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  • Delta Queen Memories

    I was born in 1950, right around the transition from steam to diesel. I still remember the sound of those chime whistles in the night.
    I was lucky enough to live near Cincinnati, OH, then home port of the Delta Queen. I often heard it’s large 10” Lunkenheimer, whistle, which was made in Cincinnati. I also enjoyed hearing its steam calliope. Although we nearly lost the Delta Queen in 1970 due to a misinterpretation of the Safety at Sea Law, a campaign to Save the Queen prevailed and the Delta Queen was granted an exemption. Cincinnati continued as the home port of the Delta Queen through the 1970s and into the 1980s. Even when the home port was moved, the exemptions have always been granted until this year. I hope that President Elect Barack Obama can reverse Representative Oberstar’s decision.
    In 1985, my wife, Patty and I moved to Paducah, KY where she grew up. We now have a son, Stephen, who turned 15 in April. We still got to occasionally see and hear the Delta, Mississippi and American Queens when they passed through Paducah, but it appears this era may be ending. I hope for the sake of future generations that this is not the case.
    — Richard & Patty Weisenberber

  • Share your memories!

    Would you like to share your Delta Queen memories here, too? Please send me an e-mail with your memories (keep it short, please!) along with a picture of yourself, or alternatively a Delta Queen picture from the time your memories are dating back. E-Mail: franz.neumeier@steamboats.org

Press Info & Pictures

Aug 3, 2007

The material on this page is for free use in publications in print, online and video/TV under the following conditions:

  • no distribution to third parties without prior and explicit permission from us
  • pictures only: www.steamboats.org and/or www.save-the-delta-queen.org and the photographer’s name (Franz Neumeier) must be mentioned as source (e.g.: picture by Franz Neumeier, www.steamboats.org)
  • online use only: backlink (without "nofollow" attribute) to www.steamboats.org and/or www.save-the-delta-queen.org is required
  • we ask for but do not require to let us know when and where you’re using our pictures
  • if you need special permission that doesn’t follow the rules above, please contact us by e-mail: franz.neumeier~at~steamboats.org

- Delta Queen history background (MS Word / rtf file) – Pictures (right click on the thumbnail and use "save as …" to get the full size image, 3264 x 2448 pixel) Delta QueenDelta QueenDelta QueenDelta QueenDelta Queen Delta QueenDelta QueenDelta QueenDelta QueenDelta Queen We’ve got much more pictures from the Delta Queen, including pictures from the interior, engine room, boiler room etc. Please ask if you need a specific picture or if you’re looking for a picture of the Delta Queen at a specific location along the rivers. contact e-mail: franz.neumeier~at~steamboats.org

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