Kaskaskia Switcher #286955 Length 37.9 feet - Breadth 14.2 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1961 by Humboldt Boat Service, St. Louis, MO. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:51 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Courtesy of Boat Photo Museum, Dan Owen - Thanks, Dan! As Mt. Vernon Switcher At Mt. Vernon, IN 6/1965
GM 6-71E diesels, 330 hp. Red. 3.5:1. Originally Ory J, owned by Ory Bros. Marine Service, Hartford, IL. Sold to Mt. Vernon Barge Service, Mt. Vernon, IN, renamed Mt. Vernon Switcher 1965. Sold to Southern Illinois Transfer, Inc., Chester, IL, renamed Kaskaskia Switcher 9/2008.
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