Midwest TowBoat Revue

Midwest TowBoat Revue Showcasing River Transportation From across the Midwest

07/25/2025

Recently had this roll of 8mm film scanned, it was titled Barges in Ice
Gave to me by a retired Assistant Chief of my dept

This is taken from the riverfront of Chillicothe, IL probably 1960s era , large ice jam on the IL river

Illinois Marine Towing M/V Eileen CDown bound light boat at Peoria
04/19/2025

Illinois Marine Towing M/V Eileen C
Down bound light boat at Peoria

Marquette Transportation Company MV Bruce L Hahn down bound at Peoria Illinois River
04/19/2025

Marquette Transportation Company MV Bruce L Hahn down bound at Peoria

Illinois River

03/07/2025

We would like to wish our historian, Curt Smith , a Very Happy Birthday!!!
Thank you for all you have done with our historic images

06/18/2024

For the time being, this page is going into a hiatus for new content . With one of our Admins having moved up away from the Rivers, and Myself now working an OTR job, hopefully this summer we can bring you a post or two before the 2024 season comes to a close

Please enjoy past content in the meantime, both here and on our YouTube channel

Thanks
MWTR admins

Southern Devall M/V Kevin ConwayUpbound Dresden Lock
03/23/2024

Southern Devall M/V Kevin Conway
Upbound Dresden Lock

01/15/2024

Don't forget to go check out our friends at We Work the Waterways on their new Page Launch!!! We are proud to work alongside them when it comes to Towboat Imagery!

Here is the video from our catch of the Sarah Hunter! Thanks to the Captain for the Whistle and Chat
11/07/2023

Here is the video from our catch of the Sarah Hunter! Thanks to the Captain for the Whistle and Chat

Hines Furlong Line. M/v Sarah HunterUpbound Chillicothe, Illinois 10/28/2023
10/28/2023

Hines Furlong Line.
M/v Sarah Hunter
Upbound Chillicothe, Illinois
10/28/2023

City of Joliet, downbound on the Mississippi River at Lansing, Iowa. 2 June 2023.
06/03/2023

City of Joliet, downbound on the Mississippi River at Lansing, Iowa. 2 June 2023.

M/V Carl Cannon, downbound on the Illinois River at Peoria, Illinois. 4-6-2023.
04/09/2023

M/V Carl Cannon, downbound on the Illinois River at Peoria, Illinois. 4-6-2023.

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