It's great to see that waterborne commerce has a pulse along the old Erie Canal, as this NUYT article explains:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/28/...column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
The opening photo of a massive Genesee beer brewing tank at first looked like a smart adaptive re-use of a solid rocket booster from NASA's space shuttle. Think of the naming possibilities!
I think there is a factual error in the article, though - the New York State Canal Corporation is a subsidiary of the New York State Thruway Authority, not the Power Authority. At least that's how things were when I last transited in 2015. Wikipedia agrees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/28/...column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
The opening photo of a massive Genesee beer brewing tank at first looked like a smart adaptive re-use of a solid rocket booster from NASA's space shuttle. Think of the naming possibilities!
I think there is a factual error in the article, though - the New York State Canal Corporation is a subsidiary of the New York State Thruway Authority, not the Power Authority. At least that's how things were when I last transited in 2015. Wikipedia agrees.