Erie Canal handles 1 ton of freight, 514 miles on one gallon of fuel
Rising fuel prices are pushing shippers to take a new look at an old way to deliver their goods - the Erie Canal.
“Our inquiries are definitely up,” said Capt. Rob Goldman, of New York State Marine Highway Transportation Co., the largest shipper on the state’s 524-mile canal system.
Over the next two days Goldman will be guiding a barge laden with two massive turbines and a generator, weighing 450 tons, through the canal.