by boatnerddemo | February 27, 2023 | Lake Michigan Carferry
Spartan The S.S. Spartan and the S.S. Badger were part of a $20 million expansion program by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad. The “Twin Queens” were built at a cost of $10 million, and were powered by two Skinner Unaflow steam engines for a combined 7000...
by boatnerddemo | February 27, 2023 | Lake Michigan Carferry
Badger The S.S. Badger was the last coal fired, steam powered passenger ship built in the United States, and the last still operating on the Great Lakes. She was built by Christy Corporation of Sturgeon Bay, WI for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1952 at a cost of...
