Showing posts with label Big Chute Marine Railway. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Big Chute Marine Railway. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Historic Big Chute Marine Railway - Lock 44

July 27, 2015

We were scheduled to go over the Big Chute Marine Railway first thing this morning but the railway lost electricity. We waited until 2:30 to finally lock over it.  We then traveled 7.53 NM to dock at the top of our last lock, Lock 45.

The Big Chute Marine Railway descends your boat on rail tracks 58'.  You steer your boat onto the rail car. Your boat is slung and the railway carries your boat out of the water, over the street, and down a 58' railway back into the water below! WOW!














Props and bottom of boat look good!









Big Chute Lock 44

July 26, 2015

Today we traveled 30.1 NM, locking down 67.2' and are docked at the top of Lock 44, Big Chute.  The waterways were insane! Sunday boaters in narrow rivers water skiing, speeding, applying zero safe boating procedures! Note, never boat on weekends in this area.

We were able to dock at the top of the lock and observe the process of boats locking over the marine railway system! Tomorrow will be our turn!