Barges

"Barges," I said; "they all have to hurry off as quickly as possible to unload the cases."

Fanny Goes to War Pat Beauchamp Washington

"Barges," says Mr. J.R. Green, "came up the river with stone from Caen for the great arches that moved the popular wonder, while street and lane were being levelled to make space for the famous churchyard of St. Paul's."

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch Arthur Dimock

Barges travel back and forth from the Curionian lagoon, and the boatmen push along the green riverbank with long poles.

Rachel Cusk | Portraits 2011

Barges regularly move coal, grain, ore, gravel, auto parts and other vital products down the Mississippi.

Coast Guard reopens part of Mississippi River 2011

Barges continued to navigate the Mississippi, but smaller ports have had to shut down because the equipment used to load and unload goods was submerged.

Flood Soaks Mississippi Casinos, Farmlands Cameron McWhirter 2011

Barges travel from farm country down the Missouri, Ohio and Mississippi rivers.

Out-of-control barges on Mississippi hit bridge 2011

Barges regularly move coal, grain, ore, gravel, auto parts and other vital products down the Mississippi.

Some Kentucky residents return to homes near Mississippi River 2011

— Barges nearly two football fields long, piled high with coal, float smoothly down the lower Monongahela River here — until they reach the 75-year-old Charleroi Locks and Dam, where many get waylaid at the gate.

Old Locks Jam River Traffic Jennifer Levitz 2011

Barges headed south from the nation's heartland to the Port of South Louisiana at Reserve, upriver from New Orleans, would be unable to reach grain elevators.

Rising Mississippi River takes aim at Delta region 2011

Barges were moved into the first of the passes last week.

Gulf Oil Spill: 'Cajun Navy' Fights Oil With Barges 2010