Steel (S.I.)	1953	Cleveland 12-278A	1200/94'/24'	-Sold in 1977 to Donjon/Wittes.	Scrapped 1984	None	Photo

Cleveland Class
Cleveland	411/1046a	Pusey & Jones	1930	Ingersoll-Rand	750/?/?	Sold to BEDT in 1964 as there Integrity Scrapped 1970?	Assumed scrapped	None	Photo
Rochester	412/1046b	Pusey & Jones	1930	Ingersoll-Rand	750/?/?	Disposition unknown	Assumed scrapped	Stack cut down for Harlem River	Photo
Olean	413/1046c	Pusey & Jones	1930	Ingersoll-Rand	750/?/?	Sold to BEDT in 1964 as there Intrepid Scrapped 1970?	Assumed scrapped	None	Photo
Scranton	414/1046d	Pusey & Jones	1930	Ingersoll-Rand	750/?/?	Sold to BEDT in 1964 as a parts boat Scrapped 1970?	Assumed scrapped	None	Photo

Misc. Erie Dieselized Tugboats
Chicago	Manitowoc Shipbuilding & Dry Dock	1913	1951	1200/90'/23'	Unknown	Original owners unknown, to Erie in 1935. Repowered in 1950 with a Cleveland 12-278A	Photo

Lehigh Valley Railroad

Wilkes Barre Class
Name	Hull #	Builder	Built	Power	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Current Location	Notes	Photo
Wilkes Barre	327	Jakobson Shipyard	1949	Cleveland 16-278A	1600/106'/27'	Sold to Moran 1963 as there Julia C. Moran -Out of documentation	Unknown	Notes	Photo
Hazleton	328	Jakobson Shipyard	1949	Cleveland 16-278A	1600/106'/27'	Sold to Moran 1963 as there Marie Moran. -Became the Marie Casho in 1984 -Sold to Portland Tug in 1986 as there Captain Bill -Reefed 2004 as the Veronica M.	NJ Coast	House lowered	Photo Video
Cornell	329	Jakobson Shipyard	1949	Cleveland 16-278A	1600/106'/27'	Sold 1971 to Ross Towboat in Boston -Ross aquired by Boston Fuel Transport 1979 -Became Boston Towings (Reinauer) Cornell -Sold 2003 to private owned in MD -Sold 2007 to Lehigh Maritime, in use.	Kingston, NY	Built with lower pilot house and stack for Harlem River use	Photo
Lehigh	330	Jakobson Shipyard	1950	Cleveland 16-278A	1600/106'/27'	Sold 1973 to Curtis Bay Towing in Norfolk, VA as there Swan Point -Transfered to Moran as there Swan Point Reefed 2002 as the J.B. Eskridge	Chesapeake, VA	Built with lower pilot house and stack for Harlem River use	Photo
Capmoore	339	Jakobson Shipyard	1952	Cleveland 16-278A	1600/106'/27'	Sold 1973 to Curtis Bay Towing in Norfolk, VA as there Hawkins Point -Transfered to Moran as there Hawkins Point. -Sold to Eastern Towboat for parts.	Boston, MA	None	Photo
Bethlehem	346	Jakobson Shipyard	1953	Cleveland 16-278A	1600/106'/27'	-Sold 1976 to Crescent Towing as there Shannon Smith -Sold to Turecamo Towing as there Christopher B. Turecamo -Now Morans Christopher B. Turecamo	Charleston, SC	Repowered with an Alco 251	Photo

New Haven Railroad

Cordelia Class
Name	Hull #	Builder	Built	Power	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Current Location	Notes	Photo
Cordelia	344	Builder	1952	Cleveland 16-278A	1600/106'/27'	Renamed ? Transfer 23 -Sold 1972 to BEDT as there Petro Arrow -Renamed Williamsburgh in 1978 -Renamed the Brooklyn III in 1979 -Sold to NY Cross Harbor 1983	Scrapped	Main engine failure in the early 1990s, had a canvas canopy over boat deck	Photo
Bumblebee	345	Builder	1952	Cleveland 16-278A	1600/106'/27'	Renamed ? Transfer 24 -Sold 1972 to BEDT as there Petro Flame -Renamed Greenpoint in ? -Renamed the New Jersey in 1979 -Sold to NY Cross Harbor 1983, renamed Cross Harbor I -Sold 1998 to Eastern Towboat in Boston Sold 2007 to a Rhode Island Yacht Club	half sunk	Out of service in late 1980s	Photo

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad

Roy B. White Class
Name	Hull #	Builder	Built	Power	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Current Location	Notes	Photo
Roy B. White	?	RTC Shipbuilding	1953	Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8	1600/110'/26'	-Sold 1979? to NYD, same name -Sold 198? to Boston Fuel Transport as there Hercules -Transfered to Boston Towing (Reinauer), same name -Sold 2003 to Nigeria	Nigeria	None	Photo
Howard E. Simpson	?	RTC Shipbuilding	1953	Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8	1600/110'/26'	-Transfered to Hapton Roads (Chessie Shipdocking) 1975, same name -Sold 1985 to Penobscot Bay Towing -Sold 1988 to Russell Trip Bay State Towing as there Leonard J. -Currently the Leonard J. of Thames Towboat	New London, CT	Was repowered with another FM, same type. Crank case explosion (1999) at Bay State gutted engine room. -Thames bought it (1999) with intention to rebuild, bought another tug instead. Hull sits idle as of last report	Photo
William C. Baker	?	RTC Shipbuilding	1953	Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8	1600/110'/26'	-Sold ? to Poling Bros. as there Jeannie C -Sold ? to Krause Towing as there J.L. Krause	Baltimore, MD	None	Photo
Walter L. Prince	219	RTC Shipbuilding	1953	Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8	1600/110'/26'	-Transfered to Hapton Roads (Chessie Shipdocking) 1975 as there Walter J. Tuohy. -Sold ? to Reinauer as there Carol Wales -Sold ? to Hayes Tug & Launch, Chester PA as there Scooby Doo	Sunk 8/2008, Raised and scrapped	None	Photo Photo

