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<DIV><FONT size=4>Herb</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>It and the <EM>Mississippi Queen</EM> were commissioned by the
same company that owned the <EM>Delta Queen,</EM> which was the successor
in interest to the old Greene Line of Cincinnati, the company that sent Fred Way
out to Calif. after WW II to choose either the <EM>Queen</EM> or
<EM>King</EM> and sail the chosen one back to Neville Island to be modified into
the <EM>DQ</EM> as we knew her on the river. He wrote a book about
this adventure—quite a tale. The later <EM>Queens</EM> were built for two
reasons: insufficient capacity for the tour business on the <EM>DQ;</EM>
and concern (well placed as it turned out) that the <EM>DQ</EM>, because it was
not an all steel boat, at some point in time would not be given another
exemption by the Feds to operate on the Western Rivers. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>The <EM>Delta King</EM> is a non-operational floating hotel
and restaurant tied up on the river in Sacramento, not far from the Calif. RR
museum. One can watch trains crossing the river while having a drink on
its outer deck, a pleasant way to spend a nice summer afternoon.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Both original <EM>Queens</EM> were built by John Brown’s
boatyard on the Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, and shipped disassembled to San
Francisco where they were reassembled. They provided overnight steamer service
between the City and Sacramento until WW II, when the Navy requisitioned them
for service. After WW II they were offered as war surplus—see
above.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Dwight</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=hrbran@cavtel.net
href="mailto:hrbran@cavtel.net">Herb Brannon</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, 03 August, 2013 22:54</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org
href="mailto:pittsburgh-railways@mailman.dementix.org">Western PA Trolley
discussion</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PRCo] Steamboat Avalon (now the Belle of
Louisville)</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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we're on the subject of steamboats around Pittsburgh I did notice<BR>something a
few days ago. I was at Station Square and when leaving via<BR>Carson Street I
saw a large, new, "tour" type bus painted with the logo and<BR>river boat scenes
of the "American Queen". I just opened the email on the<BR>"Avalon" and decided
to "bing" the American Queen.<BR><BR>I've attached a photo of it. It apparently
is the reincarnation of the old<BR>"Delta Queen" and makes regular scheduled
runs up and down the Mississippi<BR>and Ohio Rivers. The schedule indicates it
will be leaving Pittsburgh for<BR>St. Louis on August 10th. I will have to keep
an eye out for this riverboat<BR>when it gets into Pittsburgh.<BR><BR><BR>On
Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Bob Rathke <bobrathke@comcast.net>
wrote:<BR><BR>><BR>> This is a follow-up to the discussion a week or two
ago about<BR>> sternwheelers on the Pittsburgh rivers. At that time I
couldn't find the<BR>> photo I took of the excursion sternwheeler Avalon in
1957. Attached is the<BR>> photo of the Avalon taken as passengers
disembarked on the Monongahela<BR>> wharf. Also a photo of a sternwheeler
towboat that I took the same day,<BR>> looking toward the Liberty Bridge,
incline and P&LE
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