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Barges
become active when Spring arrives. In this picture, the towboat is pushing
four barges. If
I'm not mistaken, I heard from a towboat pilot that a
towboat pushes as many as 15 barges.
"Why is a towboat called a towboat when it pushes the
barges?" This pic
was taken from the Downtown St. Paul side on July 5, 2003. |
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