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Another Towboat Named Kansas City

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Another Towboat Named Kansas City

September 4, 2026

The last column dealt with a towboat built in 1955 for Sioux City and New Orleans Barge Line that was named Kansas City and operated on the Missouri River… Read More

The Kansas City Was Built For The Missouri River Christening at Kansas City on May 9, 1955, from May 14, 1955, issue of the WJ. (Photo from the author’s collection)

Christening at Kansas City on May 9, 1955, from May 14, 1955, issue of the WJ. (Photo from the author’s collection)

The Kansas City Was Built For The Missouri River

August 28, 2026

Sioux City and New Orleans Barge Lines, Inc. (SCNO) was formed in the early 1950s for the purpose of towing between those two cities, with an emphasis on the… Read More