Tug Cornell

SAILING SCHEDULE
Tug Cornell holds 40 visitors.
Each sail is free and lasts about one hour and fifteen minutes.
Saturday - 12:45PM and 2:30PM
Sunday – 11:30AM, 1:15PM and 3:00PM

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The Lehigh Valley Railroad (LVRR) Tug Cornell served as a means to transport rail cars via barge across NY harbor from 1950 to 1971. She was designed to operate in the Harlem river without the need to open any of the bridges. The designed air draft of 24' allowed for a minimum clearance of 12" from the lowest bridge at M.H.H.W. (Mean Higher High Water). No other rail tugs of this class could accomplish the unique task. In 1971 Cornell was purchased by Ross Towing and put to work as a ship-docking tug in Boston, MA. In the summer of 2003 the Cornell headed south for Maryland where she was used as a sightseeing/training vessel in the upper Chesapeake Bay.

In April of 2007 Cornell was purchased again by Lehigh Maritime and moved to her native home in New York. During the summer of 2007, while berthed in Greenport, NY, she was repaired and given a proper cleaning and she was dressed in her original LVRR colors. Cornell now has a regular berth in Kingston, NY, located on the west side of the Hudson River. Through the love and dedication of many she has been restored to her former glory as a true Railroad Tug.

Matt Perricone is the Captain of the Tug Cornell. Matt is also the owner and provider of the temporary dock (the Black Diamond) that will be moored to College Point at the College of Mount Saint Vincent for the festival. This temporary dock allows access to all of the boats and is the anchor for the Waterfront Museum Barge.

SAILING SCHEDULE
Tug Cornell holds 40 visitors.
Each sail is free and lasts about one hour and fifteen minutes.
Saturday - 12:45PM and 2:30PM
Sunday – 11:30AM, 1:15PM and 3:00PM