The Panama Canal does not raise ships with cranes, it raises the water around them using lock chambers, sluices, and simple hydrostatics. This breaks down why the gates are angled, how lock staircases ...

Rehabilitation work has been completed at Lock Number 47, located on the Union Canal towpath between the Berks County Heritage Center and Reber’s Bridge in Bern Township. The work had begun in early ...

From their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinize the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren of a merchant ship resonates from nearby. In ...

One human lifetime. That’s how long we’ve been debating whether the lock of the Industrial Canal should be widened — “we” meaning shipping interests, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and residents of ...

Reader question: Why are the Appleton locks closed? When will they be open to boaters? Answer: The Fox River locks are billed as the only fully restored, hand-operated lock system in the nation.

More than a half-century after Congress authorized building a replacement for the Industrial Canal's navigation lock, optimism is rising among some maritime industry officials that the nearly $1 ...

THEM TODAY, EACH CRACK AND RIDGE IN THESE ROCKS HELPS TELL A STORY THAT DATES BACK TO BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR. AND WHILE MOSS COVERS A LOT OF THESE RUINS NOW, THIS IS A REAL TREASURE UPSTREAM ON THE ...

A sign notes the route for the Erie and Champlain canals at Waterford Harbor on May 16 in Waterford. Lock No. 5 on Saturday in Waterford. The Erie Canal Lock 2 at Waterford Harbor on May 16. The view ...

Repairs to the area around the Erie Canal locks won't prevent public access to the locks this summer after all. The state Canal Corp., which operates the waterway, has yielded to pleas from Mayor ...