ST. LOUIS – Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 retirees are putting the finishing touches on the 1980 replica of the historic SS Admiral, which will be on display at the Museum of Transportation in March as part of the Route 66 Centennial Display. Originally built in 1907 as The Albatross (a railroad transfer vessel), it was purchased for its metal hull and rebuilt in 1937 as the Admiral, an excursion steamboat that operated on the Mississippi River in St. Louis from 1940 to 1978. Retirees have put in over 2,000 volunteer hours on the project. – Sheet Metal Workers Local 36 photos
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