It became prominent due to the canal traffic that passed through.

The rise of shipping commercial goods using railroads led to a substantial decline in canal traffic.

After reaching an all-time high of 14,009 ship passages in 1982, total canal traffic dropped 16.5 percent the next year.

Maritime culture during the Song period was enhanced by these new technologies, along with the allowance of greater river and canal traffic.

The causes of these economic difficulties included such external factors as the decline in world trade, and thus canal traffic.

The trip, which takes from six hours to eight hours or more, depending on canal traffic, costs $90, children 12 and under $69.

By 1877 canal traffic had tripled from any previous level.

With the decline of canal traffic, the town's economy also declined sharply.

Since 1768 Birmingham has been sending without difficulty its production to the sea ports, owing to canal traffic.

Eventually the commercial canal traffic declined toward the turn of the century and gave way to the railroad.