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UNITED STATES.  In the center is a two-page route map. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAlas, all this beauty did not last long.  During CHINOOK's 1955 retrofit, workers snipped off her bow to create a double-ended ferry and ripped out the cabins in favor of bland lounges for day trippers.  The ship sailed on for various owners until lay-up in 1982, a thirty-five year run.  Plans to revive the CHINOOK sputtered on for two decades until she was finally broken up in the early 2000s. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eVery good condition.\u003c\/p\u003e"}