Looking E from Portland Canal.
Towboat "V.W. Meythaler" (doc. # 548689) tied off.
Ohio River mile 606.
Louisville, Kentucky.
Oct. 1987.
File # 87j163.

Twin screw towboat "V. W. Meythaler" (doc. # 548689, length 145, breadth 48, GM 16-645E5 diesels, 5600 hp.)
Built in 1973 by Jeffboat, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Originally owned by American Commercial Barge Line, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Sold in 1994 to UABL/Ultrapetrol, Asuncion, Paraguay, and renamed "San Martin"
Renamed "Soledad" in 2000
Renamed "San Martin I" in 2005
Photographed in late 2010 by Maxi Alonso on the Paraná River at Rosario, Argentina
Photographed in late 2012 by Roberto Attias on the Paraná River at Corrientes, Argentina
Current whereabouts unknown (UABL filed for bankrupcy in early 2017)
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35 mm Kodachrome slide.
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Looking WNW from Portland Canal upstream from McAlpine Locks.
Towboat "Steel Trader" (doc. # 297913) tied off while waiting to enter 600-foot lock, downbound.
Ohio River mile 606.
Louisville, Kentucky.
Oct. 1987.
File # 87j166.
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35 mm Kodachrome slide.
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Looking NNE from Portland Canal above McAlpine Locks.
Towboat "Valley Transporter" (doc. # 270759) upbound.
Mooring buoys can be seen stored at Corps of Engineers repair station on Shippingport Island.
Ohio River mile 606.
Louisville, Kentucky.
Oct. 1987.
File # 87j200.
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35 mm Kodachrome slide.
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Looking E from Portland Canal.
Towboat "James G. Hines" (doc. # 561613) tied off while waiting to lock down.
Ohio River mile 606.
Louisville, Kentucky.
Oct. 1987.
File # 87j202.
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35 mm Kodachrome slide.
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Looking E from Portland Canal.
Towboat "Girard Lewis" (doc. # 516589) tied off while waiting to lock down.
Conrail (later L&I) Bridge in distance.
Ohio River mile 606.
Louisville, Kentucky.
Oct. 1987.
File # 87j203.
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35 mm Kodachrome slide.
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