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American Barge Line Company (ABL), 18,

A 30-31, 33-34, 37, 39-42, 44, 50-52, 59,
64-65, 67, 69, 71-72, 75-76, 81-82, 86,
A. L. Mechling Barge Lines, 122
89-95, 97-100, 103, 105-108, 131-132,
ACBL Hidrovas Ltd., 251-252, 267, 269
136, 138, 172, 175, 325
ACBL Venezuela Ltd., 288
American Commercial Barge Line Company
ACBL Western Inc., 162
(ACBL), 39, 76, 89, 99-100, 105, 107-116,
ACL Currents, 219, 221, 231, 233, 247, 252,
121-122, 125-128, 130-132, 144, 151,
259, 265
154-158, 161-164, 167, 172, 175-177,
Adams, Ann, 274
179-181, 186-187, 189-193, 196-198,
AEP River Operations LLC, 305-307, 317
200-201, 203, 206, 211-214, 216-217,
AEP/MEMCO Barge Line, Inc., 288, 291,
219-221, 223, 228-229, 231, 233-235,
306-307
237-238, 241, 247-248, 250-254, 257-260,
Agriculture, 21, 27, 34, 146, 197, 213, 283,
264, 266-267, 269-270, 274-275, 288-291,
307
325
Alamo Refining Company, 101
American Commercial Lines Employees Pension
Alco Power, Inc., 187
Plan, 136
Alexander, A. E., 149
American Commercial Lines, Inc. (ACL), 18,
Alquist, J. E., 108, 126-127
25, 40, 48-49, 63, 97, 116-117, 119-122,
Alsthom-Atlantique, 189
128, 132, 134-136, 138-139, 143, 146,
Alumina, 248, 252, 258
148-149, 151-153, 155, 157-158, 162,
Ambrose, Stephen, 60
164-168, 171-173, 175-177, 179-180, 182,
Amcom, Inc., 132, 151
185, 187, 189, 192-193, 196-197, 205-206,

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208-212, 216-229, 231-238, 240-242, Bauxite, 115, 248, 252

246-248, 252, 254-255, 257-259, 261-262, Bayless, Herman, 50, 82, 89
264-268, 270-280, 282-286, 288-297, Beatty, 22
299-327 Beatty, Samuel, 22
American Commercial Marine Service (ACMS), Beattyville, 18, 22-27
220-221, 233, 238, 240, 242, 254 Beattyville Company, 18, 25-27
American Commercial Terminals, Inc. (ACT), Beckum, Ray Van, 39, 103, 108, 134
14, 16, 27, 29, 32, 49, 111, 152, 166, 168, Belle of Louisville steamboat, 71, 247, 322
170, 175, 177, 179, 191-192, 197, 205, Berlin Wall, 227
209, 213, 216, 220-221, 233, 236, 240, Bert Beveridge, 103
246, 266, 275, 293, 302, 326 Bewley, Donald, 172
American Commercial Towing Company BIG HOPE 1 barge, 320-321
(ACTC), 224, 233 Big River Power Company, 190
American Electric Power company, 238, 306 Bill Froreich towboat, 189
American River Transportation Company, 288 Bingham, G. Barry Sr., 123
American Valley Line Terminals, Inc., 238 Blaske Lines, Inc., 40, 97, 106
American Valley Line, Inc., 238 Blaske, Floyd H., 40, 97, 108, 115, 121, 128,
American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, 105 130, 134-135, 139, 148-149, 155, 158,
Apex Towing Company, 203 162, 167, 310
Argentina, 63, 251-252, 267 Blaske, Hugh C., 40, 97, 128, 197, 310
Arrow Terminals, 266 Bloat, Sharon, 219
Arthur, John, 37, 39, 100 Blocker, Robert M., 306-307
Ashland Oil Company, 103, 246, 252 Board of directors, 50-51, 82, 84, 89, 95, 99,
Atlanta, 24, 119, 153 103, 105-106, 108-109, 114-117, 119-121,
Auto Express, Inc., 113, 116 131, 134-135, 139, 143, 148-149, 151-152,
AutoCad, 244 158, 161, 164, 173, 176, 180, 210, 220,
Automobile industry, 29, 78, 100, 103, 108, 224, 275, 283, 285-286, 294
111, 113, 115, 119, 153, 176, 325, 327 Board of directors' minutes, 84, 109
Aztar Corporation, 244 Bob Greene, 105, 158, 162, 171, 187,
190-191, 198, 206, 210, 215-217, 221,
231, 233, 241, 243, 246-247, 274-275
B Bolivar Terminal Company, Inc., 164
Bolivia, 251-252, 267
Baker, Richard A., 187, 219, 231, 233 Bonnie, Robert P., 50-51, 67, 106
Banker, Vincent L., 51 Boston Fuel, 198
Bankruptcy, 41, 262, 273, 275-280, 283, 286, Braman, William, 305
297 Brandt, Robert F., 50, 59, 67, 82
Barmore, David, 10, 14 Brazil, 56, 251-252, 267
Barrow, E. R., 39 Breathitt, 22
Battles, Ed, 257 Brelsford, Ernest C., 51
Bauer Dredging Company, Inc. (BDC), Bridge crane, 161, 176
116-118, 136, 146, 151 Bridwell, Paul, 303, 306
Bauer, William H., 117, 134-135, 148-149, 151 Brinkop, Chris, 248, 257
Bauer-Smith Dredging Company, 40, 117, 151 Brooks, Stephen, 274

