Thread: The Soo Locks
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Old 05-25-2016, 03:55 PM
mmartin798 mmartin798 is offline
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Originally Posted by ArmySGT. View Post
Comes down to the volume of traffic and the tolls. What does it cost to go through the lock? What are they getting in trade for the electricity?
I forgot about tolls! I am so used to the locks currently being free to use I forgot that in the late 19th and early 20th century there was a toll of 3-4 cents per ton to use the locks.
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