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English: Towboat "R. W. Naye" upbound in Portland Canal on Ohio River (1 of 2)

Louisville, Kentucky, USA

1999
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Author William Alden III
Camera location38° 15′ 47.95″ N, 85° 46′ 18.43″ W  Heading=337.5° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Portland Canal at Fourteenth Street (L&I) Bridge:
Towboat "R.W. Naye" upbound.
Visible is the black smoke typically emitted by Alco (American Locomotive Company) diesels when they are throttled up. This is apparently due to turbo lag. The engine briefly runs rich until the turbo boost is high enough to reach the proper fuel mix.

Twin screw towboat "R.W. Naye" (USCG doc. # 518412, MMSI 367522210, length 170 feet, breadth 40 feet, Alco 16-251B diesels, 5000 hp [repowered in 2013 with EMD 12-710G7C III diesels, 6000hp])
Built in 1969 by Jeffboat, Inc., Jeffersonville, Indiana
Originally named "R.W. Naye", owned by American Commercial Lines LLC, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Operated by Inland Marine Service, Inc., Hebron, Kentucky, starting in 2005
Sold to Ingram Barge Co., Nashville, Tennessee, in 2012
Renamed "Larry Drummond" in 2014

Ohio River mile 605
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
11-Feb-1999
File # 99b032

Kodak Portra 400VC, 6x9 cm
Epson V500 scanner; Vuescan software

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