12/20/2023 0 Comments Corps lock queue report![]() ![]() ![]() We went forward in the lock as directed, and the attendant handed down a single line. I think it will be a long night for a lot of the tow crews waiting to lock through. ![]() We heard one being assigned number 18 in the queue, and we have no idea what that means for what time that tow will get through! The lock is open 24/7 and we know that the tows run at night, but a lot of these tows may break their barges in half and take two cycles of the lock to get through. There were dozens of tows with their barges lined up upstream of the lock, and we heard the lock master assigning each tow their place in the queue. We went through all alone except for a Logsdon tow boat. Fortunately, the lock master told us when we called in after arriving that he would lock us through promptly at 5:00 p.m., ahead of all the tows waiting to go through, so we set the hook for a three hour wait! Kimberly Russo was correct, and the darn COE Rock Island District Office did not know what they were talking about. This seems nuts, but that is the way it is, and here we are at La Grange Lock. The river has broadened out considerably and is fairly slow moving.Īmazingly, after we passed Havana (again), we did not see another community on the riverbanks until Beardstown, which did not have any docks or services of any kind. We had an easy cruise down the Illinois River from Havana to the La Grange Lock. weekdays, and only open all day on Sundays. Only Kimberly Russo, the director of AGLCA (America's Great Loop Cruiser Association), advised that the lock was still closed during the day weekdays, only open from 5:00 p.m. We then called the Rock Island District Corps of Engineers Office, who advised us that the work was finished at the La Grange Lock. We had tried to call the La Grange Lock about five times, but nobody ever answered the phone. According to Waterway Guides, it appeared the lock was in normal operation. We have had a lot of conflicting information about the status of the La Grange Lock. Our destination for today is the La Grange Lock, about 40 miles away, the last lock on the Illinois River. We had a very peaceful night behind Quiver Island, and woke up kind of late for us, about 7:30 a.m. We have not fallen off the face of the Earth! There has been no internet until today, so I can finally post September the 9th, 10th and 11th! ![]()
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