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Brown Water Towing Inc., 267 Catfish Navy, 70-71

Brown, Dorsey W., 82 Cement, 78, 86, 110, 258, 326
Brown, J. K., 162 Central Barge Company, 121, 238
Buck, T. Randolph, 121, 135, 149 Centuries, 1, 3, 14, 22
Bullard, Jack, 193, 248 Ceres Barge Line, 320-321
Bunge Corporation, 243 Chamber of Shipping, 306, 318
Bureau of Ships (BOS), 52, 67 Channing, Mark G., 135, 149
Burlington Northern Railroad, 179 Charity, 82, 254, 322
Burns, Robert, 274 Charles Edwards, 37-38
Bush, George W., 211, 228, 262, 283 Chase Manhattan Bank, 152, 275
Butcher Allied Industries, 100 Chemical plants, 125
Butcher, Clyde, 37, 39, 128, 310 Chemicals, 47, 81, 105, 190, 197, 217, 290,
Butcher, Edward D., 39, 100, 108, 115, 121, 315-316, 326
134-135, 138, 148-149, 155 Chessie Systems Inc., 208
Butcher-Arthur Transport Company, 38-39, Christopher A. Black, 154, 203, 285-286, 294
99-103, 121, 155 Chromalloy American Corporation, 238
Chrysler Corporation, 103
Cincinnati, 3-6, 8, 10-11, 13, 18, 22, 24, 26,
C 28, 33, 37, 41, 44, 47-48, 50, 86, 92, 94,
99-100, 103, 105-106, 111, 121, 145, 200,
Cadima, Manny, 219 238, 247
Cajun Electric Power Cooperative, 179, Cities Services Company, 102
201-202, 213 City of Evansville cruise ship, 244-245
Calhoun, Andrew P., 33, 50, 86, 89, 108, 134 Civil War, 9, 14-15, 21, 221
Calhoun, Patrick, 18, 24-26, 30, 33-34, 39-40, Clark, Edwin R., 82, 108, 134
50, 67-68, 72, 82, 85, 89, 105-106, 108, Clinton, Bill, 8, 228
115, 127-128, 131-132, 134-135, 146, 325 Clinton, DeWitt, 8
Call, George R., 48-49 coal mining, 22, 24, 26, 141
Campbell Transportation Company, 121 Coast Guard, 70-72, 132, 192, 229, 252, 280,
Campbell, Charlie, 69 294-295, 306, 318, 326
Canal Barge Company, 288 Coastal Cruise Lines, Inc., 205
Cannava, Andy, 254 Coiled wire rods, 216
Cannelton Locks, 142 Coke, 115, 291, 307
Capehart, Homer, 132 Cold War, 227
Captain Kaelin Educational Foundation, 259, Commercial Barge Lines, Inc., 39, 89, 99-100,
322 103, 105-106, 110-111, 114-116, 121, 131,
Cardinal Operating Company, 280 151, 155, 167, 172, 220-221, 248,
Carey, Walter F., 103 274-275, 325
Cargill Shipyard, 49 Commercial Carriers, Inc. (CCI), 39, 100, 103,
Cargo Carriers, 125, 276, 288 106, 113, 115, 119, 134, 151, 153, 164, 176
Carraro, John C., 210 Commercial Petroleum & Transport Company,
Carter, Jimmy, 167-168, 170, 189, 192, 103
196-197 Commercial Transport Corporation (CTC), 39,
Caterpillar, 144 99-100, 105-106, 108, 114, 121, 131-132,

