Most surviving riverboats had ended up as Casinos like the one here at Rock Island. 6/26/2004. Every day when we were riding behind the Milwaukee Road 261 we would watch the river hoping to spot the river boats during the Grand Excursion of 2004.
Lilly Belle, a paddle boat was outside of Savanna, Il on 6/26/2004.
The Juiles Belle Swain headed north on 6/28/2004.
The Ansom Northrup nearing Dubuque on 6/28/2004
The Harriet Bishop headed north on 6/29/2004.
The Juiles Belle Swain headed north on 7/2/2004.
The Mississippi Queen ran under the ex Milwaukee Road Lift Bridge at Hastings, MN on 7/3/2004.
The Spirit of Peoria ran by our train before the Shortline Hill Trip on 7/4/2004.
The Celebration Belle met the Spirit of Peoria on 7/4/2004.
The Delta Queen at shore in St Paul on 7/4/2004.
