And Wrapping Up with the Federal Kivalina

The next ship is new to this blog.

 The Federal Kivalina would the last ship that I would see today.  She was heading down from Thunder Bay (I assume) with a load of grain.  She would be taking that grain to Montreal.  If I remember correctly, this is about a 4 day journey.  It is probably the longest journey a ship will make and still be on the Lakes.

 I was able to get my picture of the train with the ship.  Sadly, no planes flew by, so I wasn't able to get my trifecta shot.

 I was just taking multiple angles.

 I think I like this one the best.

 The Federal Kivalina was built in 2000.  She is 656 feet long and can carry a little over 36,000 tons of cargo.

 She is named after the Kivalina River which is located in the northwest part of Alaska.  There is also a city named Kivalina which apparently is fighting a losing battle against the ocean.  The city tried to sue Exxon Mobil over greenhouse gases.  It sounds like that was passed on to Congress.

 At any rate, she's a pretty nice looking ship.

 I kind of liked the reflections in the water as she passed.

 One more shot before heading home.