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136, 155, 175, 325 154-155, 162, 175, 205, 238, 264
Commonwealth, 22, 24, 145 Delaware corporation, 103, 155
computer assisted drafting (CAD), 242 Delta Queen Steamboat Company, 183
ConAgra Inc., 267 Denegre, George, 155
Concrete, 111, 132, 135-136, 311 Denver-based Western Auto Transports, Inc.,
Congo, 118 113
Conrail Corp, 264 Destination Health Program, 320
ContiCarriers, Inc., 241 Detmar, Charles Jr., 149, 314
Corn, 258, 276, 281-282, 302 Devlin, James F., 306, 318
Corregidor vessel, 64 Dierking, Frank, 69
Covered hopper barge, 105, 125, 155, 252, Dixie steamboat, 26
288, 291, 310, 315 Doremus, E. P., 101
Coyle Lines, Inc., 154-155, 165, 223 Double-hull tank barge, 291
Craftsmanship, 18 Dravo Corporation, 37, 102, 121, 156, 212
Creedy, John A., 149 DRD Towing Company, 295
Crucible Steel Company, 116 Dry cargo barge, 122, 276, 288-289, 293, 304
Cruise ship, 198, 205, 243 Ducker, R. W., 149
CSX Corporation, 208, 224, 254, 264 Dupuy, J. L., 50
Curth, Oscar, 252
Curtis Bay Bulk Terminal, 240
Curtis Bay Company, 240
CUSTOMER FIRST, 219
E
E Flag, 67
E. A. Schlairet Transfer Company, 152
D E. J. Howard Company, 16
Eads, James B., 14-15
D. Ray Miller towboat, 175, 189 Eads, Kenny, 14-16, 314, 318, 320, 323
Dan Hogan towboat, 189 Eastern Steamship Company, 105
Danielson Holding Corporation (DHC), 265, Eastern Sun ocean tanker, 214
271-272, 283 Eberstadt, Ferdinand, 51, 100
Darling, George E., 53 Eckart, Harriett, 289
Darrell Sneed Memorial Golf Outing, 322 Economic Boom, 27, 29, 261
Davis, Eugene I., 283 Ecuador, 118
Davis, J. Sterling, 50-51, 82, 84 Eddings, Earnest, 69
Dayton Power & Light company, 238 Edwards, Mike, 266
DeBardeleben Coal Company, 154 Edwards-Butcher, 37, 40
DeBardeleben, Alice, 155 Ellender, Allen, 116
Decker, Gaye, 219 Elliott Bay Design Group Ltd. (EBDG), 294
Defense Plant Corporation (DPC), 47, 49, 64, Elmer, William M., 139, 148-149, 162
100-101, 177, 221 Emig, G. Harris, 108, 115, 134-135, 149, 164
Defense production, 47, 49, 52, 65, 69 Endorsed Deckhand Program, 319
Defense Production Corporation, 65 England, Douglas, 243
DeHart, Robeson, 6 Enron Corporation, 262
Delaware, 33, 103, 105, 115-116, 132, 145, Enterprize vessel, 5

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Environmental Leadership Program (ELP), 305 Gantry crane, 54, 59, 75, 84, 125
Erie Canal, 8 Garrett, R. O., 149
Estill, 22 Garver, Ralph H., 153
Exxon/Mobil Corporation, 198, 316 Gas boat, 26
Gee, J. C., 221-222
General Electric, 177, 255
F General Jackson cruise ship, 194, 205,
214-215, 243
F. B. Payne towboat, 89 General Motors, 103, 217
F. Eberstadt & Company, 51, 100 Georgia, 24, 115, 119, 153, 162, 167
Farley, James, 274 Gibson, W. E., 153
Federal Reserve Board, 168, 195 Glass industry, 29, 138, 254
Ferris, Chip, 242 Glassport Terminal & Warehouse Company, 90
Ferrous alloys, 113 Glendy Burke vessel, 10
Fertilizers, 258 Global Materials Services LLC (GMS), 266,
Fiberglass, 131 276, 288
Fink, Mike, 3 GMC Truck Sales and Service, Inc., 119, 152
Fitzgerald, Mike, 247 GMS Venezuela C.A., 288
Flatboat, 3, 6 Gores, Tom, 302
Floating crane, 125 Governor Shelby vessel, 6
Flood, 7, 14-16, 18-19, 30, 34, 41, 75, 82, Gravel, 16, 72, 78, 121, 311
139, 189, 197, 232, 235, 258, 280-282, Great Recession, 280, 283, 296-297, 299, 301
290, 302 Grebe, Harry, 101
Florida, 37, 49, 100, 115, 118-119, 122, Greene, Counsel Nathan, 105
152-154, 180, 238, 251 Greenwell, Ray, 220, 238
Florida Power & Light company, 238 Grissom, J. David, 209
Ford, 46, 103, 153, 167-168, 315 Gromet, Elmer G., 135
Ford, Gerald R., 167 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, 99-100, 102, 112,
Forrestal, James, 59, 67 154, 203, 206, 219, 282, 289, 314
Frank Constanzo towboat, 18 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), 48-49,
Frankfort Elevator Coal Company, 26 154, 314
Frasher, Stephen A., 274 Gulf Oil Company terminal, 100
Freight Consolidation Services, Inc., 152 Gunboat, 221
French, Daniel, 5 Guntersville Lake, 115
Fried, Walter, 105 Guntersville Terminal, 115, 151, 213, 216
Fulton, Robert, 4-5 Guyan, 24
Funk, Kelmar, 171, 203
Funkhouser, A. Paul, 210
H
G H. Zinder & Associates, 145
Haendiges, Frank J., 210-211
Galligan, Thomas R., 247 Hall Street Terminal, 202
Hall, John R., 246

