An animation demonstrating the lock system of the Panama Canal. From the program "TR, the Story of Theodore Roosevelt," an animation of the locks system of the Panama Canal demonstrates how a ship ...

A conceptual view of the third set of locks with the water saving basins, Courtesy: Autoridad del Canal de Panama 1,400 feet long, 180 feet wide, and 60 feet deep.

The 109-year-old canal works through a water lock system that move ships up or down as they make it to the other side. Each ship that goes through the canal uses millions of gallons of water that ...

As part of our Abandoned PA series, we visit a well-preserved canal lock in York County that hasn't been used in more than 130 years.

Crews also use the late fall and winter months to make repairs and upgrades needed to ensure that the New York state Canal System, which turns 101 years old next year, is ready to open for the ...

Boats exit Erie Canal Lock 2 on the first day of the state Canal System navigation season on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Waterford, N.Y. The canal locks are open through October 16. Will Waldron ...

In this 2003 photo, a boat enters Lock 23 in Brewerton from the north. Lock 23 is the busiest lock in the New York State Canal System. It won't be open for boat traffic until July 4.

The 2024 navigation season for recreational vessels to operate on the New York State Canal System concluded on Wednesday, October 16. New York State Canal Corporation workers will now begin winter ...

A system of locks, canals and dams was built in the 1840s and 1850s to tame the rapids and make the waterway navigable for transporting goods and people. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assumed ...

The 2024 navigation season for recreational vessels to operate on the New York State Canal System concluded on Wednesday, October 16. New York State Canal Corporation workers will now begin winter ...