Stop and Go Traffic Northbound Memphis

[@ThumperKJFK]

Man the sound of those two EMD's when they spool up. That's music to my ears CUOTO Captain. 🤙✌

[@marktwained]

This is one long video of go,stop,go for traffic. Uncut and real.

[@altair458]

When I was in high-school during summer break four us loaded two canoes. We put in on the little Wabash river at Carmi Illinois. We went down to the big Wabash then down to the Ohio. Past Old Shawneetown and on to Cairo Illinois. At Cairo we went down the Mississippi to Memphis. Stopping at towns to buy what we needed. My parents came to Memphis to bring us and our gear back. To my dying day I will never forget what a great adventure we had. Once in a lifetime. God bless all of you.

[@marktwained]

Amazing adventure. I’d love to see it from that perspective. 👍🏻

[@barrybabin9904]

Hello from the saxton light....LOUISIANA.......Meraux...

[@rjay49]

Great video loved the view of how things are done when maneuvering rather than just the view down the river, thanks Capt

[@redcook4929]

Glade to see you back

[@Zhukov-3]

Great video! I love those sounds.

[@danrogers8583]

Love the sound of those engines workin.

[@todddanielson]

Soon to be electric motors RIGHT? Ha! Ha!

[@jg-xx8oh]

The girls are digging in!

[@ThumperKJFK]

@@todddanielson EV Tugs...That's a laugh. Nothing can replace High torque EMD's, or Cat's.

[@marktwained]

Why not?

[@marktwained]

Electric motors are some of the biggest. New aircraft carriers are all electric, run by nuclear power. Y’all fellas don’t understand that?

[@altair458]

Hello from mile 497 on the Ohio. Love this channel!!

[@todmarmino196]

That’s some flanking there captain

[@stevetadlock5223]

Amazing watching you work! I've only done that with a 50' Mickelson...They got to be paying you boque lot of peso's!

[@lesnicholson3578]

Thanks for the videos!!

[@jjaagg5050]

I must be behind. I thought you were laid up in dry dock after surgery?

[@marktwained]

I am. Uploading from huge library of footage I have not uploaded. I have terabytes and terabytes of footage

[@jjaagg5050]

@@marktwained Got it! Thanks.

[@kevinstans7638]

Wow I miss the sounds of the power

[@michaelorleans5396]

Why is there a gap between barges on the portside?😮

[@kylehaskell8916]

That's not a gap, it's an empty hopper barge. Or at least it looks like it's an empty

[@gregsullivan8956]

So pork chop problems prevail

[@marktwained]

Metal plate implants nowadays. Won’t be a problem again. 😁

[@gregsullivan8956]

@@marktwained Good to hear. Hope all goes well.

[@kingtut8381]

NO STICKS ON THE PORT SIDE ?

[@marktwained]

Rudders don’t work independently (port and starboard). They are “jockey” barred solid in rudder room. *the Mable C Etheridge is an exception to this, and only I’ve ridden.

[@marktwained]

On latest refurbishment decision was made to simplify helm.

[@kingtut8381]

@@marktwained THANX 4 THE NOTE, CAPT. JUST NEVER SAW A PUSHER WITH STARBOARD STICKS ONLY. GGRA 8 VIDS AS ALWAYS. THANX

[@user-iw5bm7us7w]

Good afternoon, Mark) I am the captain of the river pusher “Aikhal”. My name is Nikolay, I am your subscriber. I wanted to know how many dollars you earn per month on your boat???

[@louispaparella5766]

Nikolay...here in the U S, we don't ask that question...it is considered rude by most people. It is a private matter between employer/employee

[@user-iw5bm7us7w]

I am a captain from another country, I wanted to know how your work is paid in comparison with ours)

[@user-iw5bm7us7w]

In my country, navigation costs $22,000

[@louispaparella5766]

@@user-iw5bm7us7w I understood that. But we usually don't discuss it outside of very close friends or family. Btw...an AB or deckhand would expect to make much more than $22,000 USD. A Captain or First Officer/Engineer, much much more. But it is more expensive to live here also. It also depends on which Certificate/License a person holds

[@marktwained]

$1000-1200 per day.. at time of video.

[@freddecat5484]

Only steering levers on the starboard side? If so, very odd. Fred

[@marktwained]

Yes. It’s all that’s needed. Steer by wire over hydraulic. Jockey bar in rudder room. No independent steering, so cuts down on dash clutter. I guess

[@BlankenshiptheDevil]

@@marktwainedsteering rudders on right, what are the other sticks? Flanking rudders? Can’t be bow thrusters…..

[@BlankenshiptheDevil]

Not talking about throttles. There’s a vertical brass stack handle on either side of the throttles, assuming some kind of secondary rudder, a la flanking rudder. Either way, curious, lifelong Ohio River resident, grew up upriver of the big yellow bridge in Cincy. Keep it pretty, hit them green lights…

[@user-qv2ho3kp5o]

@@BlankenshiptheDevil Search lights up top

[@marktwained]

Steering is bottom, flanking rudders controlled with top lever.

[@nancyniewoehner7881]

Did you wash your hands after going potty?