
Erie Canal Lock # 29

entrance to Lock # 29


in the lock waiting for the water level to rise

water leaking through the lock gates

water in the lock at the higher water level

lock control house

tug and barge entering the lock

operating the controls

the cable for opening and closing the water valves

stage one, one light lit

stage two, two lights lit

tug and barge rising with the increasing water level

power windless

the electrical controls

former power house
from when the lock generated its own power by water turbines
(now connected to state grid)

the Emita II docked at the pier

leaving Lock # 29



passing the Emita II

pleasure yacht entering

canal system work barges

