marine railway

It is the only marine railway of its kind in North America.

Grease must not be used on those parts of a marine railway that will enter the water.

There, three days later, while out of water on the marine railway, she was burned to prevent capture by Union forces.

The facility expanded over the next several decades, with additional buildings and even a marine railway.

Consider alternatives such as gravel or a marine railway.

The marine railway was destroyed by the 1991 Perfect Storm.

It is probably the world's oldest surviving marine railway.

The marine railway must not constitute a hazard to navigation or other recreational users of the water.

By the end of the 1960s the old marine railway could not keep up with the amount of boating traffic in the area.

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A new boat, gas engine and machine shops were built and a 40-ton marine railway was installed.

It was only the installation of the marine railway that allowed the shipyard to launch modern ships.

Larger modern marine railways can handle vessels of thousands of tons.

Using a marine railway/patent slip avoids the need to pump out a dry dock, saving time and money.

Today little remains of the yard except for marine railways and slipways only visible at low tide.

In this and several other cases, the locks were never built, and the marine railway continued to serve on a permanent basis.

By 1839 the company had built a small dry dock, an engine foundry, two wharves and a marine railway.

For larger vessels and harsher wave action, boat lifts or marine railways are a better choice.

"Better reliability of the Marine Railway will improve boaters' confidence in the entire system."

Marine railways are routinely approved when the following policies are addressed in the application.

Boathouses with a marine railway setup which raises and stores boats out of the water are preferred.

A marine railway was built in 1925 to assist in launching and hauling boats.

There is also a marine railway at Center Harbor that can be used to pull the massive ship entirely from the water.

A marine railway was installed on a Japanese pier and boat-repair shops were also erected.

Two marine railways were built, originally without handrails, from the bay side boat room to seven feet below mean low tide line.