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Hamilton, 4-6, 11, 13, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 33, Huber, Richard L., 275, 279, 285
37, 41-42, 47-48, 94, 99, 105-106, 247, 289 Hudson River, 8
Hamilton County vessel, 4-6, 11, 13, 18, 22, Huff, James, 69
24, 26, 28, 33, 37, 41-42, 47-48, 94, 99, Hugh C. Blaske-class towboat, 128
105-106 Huls, David J., 306-307
Hamilton, Lee H., 247 Humphreys, Andrew A., 14-15
Harahan shipyard, 213, 222 Hurricane Gustav, 282-283
Harberson passenger boat, 37 Hurricane Ike, 282-283
Hard, Bob, 180, 206, 233 Hurricane Isaac, 302
Harris, Michael L., 210 Hurricane Katrina, 280-281
Harry Raike gas boat, 26 Hurricane Rita, 280
Helis, William, 38 Hyperion steamboat, 10
Heminway, George, 153
Hendrix, Dennis R., 208-209
Henry Bickel Company, 54, 56
Henry M. Shreve, 5-6
I
Herre, Robert P., 274-275 Illini towboat, 89
Hershey, Jacob W., 39, 100, 108, 121, 128, Illinois, 3, 30-31, 40, 52, 65, 86, 89, 92-93,
131, 135, 148-149 95, 97, 102, 106, 119, 121-122, 151-152,
Hershey, Jake, 131-132, 139, 158 162, 170, 172, 176, 179, 197, 206, 216,
Higgins Industries, 45-46 219, 223, 238, 241, 280, 289-290, 302, 306
Higgins, Andrew, 45 Illinois Farm Supply Company, 86, 89
Hill, Dennis, 216, 219, 223 Illinois Power & Light company, 238
Hillman, Henry L., 149 Illinois River Terminal Company, 92-93, 151
Hillman, J. H., 144 Indiana Arsenal, 44
Hinchey, W. J., 144 Industrial Revolution, 21
Hines American Line, Inc., 237-238 Industrialization, 21
Hines, Inc, 237 Ingram Barge Company (IBC), 121, 276, 288,
Hines, James G., 237-238 302-303, 310
Hines, Warren, 237-238 Ingram, Orrin Henry, 121
Hintz, Robert L., 210 Initial Public Offering (IPO), 278, 286
Holden, Mark R., 285-286, 293-294 Inland Marine Service, 310
Hoover, Herbert, 29-30, 32, 34 Inland River Company, 115
Hopper barge, 86, 105, 125, 155, 190, 228, Inland Terminals, Inc. (ITI), 205
238, 243, 252, 288-289, 291, 294, 303, Inland Towing Industry Communication System
310-311, 315, 317, 323 (ITICS), 229
Hotz, Glenn, 257 Inland Tugs Company (ITC), 115-116, 151,
Houseboat, 83-85, 130-131, 158 164, 172, 175, 192, 220-221, 233, 238
Houston Fleet LLC, 289 Inland waterways, 18, 27, 29-30, 33, 47, 49,
Howard Ship Yard Company, 325 64, 84, 116, 151, 155, 167, 170-171, 175,
Howard Shipyard, 10, 13, 16-18, 30, 41, 54, 186, 191, 198, 211, 231, 262, 306, 316,
59, 68, 84, 244-245, 325 318, 323
Howard, Edmonds J., 16-17, 54 Inland Waterways Company, 27, 29-30, 33
Howard, James, 10, 13-14, 16-17, 54 Inland Waterways Division (IWD), 191, 198,

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211 180-181, 183, 187, 189-192, 194, 197-198,

Inland Waterways Services Division (IWSD), 201, 203, 205-206, 212, 214-217, 220-221,
151, 155, 158, 167, 171, 175, 180, 182, 225, 228, 233, 241-244, 246-247, 252,
184-186, 189, 198, 203 254, 258, 270, 272, 274-275, 277, 285,
Internet, 228, 289 288-289, 291, 293-294, 297, 302-304,
Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), 34, 310-312, 314-321, 323, 325
52, 90, 97, 103, 105-106, 108, 113-114, JeffLabs, 294
119, 121-122, 152, 155, 209-211, 224 Jet fuels, 125
Interstate Highway System, 110 Jib crane, 161
Intracoastal Waterway (ICW), 29, 37, 48-49, Joe Bobzien, 162, 167, 171-173, 175, 177,
99-100, 102, 112, 154, 203, 206, 219, 282, 182, 187, 189, 191-193, 198, 201-202,
289, 314 210-211, 213-214, 217-218, 228, 231-235,
Iranian Revolution, 168 241-242, 254
Iron, 22, 81-82, 115, 152, 155, 192, 216, John, W. N. St., 149
251-252, 258, 291 Johnson Freight Company, Inc., 119
Irvine, 24 Johnson, Lyndon B., 141
Island Creek Coal Company, 116, 151 Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, 86, 116
Island Creek Fuel and Transportation Jumbo deck barge, 125
Company, 116, 146

