Looking E from I-64 near 12th St..
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Towboat "Betty June Walker" (doc. # 248942) upbound out of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville_and_Portland_Canal" class="extiw" title="w:Louisville and Portland Canal">Portland Canal</a>.
</p><p>This twin-screw towboat (150x35, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_diesel_engine" class="extiw" title="w:8 diesel engine">Fairbanks-Morse OP dieselss</a>, repowered 1958, 3200 hp) was built in 1945 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/calumet.htm">Calumet Shipyard and Drydock Co.</a>, Chicago, Illinois
It was originally named "George T. Horton" and owned by John I. Hay Co., Chicago
In 1963, it was sold to A.L. Mechling Barge Lines, Joliet, Ill.
In 1968, it was sold to central Towing Co., St. Louis, Ill.
In 1970, it was sold to Walker Towing Corp., Paducah, Kentucky, and renamed "Betty June Walker"
In 1993, it was sold to M&amp;I Transport Services, Paducah
In 1996, it was sold to TRP Transport, Paducah
Later in 1996, the boat was sold to American Boat Co., Cahokia, Illinois, and renamed "Razner"
Circa 2006, the boat was dismantled
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At left, McAlpine Vane Dike Lights and Daymark can be seen atop striped cell at upriver end of vane dike .
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bridgestunnels.com/bridges/ohio-river/clark-memorial-bridge-us-31/">Clark Bridge</a> in distance, with JFK and Big Four Bridges beyond that.
Galt House hotel at right.
In foreground are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_container" class="extiw" title="w:Intermodal container">shipping containers</a> at Kentucky Container Service.
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Ohio River mile 605.
Louisville, Kentucky.
February 1988.
file # 88b108.
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35 mm Kodachrome.
Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8.
Picture Window 6.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/70020260@N04">William Alden</a> from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/15964631778/">88b108: Betty June Walker upbound out of Portland Canal</a>