Anchor Line (Pennsylvania Railroad)
Anchor Line may refer to: * Anchor Line (riverboat company), a Mississippi steamer service from 1859 to 1898 * Anchor Line (steamship company), a transatlantic steamship company founded in 1856 and acquired by Cunard Line in 1911 See also *Anchor (other) *Blue Anchor Line Blue Anchor Line was a British shipping company operating between the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia between 1870 and 1910. The owners of this shipping company in later years were Messrs. W. Lund and Sons. The Blue Anchor Line was ...

Anchor Line (riverboat Company)
The Anchor Line was a steamboat company that operated a fleet of boats on the Mississippi River between St. Louis, Missouri, and New Orleans, Louisiana, between 1859 and 1898, when it went out of business. It was one of the most well-known, if not successful, pools of steamboats formed on the lower Mississippi River in the decades following the American Civil War. History Early years, 1859-1879 The company was founded in 1859 as the Memphis and St. Louis Packet Line, principally providing service to these two cities and points in between. Two years later, the American Civil War broke out. Whereas many steamboat owners were forced to cease operations at the outbreak of hostilities, the Memphis and St. Louis Packet Line managed to remain in business by operating on the parts of the Mississippi River occupied by the Union forces. By the spring of 1862, this included all parts of the river as far south as Memphis. One year later, all ports on the river except for Vicksburg, Mi ...
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Anchor Line (steamship Company)
Anchor Line was a Scottish merchant shipping company that was founded in 1855 and dissolved in 1980. Background The Anchor Line shipping company grew from small beginnings in tandem with the River Clyde shipbuilding industry as the Glasgow river was transformed. In the 19th century rapid industrialisation the Clyde changed from a shallow meandering river into one of the industrialised world's greatest ports and a hub of shipbuilding and marine engineering expertise. From the 1880s until the 1940s the company was famous for its sleek ships and the comfort it offered its passengers at a very affordable cost. While not as large or famous as Cunard or P&O, the Anchor Line built up a reputation for value and became well known for employing some of the finest marine artists of the day to create its beautiful posters. It also played on its Scottish roots and employed Scottish crew and cabin crew, advertising "Scottish ships and Scottish crew for Scottish passengers". Beginnings Th ...
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Anchor (other)
An anchor is a device that attaches to the sea bottom to prevent a boat from drifting. Anchor may also refer to: Devices * Sea anchor, a device to slow the drift of a vessel without use of the seabed * Earth anchor, a device to support structures, used in geotechnical and construction applications * Anchor bolt, to attach objects or structures to concrete * Anchor (climbing), used in rock climbing * Anchor plate, to strengthen buildings * Anchor, part of a microdermal implant in body modification * Anchor escapement, a type of escapement used in pendulum clocks * Screw anchor, to secure a screw in a brittle material * Boat anchor (metaphor), a colloquial term for outdated equipment * Digital anchor, uses GPS and electronic compass to hold a boat's position Places * Anchor, Illinois, US * Anchor, Kentucky, US * Anchor, Shropshire, a village in England * Anchor, Texas, US Arts, entertainment, and media Music * ''Anchor'' (Autumn Hill album), 2015 * ''Anchor'' (Colton Di ...
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