the side. (Photo by Don Sutherland) The James Turecamo gets a lot of nominations for best-looking canaler on New York harbor, though the sweeping Joe Hack twin-screw design was developed for the rivers of Chicago, with a lot of low bridges across them. (Photo by Don Sutherland)
up the side. (Photo by Don Sutherland) The James Turecamo gets a lot of nominations for best-looking canaler on New York harbor, though the sweeping Joe Hack twin-screw design was developed for the rivers of Chicago, with a lot of low bridges across them. (Photo by Don Sutherland) far, 32 m (105 ft)
the same package as a regular tug." Aside from the generic features of railroad tugs, the Cornell has other factors compounding its mystique. Designed by Joe Hack, one of the most highly-regarded of tugboat architects, she was built at the Jakobson shipyard at Oyster Bay, Long Island, one of the most respected
Tug Cornell last September. The tires partly obscure the massive rub rail, said to be a signature feature of Joe Hack-designed railroaders. A Railroad Tug for Training Article & images by Don Sutherland Everybody loves an old tugboat, but love alone can't keep one afloat. Just like it did in its active
world where their reputations are more localized. Lots of citizens have heard of, say, Frank Lloyd Wright and Robert Venturi, probably fewer have heard of Joe Hack or Frank Basile, or for that matter Gene T. Sanderson of Sneads Ferry, NC, designer and builder of the tug that became Northstar 10. Those who met
in the service of Boston Towing, came back in original colors for the races. Two days later, she started north for the Roundup. One reason the big Joe Hack design could reach its destination, despite low bridges along the way, is that she was built for a low-bridge waterway - the Harlem River. Like most
the flag that is represented by the new official classic at Fleet Week '07. Several Manhattan classics of the land stand together in admiration of the Joe Hack-designed, Jackobsen-built, 1974 classic of the water. (Photo: Don Sutherland) The Green One? Spotting the Reliance from a distance is easy. McAllister