Texas Ferries

[Cascadian Transport]

I am currently on vacation in Houston, Texas, and I'm getting the opportunity to ride some of their ferries.


There are two notable ferry systems down there, the Galveston Ferry and the Lynchburg Ferry. I just got back from riding four of the six Galveston ferries.

The Galveston-Boliver Ferry is a ~15 minute crossing. There are 6 very similar ferries, each with a capacity of 60 cars and 500 passengers. They are the...
-Dewitt C. Greer
-John W. Johnson
-Robert C. Lanier
-Robert H. Dedman
-Ray Stoker Jr.
-Gibb Gilchrist


I took plenty of Pictures and Videos for your viewing pleasure.





Here's the Dewitt C. Greer unloading in Slip 1 at Galveston


The Vehicle Holding Compound at Galveston


Looking across at Slips 2 and 3 at Galveston


Down south, they can load and unload simultaneously. 


Looking at the VMC and the Ferries Ray Stoker Jr. (in front) and Gibb Gilchrist (behind)


The John W. Johnson preparing to unload at Slip 2 in Galveston


Looking down from the Sun Deck to the Car Deck of the Greer

More photos on my Flickr Page


And, lastly, 3 walkthrough tours. Enjoy.







 

[Low Light Mike]

Jun 18, 2015 17:34:55 GMT -8 Cascadian Transport said:

I am currently on vacation in Houston, Texas, and I'm getting the opportunity to ride some of their ferries.

Well done. Thanks for filming, editing and sharing.

For the record, the ferry-worker at the 2:26 mark is not me.

[Cascadian Transport]

Jun 18, 2015 18:33:51 GMT -8 Low Light Mike said:

Jun 18, 2015 17:34:55 GMT -8 Cascadian Transport said:

Well done. Thanks for filming, editing and sharing.

My pleasure. I enjoyed every second. There's still much more to come, including a fourth walkthrough, loading completion&departure videos from both terminals, and many more pictures. Plus the Lynchburg ferry, which I will probably be on at some point Saturday.

[Cascadian Transport]

From the Harris County Ferry, better known as the Lynchburg Ferry, I bring several new videos.

The Lynchburg Ferry system is composed of two identical, tiny ferries that operate a tiny route across the Houston Ship Channel.

I got three videos; a walkthrough, a horn recording, and a video of the tiny ships in action (posted in that order). Enjoy.

 

[Dane]

I did not know Texas had ferries. Obviously, I have never read this thread.

Anyways, Google thought I'd be interested in this article and the big machine was correct: kfdm.com/amp/news/local/new-vessel-could-help-seemingly-endless-waits-for-galvestonbolivar-ferry

New ferry design for Texas, a pretty classic design language from a lot of US ferries.