07-08-2015, 04:07 AM
shortliner Wrote:I believe the reason that the tugboat had its wheelhouse height increased was to improve visibility to be able to see over cars on the float - I think the New York Cross Harbour ones have the same modification - it would make it easier to push the floats into the float bridges
Make sense. On the most "modern" photo, the wheelhouse window are just barerly exceeding a couple of boxcars on a carfloat. Increased height is about 2-3 feet max.
Matt
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