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Crippled Queen

American Queen departs Hannibal, Missouri, with tug boat on station. She is propelled by authentic steam powered stern wheel, and has bow thrusters as well as "Z drive" props either side of wheel. She lost one of the Z drives upriver in Minnesota, so a tug follows her all the way from Twin Cities in Minnesota to New Orleans....just in case...

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Uploaded on October 17, 2023
Taken on October 8, 2023