She was powered by a 1,760 horsepower triple expansion steam engine and fueled by two coal-fired Scotch marine boilers.

In 1920 the fleet owned by W.C. Richardson merged by the Columbia Steamship Company (managed by John T. Kelley) of Cleveland, Ohio.

[2] In 1963 the Holloway was repowered with a brand new diesel engine by the American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio.

On April 15, 1963 the Holloway suffered a fire while in drydock at American Ship Building Company of Lorain, Ohio.

[3] On November 15, 1974 the Holloway struck a bank at Burns Harbor, Indiana which caused a lot of damage.

On September 16, 1986 she cleared Quebec along with the steamer Philip D. Block in tow of the Polish tug Jantar.