From their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinize the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren of a merchant ship resonates from nearby. In ...

The Panama Canal, which slices through the North and South American continents, carving a 51-mile path between the east and ...

Erie Canal locks E-6 (Waterford) through E-25 (Mays Point) on the Erie Canal and Locks O-1 (Phoenix) through O-8 (Oswego) on the Oswego Canal are closed due to high water levels. The New York State ...

Lock gates along parts of the Leeds-Liverpool canal have been closed after water levels dropped due to a lack of recent rainfall. The Canals and River Trust said lock use has been suspended between ...

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — Moving boats up and down through Erie Canal locks 34 and 35 ...

The first batch of boats to enter Erie Canal Lock 2 in Waterford on Friday, the opening day of the state's canal system. The canal locks are open through Oct. 16. Boaters line up to enter Erie Canal ...

The official opening of the 48-mile-long waterway's massive new locks on Sunday will add a new twist to what long has been a bucket list item for cruising fans. Princess Cruises, which offers more ...

Pittsford, N.Y. — It's a sure sign that spring is just around the corner, making sure the Erie Canal is ready to reopen. The New York State Canal Corporation hosted a tour Thursday of its ongoing ...

Rehabilitation work has been completed at Lock Number 47, located on the Union Canal towpath between the Berks County Heritage Center and Reber’s Bridge in Bern Township. The work had begun in early ...

The much-delayed Inner Harbor Navigation Canal lock replacement project, which received no financing in the 2010 federal budget, would also be denied money in 2011 if President Barack Obama's proposal ...

The need for backbreaking labor to advance trade and transportation on the upper Connecticut River attracted about 400 Irish workers to a crude riverside camp in the late 1820s. With pick and shovel ...