Comments on: Delta Queen goes to Chattanooga, for now http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/delta-queen-goes-to-chattanooga-for-now/ A private initiative to save the steamboat Delta Queen Wed, 03 Aug 2011 23:59:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Becki Worthington http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/delta-queen-goes-to-chattanooga-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Becki Worthington Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:05:14 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=250#comment-400 Hello! I am in Chattanooga, TN and several people asked me to "keep a watch" over The Queen while she is in court here. I was there when she arrived on the 11th and had the opportunity to meet a number of wonderful friends of the Queen. They had such great stories to tell! I have been to the dock site twice since she arrived and she looks GREAT! They are working on spruceing her up for the transition. We are so privileged to have her with us and it is a thrill to be able to see her whenever I want to. I can't wait to go back on board and see what has been done. Hello!

I am in Chattanooga, TN and several people asked me to “keep a watch” over The Queen while she is in court here. I was there when she arrived on the 11th and had the opportunity to meet a number of wonderful friends of the Queen. They had such great stories to tell!

I have been to the dock site twice since she arrived and she looks GREAT! They are working on spruceing her up for the transition. We are so privileged to have her with us and it is a thrill to be able to see her whenever I want to. I can’t wait to go back on board and see what has been done.

]]> By: Chuck http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/delta-queen-goes-to-chattanooga-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-397 Chuck Thu, 12 Feb 2009 01:32:10 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=250#comment-397 She has arrived! The city is very excited to be her host, however, we do hope she can soon return to river where she belongs. We promise to treat her with the dignity and respect she deserves. Thank you for giving Choo-Choo City this opportunity! Her arrival photo can be seen at http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_144550.asp She has arrived! The city is very excited to be her host, however, we do hope she can soon return to river where she belongs. We promise to treat her with the dignity and respect she deserves. Thank you for giving Choo-Choo City this opportunity! Her arrival photo can be seen at http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_144550.asp

]]> By: kristin http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/delta-queen-goes-to-chattanooga-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-396 kristin Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:53:58 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=250#comment-396 just saw that beauty pass by this morning and dock briefly along suck creek and cash canyon. chattanooga is a magnificent city and she will be well cared for. thanks for sharing her with us. just saw that beauty pass by this morning and dock briefly along suck creek and cash canyon. chattanooga is a magnificent city and she will be well cared for. thanks for sharing her with us.

]]> By: Karin http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/delta-queen-goes-to-chattanooga-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Karin Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:35:03 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=250#comment-395 My boss's nephew is the one who is leasing the Delta Queen. They are in Alabama today. My boss's mother and brother went down to Florence AL today to meet the DQ and ride her the rest of the way to Chattanooga. Believe me, Chattanooga is excited to have the Delta Queen here and it will be in good hands. Harry is a very capable seaman and currently has 2 other boats on the TN River. You can view at PhatCat.com I think. My boss’s nephew is the one who is leasing the Delta Queen. They are in Alabama today. My boss’s mother and brother went down to Florence AL today to meet the DQ and ride her the rest of the way to Chattanooga. Believe me, Chattanooga is excited to have the Delta Queen here and it will be in good hands. Harry is a very capable seaman and currently has 2 other boats on the TN River. You can view at PhatCat.com I think.

]]> By: Franz Neumeier http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/delta-queen-goes-to-chattanooga-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Franz Neumeier Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:10:16 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=250#comment-394 The American Queen has been returned to MARAD and currently is located at Beaumont, TX. The American Queen has been returned to MARAD and currently is located at Beaumont, TX.