K
J
Kaelin, David Anthony, 259
J. M. White vessel, 16 Kaiser-Willys, 103
J. P. Morgan Chase, 285 Kazunas, Peter, 274
Jackson, Andrew, 5, 24 Keith, H. F., 144
Jahnke, David, 274-275 Kelin, Bryan, 307
James F. Devlin Award, 306 Kelly, Robert, 38
James V. Swift Medal, 213 Kelly, W. C., 30, 33-34, 99
Java Sea vessel, 64-65 Kennedy, Robert F., 141
Jaworski, Daniel, 274-275, 310-311, 316 Kentucky Color & Chemical Company, 50-51
Jeffersonville, 3, 8, 10, 14, 18, 25, 40-42, 44, Kentucky mines, 22
49, 52-53, 56, 59-63, 65, 67-68, 71-73, 75, Kentucky Natural Gas Corporation, 143-144
81, 84, 87, 90, 92, 95, 108, 114, 122-123, Kentucky River, 22-24, 26-27, 325, 327
131-132, 135-136, 151, 158, 172, 176, Kentucky Utilities company, 238
180, 189, 193, 202, 206, 215, 219, 225, Kernan, William A., 163-164
234-235, 240-243, 247, 254, 262, 266, Kessler, Warren, 69
284, 289, 316, 322 Khouri, Michael A., 210, 274
Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Company Kinder Morgan, 316
(Jeffboat), 18, 41-42, 49-54, 56, 59-65, King, Martin Luther, 141
67-69, 71-76, 82-86, 89-90, 92, 95, 97, Kirby Corporation, 276, 288
100, 107-108, 114-116, 121-123, 125, Kniffen, Howard S., 120-121, 134-135, 139,
127-128, 130-132, 135, 138, 146, 151-152, 148
155, 157-158, 161-165, 171-172, 176-177, Kniffin, Howard S., 105

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Knouri, Mike, 254 197, 202-203, 209, 213, 216, 236-237,

Knoy, Mark, 305-310, 312, 315-320, 323, 240, 247, 275, 294, 297, 321-322, 324
325-327 Louisville & Atlantic Railroad (L&A), 23-24
Koch Brothers, 316 Louisville & Nashville Railroad, 22, 24
Korean War, 197, 213 Louisville and Portland Canal, 7-9, 14
Krieger, R. Walter, 108, 115, 135, 158 Louisville Fund for the Arts, 321
Louisville Terminal, 41, 94, 177, 216
Ludwig, Daniel, 105
L
L&N Federal Credit Union, 177, 224 M
Lady Luck, 62-63, 75
LaGrange, Wayne, 171, 198 Mac Towing Company, 175, 220-221, 233, 238
Landing Craft, 45-46 Machinery, 125, 161, 184, 291
Landing Ship Tank (LST), 42, 56, 59-64, 67, Magnet crane, 161, 180
70-72, 75, 97 Mallinckrodt Chemical Company, 46
Landry, Dawn R., 294, 307 Manufactured foods, 81
Lang, William H., 51, 82 Maracaibo Marine Service, 123
Langford, Dennis, 172 Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, 288
Larsen, Nils E., 283 Marietta Manufacturing Company, 49, 64
Laughna, Robert P., 119, 134-135, 148-149, Marine Environmental Stewardship Awards,
164 318
Lazard Freres & Company, 105 Marlin, Inc., 162
Lee County, 22-23, 26 MARPOL, 318
Lehman Brothers, 283, 296 Marquitz, Dan, 254
Lehman, Charles F., 211 Maysey, Pauline, 69
Lienhart, Debbie, 219 McBride Towing Company, 247
Lilienthal, David E., 105, 134 McKinney Group, 289
Limestone, 110 Meece, Louis H., 157, 209, 233, 248
Lindley, Thomas Jr., 73 MEG Energy Corporation, 316
Linzey, Jerry R., 285, 289, 293-294 Memphis Natural Gas Company, 143, 145
Liquid barge, 161, 243, 304 Memphis River Terminal (MRT), 151, 179
Little Kanawha, 24 Memphis Terminal, 290, 318
Living Lands & Waters, 318 Metro United Way, 321
Livingston, Robert, 4-5 Mexico, 15, 37, 39-40, 49, 60, 64, 71, 115,
Louisiana and Texas Intracoastal Waterway, 49 118, 154-155, 189, 311
Louisiana Dock Company (LDC), 115, 162, Meythaler, Victor W., 148-149
164, 172, 175-177, 184-185, 187, 191-192, Michael C. Hagan, 171, 185-186, 231,
202-203, 213, 216, 220-222, 233, 248, 233-235, 241, 246, 254-255, 264-268, 271,
254, 270, 275 274-275, 283
Louisville, 2-10, 12-14, 19, 22-24, 27, 30-31, Michigan Express, Inc., 152
33-34, 40-41, 44, 50-51, 54, 56, 67, 71, 74, Mid-South Terminal Company, 240, 276
78, 82, 90, 94-95, 103, 109, 121, 123, 132, Miller, Ray, 175, 179, 189
142, 145, 151, 162, 175-177, 187, 191, Mississippi Queen paddle wheeler, 183-184,

