Tuesday, July 23, 2024

A WORKING RIVER


My last office before I retired looked directly over the Mississippi River. When I was tired of pushing paper or clicking screens, I would watch the long barge flotillas drifting up and down. Navigation looked terribly difficult, with powerful push boats at the rear. Think of it as a very big car with rear wheel drive, but also the steering wheels in the back. What we see here is a riverboat and barge facility just south of the Arch.                

1 comment:

Stefan Jansson said...

Always fascinating to watch traffic on the water. I watched a quick bridge opening yesterday, to let one boat through. Took around three minutes.