The
Maritime Trader approaching the Burlington Canal at Hamilton.
Hamilton, June 30, 2008, Image 08-4829
The Front Range Light, 1909, on the south pier of the Burlington Canal.
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Range Light, on the north pier of the Burlington Canal.
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The Burlington Canal Lift Bridge is the 6th bridge to cross the canal since 1832.
The bridge has a vertical lift of 110' and a span of 380 feet.
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The Burlington Canal was first opened in 1832.
The James N. Allan Skyway Bridge also crosses the canal.
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The shuttered remains of old Hamilton Lighthouse. The lighthouse,
built in 1859 of dolomite limestone, was deactivated in 1968.
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Desgagnes tanker
Thalassa Desgagnes and the
Hamilton Energy.
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Provnav tanker
Hamilton Energy.
A look at the
Hamilton Energy.
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The
Hamilton Energy alongside the
Thalassa Desgagnes.
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The JRI Elevator at Hamilton was built in 1968 and expanded in 2008 to a capacity of 43,500 metric tonnes.
Hamilton, June 30, 2008, Image 08-4940
Trucks arriving at the elevator with soybeans are tested before proceeded to the dumping area.
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Longshoremen John Kelly and Rick Smith of ILA Local 1654 arrive on deck to load the ship.
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Loading soybeans begins about an hour after the vessel arrives in port.
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This cargo of soybeans is destined for Port Cartier on the upper St. Lawrence.
Hamilton, June 30, 2008, Image 08-5088
Looking aft at the
Maritime Trader loading at Hamilton.
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The grain is elevated to the top of the silos and transferred across on conveyor belts to the loading spouts.
Hamilton, June 30, 2008, Image 08-5128
The grain is weighed and dumped from incoming trucks and loaded directly onto the ship.
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Chris Shea and Capt. Vaughn Kendall observe the loading behind a veil of grain dust.
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ILA member Chris Raffter during his afternoon loading shift.
Hamilton, July 1, 2008, Image 08-5137
The
Maritime Trader basking in the glow of sun and the grain.
Hamilton, July 1, 2008, Image 08-5148
