FB Jim; reciprocating steam pumps are a topic of interest to me; I own five small ones. Are any of her pumps still aboard?

The steam ferry Astoria still has one aboard:

http://www.survivingwo...ompartment_4_16_03_2

See also:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/steam_lizards

The ferry in the background is the BEACON. Sorry, my friends and I couldn't identify it either; it is labeled "unknown tug g):
http://www.survivingwo...eamship/wittem~3.jpg

-James Hefner
Hebrews 10:20a

Surviving World Steam Project
http://www.survivingworldsteam.com

I think this is the 1921 ferry BEACON?

The following may help identify many of the vessels in this yard:

http://www.survivingwo...eamship/wittem~4.jpg

Here is a more current link to the picture of the yard on local.live.com:

http://local.live.com/...=1&scene=2302652

The Astoria, along with some barges and other vessels were moved further upstream, probably after the Coast Guard ordered the owner to get rid of them because they were blocking the channel in the 1970s. Local.live.com's Bird's Eye view even allows you to see the half sunk Ford Taurus in O'Boyle's essay:

http://local.live.com/...=1&scene=2308869

The half-sunk double ended steam ferry with the spiral staircase that also appears in Shaun's essay is the "Maj. Gen. William H. Hart", it and the ex
Reading RR McMyler Coal Dumping Machine can be found across the river
from the main yard along a group of piers.

Ever since I saw O'Boyle's essay I have been facinated with this place; several folks on the web have helped me identify many of the boats in the yard. This yard was one of the inspirations for my Surviving World Steamship
CD-ROM.

-James Hefner
Hebrews 10:20a

Surviving World Steam Project
http://www.survivingworldsteam.com