Edna G. in Two Harbors, MN
Built in 1896 by the Cleveland Shipbuilding Company, the Edna G. was a tugboat for the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad. It was named after daughter of the railroad's president, J.L. Greatsinger. The Duluth & Iron Range Railroad merged with the Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway in 1938, thus creating the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway.
Two Harbors, MN was it's home port for the majority of its career, with the exception of World War I when it served along the eastern seaboard.
It's main purpose was to move ships and barges carrying iron ore and taconite, but it was involved in several shipwreck rescues including the surviving crew of the Medeira that sank in 1905.
It's last tow was the Cason J. Calloway on December 30, 1980. It was the last coal fired-steam engine tugboat on the Great Lakes when it was retired in 1981. 4/16/21.
Edna G. in Two Harbors, MN
Built in 1896 by the Cleveland Shipbuilding Company, the Edna G. was a tugboat for the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad. It was named after daughter of the railroad's president, J.L. Greatsinger. The Duluth & Iron Range Railroad merged with the Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway in 1938, thus creating the Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railway.
Two Harbors, MN was it's home port for the majority of its career, with the exception of World War I when it served along the eastern seaboard.
It's main purpose was to move ships and barges carrying iron ore and taconite, but it was involved in several shipwreck rescues including the surviving crew of the Medeira that sank in 1905.
It's last tow was the Cason J. Calloway on December 30, 1980. It was the last coal fired-steam engine tugboat on the Great Lakes when it was retired in 1981. 4/16/21.