]]> By: Taylor Abbott http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/delta-queen-goes-to-chattanooga-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Taylor Abbott Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:57:13 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=250#comment-393 Thanks a lot Franz. I'm glad to hear that. I was certain that it could not be true but I was not sure. I hope the report is true for the sake of keeping these vessels on our inland waterways. I was on her several times w/ my great grandfather who was a chief engineer for the Mississippi Valley Barge Line. He took me onboard the American Queen during her Inagural Trip from Pittsburgh and also on the Delta Queen when docked at Marietta, OH. I'm only twenty years old and hope that I can continue doing this. Pap passed in July of 2007 but seeing this boats brings back the memories he shared w/ me while on them. Do you know if the American Queen has been repossessed by the Gov? Thanks a lot Franz. I’m glad to hear that. I was certain that it could not be true but I was not sure. I hope the report is true for the sake of keeping these vessels on our inland waterways. I was on her several times w/ my great grandfather who was a chief engineer for the Mississippi Valley Barge Line. He took me onboard the American Queen during her Inagural Trip from Pittsburgh and also on the Delta Queen when docked at Marietta, OH. I’m only twenty years old and hope that I can continue doing this. Pap passed in July of 2007 but seeing this boats brings back the memories he shared w/ me while on them. Do you know if the American Queen has been repossessed by the Gov?

]]> By: Franz Neumeier http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/delta-queen-goes-to-chattanooga-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-392 Franz Neumeier Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:23:56 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=250#comment-392 Taylor, I've just corrected the Wikipedia entry. It's just a rumor flying around for months now that the MQ is to be dismanteled and sold for scrap, but there is no confirmation about this at all. Just two weeks ago a Indiana newspaper has reported that the MQ is going to Madison, IN, to serve there as a hotel/restaurant. Not confirmation for this either, though. Taylor, I’ve just corrected the Wikipedia entry. It’s just a rumor flying around for months now that the MQ is to be dismanteled and sold for scrap, but there is no confirmation about this at all. Just two weeks ago a Indiana newspaper has reported that the MQ is going to Madison, IN, to serve there as a hotel/restaurant. Not confirmation for this either, though.

]]> By: Taylor Abbott http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/delta-queen-goes-to-chattanooga-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Taylor Abbott Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:00:57 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=250#comment-391 It's good to hear she'll be plying the river's once again if only for a short while. A quick trip to Chattanooga will be sure to gain some attention from media and spectators alike. I live along the Ohio River in Clarington, OH and hope to someday see her pass by my town again. It seems that the Mississippi Queen will never run again as wikipedia stated that it is said to be being dismantled and sold for scrap. If anyone knows where and what they are really doing with the MQ, please relay the info...Too many rumors flying around, and this is one I'm not sure of. It’s good to hear she’ll be plying the river’s once again if only for a short while. A quick trip to Chattanooga will be sure to gain some attention from media and spectators alike. I live along the Ohio River in Clarington, OH and hope to someday see her pass by my town again. It seems that the Mississippi Queen will never run again as wikipedia stated that it is said to be being dismantled and sold for scrap. If anyone knows where and what they are really doing with the MQ, please relay the info…Too many rumors flying around, and this is one I’m not sure of.

]]> By: admin http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/delta-queen-goes-to-chattanooga-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-390 admin Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:02:53 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=250#comment-390 I don't think there will be a published schedule, as the boat doesn't really have a schedule for this trip. The goal is to get the boat to Chattanooga as quick as possible, but potentially bad weather at the Mississippi Sound and heavy lock traffic on the rivers may delay the boat. Check with www.steamboats.org/forum/ for updates. I'll be posting information about the actual location or predictions there if I have some. I don’t think there will be a published schedule, as the boat doesn’t really have a schedule for this trip. The goal is to get the boat to Chattanooga as quick as possible, but potentially bad weather at the Mississippi Sound and heavy lock traffic on the rivers may delay the boat.
Check with http://www.steamboats.org/forum/ for updates. I’ll be posting information about the actual location or predictions there if I have some.

]]> By: Old Man River http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/delta-queen-goes-to-chattanooga-for-now/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Old Man River Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:46:21 +0000 http://www.save-the-delta-queen.org/?p=250#comment-389 Will the Queen's schedule from NOLA to Chattanooga be published so people can see this American treasure pass on her journey to Chattanooga? Will the Queen’s schedule from NOLA to Chattanooga be published so people can see this American treasure pass on her journey to Chattanooga?

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