Greater Pittsburg . BARGES LOADED WITH STEEL RAILSThe number of barges in use about Pittsburgh for the transportation of coal and manufactured iron is enormous. Their total carrying capacity is estimated asover 2,500,000 tons. About 4,000,000 tons of steel rails and other manufactured iron are freighted in barges COAL BARGES ON THE OHIOThe transportation of coal is an important traffic on the rivers. A barge for carrying coal costs from $3,000 to $5,000 and draws six feet of water when of the river towboats can push sixty barges holding 1,500,000 bushels. The annual amoun
Greater Pittsburg . BARGES LOADED WITH STEEL RAILSThe number of barges in use about Pittsburgh for the transportation of coal and manufactured iron is enormous. Their total carrying capacity is estimated asover 2,500,000 tons. About 4,000,000 tons of steel rails and other manufactured iron are freighted in barges COAL BARGES ON THE OHIOThe transportation of coal is an important traffic on the rivers. A barge for carrying coal costs from $3,000 to $5,000 and draws six feet of water when of the river towboats can push sixty barges holding 1,500,000 bushels. The annual amount of coal moved by water at Pittsburgh totals over 6,000,000 tons.
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