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243, 321 283, 286

Mississippi River, 3-4, 14-15, 27, 29-30, 34, New York City investment banking house, 105
37, 39, 44, 46, 48, 52, 60, 62, 64, 70, Newport Clipper cruise ship, 205
91-92, 99, 101, 105-106, 113, 121-122, Newsprint, 155
126, 146, 154, 166, 170, 181, 183, 192, Nineteenth century, 3, 6-8, 14, 18, 22, 215,
197, 234-235, 262, 281-282, 290, 295, 221
302, 325 Nivin, James E., 164, 185
Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company (MVBL), Nixon, Richard M., 141, 167
121, 238 Norman Brothers, Inc., 241
Missouri river, 1, 3, 40, 49, 168, 223, 238 Norman Gautier Marine Service, Inc., 175
Mitchell, Richard Jr., 285, 294 Norman S. Ivey, 172
Modernization program, 16, 82, 122, 125, Normandy Invasion, 46, 60
158, 161-162, 164-165, 180, 190 North American Salt, 315-316
Moerman, Samuel H., 105, 108, 134-135, 148 Nu-Car Driveway, Inc., 119
Monongahela River, 30
Monsanto Chemical Corporation, 102
Morton, Thruston B., 149, 311
Motion picture industry, 29
O
Mount Vernon Bridge Company, 49 O'Bannon, Frank, 246
Moxley, Larry, 172 Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Mule, 22 (OSHA), 317
Ocean tanker, 214
Ohio River, 6, 8, 12, 16, 19-20, 24, 28, 30-32,
N 37, 44, 47, 75, 81, 84, 86-87, 89-90, 95,
111, 121, 125, 139, 141-142, 154-155,
Nantucket Clipper cruise ship, 205 157, 170, 176-177, 189, 200, 205, 228,
NASA, 122 234, 238, 280, 296, 318
NASDAQ, 278, 286, 299 Ohio River Canalization Project, 28, 30-32
Nash-Hudson, 103 Ohio River Company (ORC), 86, 89, 121
Nashville, 22, 24, 101, 152, 194, 205, 214-215 Ohio River Salvage Company, LLC, 296
Nashville Bridge Company, 101 Ohio River Terminal & Warehouse Company,
National Maintenance & Repair Inc., 289 90
National Marine, Inc. (NMI), 262, 264 Ohio Valley Electric Corporation (OVEC), 95,
National Safety Council Award, 72 114
National Steel Corporation, 116 Oil, 8, 16, 37-39, 47, 49, 64, 71, 100-103,
National Trucking and Schwall, Inc., 152-153 121-123, 130, 155, 168, 179, 187, 189,
Naye, Robert W., 108, 135, 157, 161 192, 196, 198, 206, 208, 217, 236, 246,
New Albany, 3, 6, 9-10, 13, 243 251-252, 254, 277, 290, 294-295, 314-317
New Orleans, 3-6, 15, 33-34, 37-38, 44, 46, Oil barge, 37, 47, 101
48-49, 70-71, 81, 92, 94, 99-100, 102-103, Okie More Diving and Salvage Company, 247
106, 112, 115-116, 119, 122, 152, Old Dominion Steamship Company, 105
154-155, 176, 183, 211, 223, 238, 262, Oliphant, Carl P., 210
264, 270, 282, 289, 294-295, 300, 312, 315 Ore, 22, 115, 155, 240, 248, 251-252, 258
New York City, 24, 51, 60, 82, 100, 105, 271,

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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries 155, 175, 212, 224

(OPEC), 168, 196 Platinum Equity, 299, 301-303, 306-307, 315,
Orinoco River, 248, 250, 252, 288 317
Oscar Wyatt, Jr., 208 Polkinghorn, John, 144
Overland Coal Terminal (OCT), 165, 191, 202, Pollution Prevention program, 318
213, 216 Porter, Robert C., 134
Overland Coal Transportation, Inc., 155, 157, Pott, Herman, 155
175 Pottharst, John Jr., 155
Owensboro-based Texas Gas Transmission Pride Recognition Program (P.R.I.D.E.),
Corporation, 139 218-219, 229
Owsley, 22 Puerto Rico, 118
Pulaski Highway Express, Inc., 152

P
Q
Paducah, 26, 76, 257, 296, 314
Pannier, Al, 172, 228 Quality College, 231
Paper, 74, 113, 252, 254, 290, 305 Quality Improvement Process (QIP), 231-233,
Parana-Paraguay river, 251, 268-269 254
Parana-Paraguay system, 251-252
Parker, Buddy, 243
Passenger boat, 37
Paterson, O. A., 132
R
Peabody Coal Company, 154-155, 216 Rader, Frank K., 149
Pearl Harbor, 43-44, 47, 51, 59, 63 Radio industry, 29, 60, 63, 132, 186, 267,
Peters, Charles E., 162, 180, 185, 233, 310 283, 289
Peters, Don, 185 Railroad, 9, 21-24, 27, 47, 59, 84, 113, 119,
Peters, Kenneth, 180, 185, 210, 231, 233 128, 152, 166, 168, 177, 179, 192,
Petrochemicals, 118, 155 208-210, 213, 217, 231, 238, 264, 281, 324
Petroleum, 22, 38-39, 47, 49, 64-65, 81, Rayzor, J. Newton, 39
100-101, 103, 111, 121, 168, 179, 196, Reagan, Ronald, 168, 195
214, 258, 282-283, 288, 290-291, 307, Recovery and expansion, 254
316-317 Redgrave, DeWitt, 52, 67
Phillip Crosby Associates, Inc., 231 Refinery products, 101, 125
Phillips Petroleum, 101 Refurbishment program, 289, 311-312, 314,
Pig iron, 115, 291 316, 321, 323
Piggy back barge, 123 Reinauer Transportation Company, 198
Piggy-Back Leasing Corporation, 152 Riffert, Denny, 140, 183, 194, 197, 245, 281
Pilholski, Thomas R., 294 River Service & Supply Company, 114
Pindell, William, 69 Rivertrac System, 220
Pioneer towboat, 3, 37 Rob't E. Lee steamboat, 9, 13, 244-245
Pipe, 82, 95, 106, 115, 118, 143, 145, 155 Roberts, A. L., 149
Pittsburgh, 3-6, 8, 14, 20, 24, 27-28, 33-34, Robinson, Matthew, 6
37, 44, 47, 81, 90, 92, 116, 142, 144-145,

