Mules would tow barges along its length, traversing 74 state-of-the-art canal locks along the way. It was a good idea—except ...

Navigate the most challenging canal locks in the UK with a 66.5 ft narrowboat, conquering 29 locks in a row at the steepest flight in the country. This video captures the camaraderie, physical effort, ...

Built in the mid-nineteenth century, the Black River Canal served as the headwaters of the Erie Canal, right in the ...

Drained for maintenance, the Miraflores Locks remain impressive after 93 years of operation. A recently approved expansion plan will double canal capacity by 2015. In late August, traffic jams at ...

Maintenance teams initiated“dry chamber” work on 27 May by fully draining one chamber of the Pedro Miguel Locks. The ...

Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired.

Because it's pretty much impossible for ships to navigate the part of the Niagara River that literally falls off a cliff ...

The D&H Canal Historical Society and the D&H Transportation Heritage Council will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the ...

Richard said: “I just dropped everything and rushed to help. We'd just returned from helping a boat down the locks when two ...

It’s been 200 years this October since the Erie Canal was completed, which brought with it swathes of economic growth for the ...

The Erie Canal turns 200 this year, and New York is marking the occasion with a summer-long celebration honoring the canal's ...

The Erie Canal turns 200 years old this year, but with heavy rainfall delaying the waterway’s opening, some boaters are left ...