Central Railroad of New Jersey

Liberty Class
Name	Hull #	Builder	Built	Power	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Current Location	Notes	Photo
Liberty	?	RTC Shipbuilding	1952	Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8	1600/110'/26'	-Sold 1956 to B&O as there J.W. Philipps -Transfered to Hapton Roads (Chessie Shipdocking) 1975 as there M.I. Dunn Sold to Donjon/Wittes ? as there James M. Witte Leased to Hepburn Marine, same name until 199? Sold to Krause towing as there Theresa S. Krause	Baltimore, MD	Repowered 2008 with an EMD. Built with a lower wheelhouse.	Photo
Sandy Hook	?	RTC Shipbuilding	1952	Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8	1600/110'/26'	-Sold 1971 to ? as there Fall River Sold ? to Krause Towing as there Elizabeth Krause Sold 2008 to a new owner in the Caribean	Caribean	Repowered?	Photo
Communipaw	?	RTC Shipbuilding	1952	Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8	1600/110'/26'	-To to Hapton Roads (Chessie Shipdocking) 1975 as there J. Speed Gray -Sold ? to Maineport Towboats as there Mack Point	Portland, ME	None	Photo
Sound Shore	?	RTC Shipbuilding	1952	Fairbanks-Morse 38D-8 1/8	1600/110'/26'	History unknown	unknown	None	Photo

Misc. CNJ Dieselized Tugboats
Name	Builder	Built	Repowered	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Notes	Photo
Bethlehem	Staten Island Shipbuilding	1915	?	?	Unknown	Later the Dalzellera of Dalzell -Last known as the D.E. McAllister	Photo

New York Central System
Note: NYC did not have any Diesel tugs in class, just misc. repower or early diesel tugs.

Misc. New York Central Tugs
Name	Builder	Built	Repowered	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Notes	Photo
NYC No. 34	Staten Island Shipbuilding?	1926	1966	Unknown	Sold 1969	Built with 2 Ingersoll-Rands/GE electric gear. Repowered in 66' with Baldin VO's.	Photo
NYC No. 25	T.S. Marvel	1908	1952	1200/?/?	Unknown	Repowered by Jakobson Shipyard with a Cleveland 12-278A	Photo
NYC No. 3	J. H. Dialogue & Son	1886	1941/1951	1600/100'/22'	Scrapped 2008	Originally the CC Clark of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad (1886-1912) -1913 - 1914 She was named the NEW YORK CENTRAL #3 -1915 - 1917 the A. W. WHITEMAN -1918 - 1941 the CORONA -1942 - 1962 the N. H. DeBARDELEBEN -1963 - 1994 SHAMROCK -1995 - 2002 SUSAN ELIZABETH - 2 Steam repowerings, REpowered in 1941 with an unknown diesel. Repowered in 1951 with a Fairbanks Morse.	Photo
NYC No. 13	J. H. Dialogue & Son	1887	1950?	?/82'/19'6"	Under restoration	-Later the Hay-Dee of Kosnac Floating Derrick. Currently in private ownership under restoration.	Photo

Reading Railroad

Tamaqua Class
Name	Hull #	Builder	Built	Power	HP/Length/Beam	Disposition	Current Location	Notes	Photo
Tamaqua	207	RTC Shipbuilding	1951	FM 38D-8 1/8	1600/104'/27'	In Service	NY	-Renamed J.Barton Greer,1970 -To Daulphin Island Co., Wilmington, Delaware, 1977 -Sold 1979 to Crescent Towing,New Orleans, as there J. K. McLean. -Sold 2003 to Signet Maritime, Houston, and renamed Signet Defender. -Currently the Edith Thornton of Marine Steel Transportation - Rebuilt/repowered 1998 with a 16-645.	Photo
Pottsville	208	RTC Shipbuilding	1951	FM 38D-8 1/8	1600/104'/27'	In service	New Orleans	-Sold 1966 to McAllister as there Michael J. McAllister -Sold 1970 to Mobile Towing Co. Mobile AL, as there William A. Weber -Sold 1977 to American Pacific Industrial Leasing Corp., Portland, Oregon, and renamed American Endeavor. -Sold 1978 to E. N. Bisso &Son, New Orleans, and renamed Beverly B. . -Sold to Panama 2008 -Rebuilt 2003	Photo
Shamokin	209	RTC Shipbuilding	1952	FM 38D-8 1/8	1600/104'/27'	In service	New Jersey	- Sold ? to Tucker Towing Philadelphia, renamed Russel B. Murray in 1991. -Sold to Express Marine, Camden, New Jersey in 1997 as same name.	Photo