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Rock, 37, 106, 155, 168, 221, 240, 315 Sherman, Fred S., 223
Rockets, 125 Shipbuilder, 4-5, 9-10, 84, 158, 242
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 34, 43 Simond, Maynard E., 51
Roosevelt, Nicholas, 4 Sisterson, D. G., 149
Ross, Felipe Menendez, 268 Smith, J. Fred, 82
Rouvelas, Manny, 283 Snider, Ted, 254
Rowell, J. Kirk, 68 Snow, John W., 210-211, 232, 234, 246, 254,
Rowell, Kirk, 68, 84 264
Rubber industry, 29, 44, 46, 179, 321 Southern Ohio Towing Company, 175
Ryan, Michael P., 285, 294-295, 299, 303-306 Southland Towing Company, 95, 97, 114, 151,
Ryder System, Inc., 176 175
Soviet Union, 111, 122, 168, 227-228, 235,
258
S Soybeans, 258
Spence, Lorain, 164
Safety, 51, 72, 74-75, 213, 228, 231-232, 235, Sperry 1100 computer, 220
252, 254, 257, 267, 274, 293-294, 299, Sperry Univac 9080 Computer, 185, 220
303, 305, 307, 309, 316-320, 323 Spock, R. Peter, 187
Safety Award, 213, 318 St. Louis Shipbuilding and Steel Company, 49,
Salem Railroad, 9 102, 177, 221-222
Salt, 102, 155, 258, 315-316 Staggers, Harley O., 168
Salvage vessels, 60 Steel industry, 258, 303
Samson, Louis, 299, 306 Steiner Construction Company, 312-313
San Francisco, 24, 63 Stephenson, W. T., 144
Sand, 16, 78, 116, 121, 205, 315-316 Stewart, Charles J., 105, 108
Sandy, 24 Stoll Oil Company, 71
Schmidt, William, 274-275 Stoll, Charles W., 71
Schwall, L. R., 153 Strain, Larry, 219
SCNO Barge Lines, Inc., 48-49, 223-224, 228, Strassel, Raymond Jr., 42
233, 325 Strickland, Margaret, 68
Scott, Dick, 225 Studebaker-Packard, 103
Scrap iron, 155, 216 Submarine, 37, 47, 49, 52-53, 59, 62, 64, 67
Scrap metal, 115, 318 Submarine chaser, 37, 52-53, 59, 64, 67
Sea Lion steamboat, 24, 26 Sulfur, 102, 106, 326
Sea Tern vessel, 260 Summit Contracting, LLC, 294, 296
Seaboard Coast Line Industries Inc., 208 Sun Refining and Marketing Company, 214
SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., 310, 316 Sunliner luxury houseboat, 85, 130-131, 158
Seaspan International Inc., 275 Super Servant I vessel, 189
Sebree, Karl, 219 Superior Barge Lines, Inc., 267
Security Shield of Honor, 72 Surplus barge, 294
Shannon, Samuel G., 67, 72, 75 Sussman, H. Kenny, 68
Sheehan, Mike, 229 Sutton, Patrick, 312, 317
Shell, 130, 315-316 Sweeney Shipyard, 18, 41
Shell Oil Company, 130 Sweeney, Michael, 14

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Sweney, W. Homer, 51 92, 97-102, 106, 108, 114, 116, 120-122,

