[PRCo] Dis-assed-her on the Mon

[Fred Schneider]

I walked across the 6th Street Bridge one day in April 1958 and snared a picture of the Delta Queen tied up beneath it.   But it wasn't common anymore.   



On Jul 14, 2013, at 5:08 PM, Bob Rathke wrote:

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> Dwight, 
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> 1958 was the last time I saw a sternwheeler in normal service in Pittsburgh, although I wasn't near the rivers every day. 
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> In the late 50's I photographed the excursion steamboat Avalon docking at the Mon Wharf (I need to find that photo too).  Later, the Avalon was rebuilt and renamed, and operates today as the Belle of Louisville. 
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> Bob 
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> From: "Dwight Long" <dwightlong at verizon.net> 
> To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org> 
> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 3:52:25 PM 
> Subject: Re: [PRCo] Dis-assed-her on the Mon 
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> Bob 
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> I wonder when the last sternwheeler ran in "normal" revenue service? 
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> I recall that in the mid 60s US Steel's barge line subsidiary had some DPC 
> towboats that were steam propelled, but AIR they were screws not wheels. 
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> Dwight 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Rathke" <bobrathke at comcast.net> 
> To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" 
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> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 4:03 PM 
> Subject: Re: [PRCo] Dis-assed-her on the Mon 
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>> I have photos of the Island Queen fire, taken by my uncle. I need to find 
>> them, but In the meantime, attached are a couple of photos of operating 
>> sternwheeler s on the Allegheny River in 1956-58. 
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>> Bob 
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
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>> From: "Fred Schneider" <fwschneider at comcast.net> 
>> To: "Western PA Trolley discussion" 
>> <pittsburgh-railways at mailman.dementix.org> 
>> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 10:46:37 AM 
>> Subject: [PRCo] Dis-assed-her on the Mon 
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>> This is another one of Fred's wild diversions… This is essentially for our 
>> man in Della-wear but there may be others beside Dwight and I who are into 
>> river boats. 
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>> But if you are from Pittsburgh, this may appeal to you. I remember seeing 
>> a deck chair laying on one of the nearby streets the evening of the fire 
>> as testimony to the fierce explosion. Funny what you remember when you are 
>> seven years old! 
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>> http://www3.gendisasters.com/pennsylvania/7010/pittsburgh-pa-excursion-steamer-island-queen-explodes-sep-1947 
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>> http://thepittsburghhistoryjournal.com/post/31196946818/island-queen-explosion-via-on-this-day-in 
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>> http://steamboats.com/museum/u.html 
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