Swift, James V., 192, 213 127-128, 130, 132, 155-157, 162, 168,
SZ Investments, LLC, 272 171, 173, 175-177, 180, 185-187, 189-192,
196-198, 200, 203, 206, 211, 214,
216-217, 219, 221, 223, 226, 235,
T 237-238, 241, 243, 247-248, 252, 254,
259-260, 262, 267, 270, 276, 280,
Tank barge, 37, 100-102, 122, 190, 198, 203, 288-289, 294-297, 300, 306, 308-316,
237, 242-243, 252, 267, 277, 288-289, 319-320, 323
291, 294-295, 303-304, 310-311, 316-317, Towing industry, 6-7, 170, 197, 229, 326
319, 325 Toyota, 217
Taylor, Bushrod Jr., 108 Transcontinental Terminal, Inc. (TTI), 238
Technology, 4, 11, 14, 29, 82, 111, 122, 125, Transfer Terminal Corporation, 116, 151, 175
128, 131-132, 144, 168, 179, 182, 187, Transportation Security Administration (TSA),
219, 229, 257, 261-262, 266, 283, 294, 280
302, 305, 312, 315, 323, 327 Trinity Marine Products, Inc., 291
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), 105, 115, Trucks, 59-60, 115, 119, 144, 153, 168, 326
155-157, 175-176, 216 Tugboat, 37, 39, 60, 100, 102
Tennessee Valley Towing, 310 Tung, Alford, 254
Terminal Transport Company, Inc. (TTC), 119, Twentieth century, 14, 18, 20-22, 27, 40, 49,
152 141, 227
Texas, 37, 40, 47, 49, 81, 101, 117-118, 121,
139, 141, 143, 145-146, 148-149, 151-155,
158, 162, 164-167, 171, 173, 176, U
208-210, 262, 282, 289, 305, 312, 314-315
Texas Gas Transmission Corporation, 121, U.S. Navy, 42, 59, 198, 212, 221
139, 143, 145-146, 149, 155, 166-167, UABL Limited, 267
171, 173, 176, 209 Uber, R. Barry, 274
The CSX Way, 232 Ultrapetrol Limited, 267-270, 276
The Roosevelt Special Railroad, 34 Union Barge Line (UBL), 64, 121
Theis, Francis W., 209 United Service Organization (U.S.O.), 74
Thomas, J. W., 108 USS Darke landing craft, 45
Thorp, Gregory, 200, 226, 234-235, 241, 272, USS Laysan Island vessel, 60
277, 290, 299, 305, 309, 313-314, 316, USS Okala vessel, 60
319-320, 324 USS Palmyra vessel, 60
Threlkeld, William B., 149, 153, 164
Tidewater Barge Lines, 275
Timber, 5, 22, 24, 81
Timber industry, 24
V
Tobin, Paul A., 307 Valley Line Company (VLC), 238, 307
Todd, Rucker, 209 Vane Brothers Company, 277, 316-317
Toupin, Leo R., 164, 172 Vanier, Jacques, 285
Towboat, 16, 18, 31, 33-34, 37, 40-41, 47, Vapor Recovery System, 252, 317
49, 52, 64-65, 69, 76, 81-82, 84, 86, 89-90,

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Vectura Group, Inc., 262, 265 WFN radio, 132, 186

Vegetable oil, 155, 252, 290 Wheat, 276
Vehicles, 59-60, 78, 103, 113, 116, 119 Wheeling, 6, 24
Venezuela, 122-123, 248, 250-253, 288 White River Barge Lines, 122
Vessel Management System (VMS), 219 Whitewater Canal, 8
Vessel Vital Signs Monitoring System (VSMS), Whitlatch, Carl R., 210-211
206, 219 Whitlock, Norb, 172, 196, 254, 275, 286, 289,
Victory Shipbuilding Safety, 72 294
Vietnam War, 118, 141 Wilkins, Delbert, 268, 274-275
Volcano steamboat, 6 William T. Toutant, 171, 206
Willig, W. Armin, 108, 134
Winchester, 24
W Wind power, 292
Wofford, Jack D., 121, 128, 135, 155, 161,
W. C. Kelly Barge, 30 297, 310
W. G. Coyle and Company, 154 Wolf River Terminal & Warehouse Company,
W. J. Stoner tugboat, 37 90-91
W. T. Love hydroelectric plant, 189 Wolfe, 22
Wake Island towboat, 64 World War I, 18, 27, 37, 49
Walker Towing Company, 76 World War Ii, 18, 39-40, 42-44, 47, 51, 72,
Wall Street, 51, 100, 120, 208, 264, 286 75-76, 91, 97, 100, 108, 130-132, 177,
War craft, 71 215, 221, 223, 227, 246, 325
War Production Board, 51, 83 Worthan, Gus S., 39
Warner & Tamble, 132 Wright, Donald T., 131
Washington vessel, 5-6, 51, 84, 105, 262,
283, 310
Water Transportation Association (WTA), 209, Y
211
WATERCOM, 162, 176, 206, 216, 219-221, Y2K Bug, 262, 266
228, 231, 233, 266-267, 270 Yeutter, Clayton K., 283
Waterfront Park, 236-237 Young, Richard C., 139, 148-149
Watergate scandal, 141, 167
Waterways Journal, 47, 210, 289, 302,
305-306, 312
Wathen, Richard, 62, 71, 75, 225, 242
Z
Watkins, Hays T., 208-211, 234 Zell, Samuel, 272, 283, 286, 299
Weathers, Gaius, 205
Weber, R. Christopher, 283
Welch, Morris, 69
West Virginia, 24, 30, 44, 49, 64, 81, 116,
122, 151, 168, 175, 208, 266, 280
Western Coal Terminal, 213
Western Kentucky Navigation Inc., 296
Western Union Easylink program, 229

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