It's curious that the steamer recently had its boiler inspected satisfactorily by the state boiler inspector but of course it's obsolete and too expensive to overhaul.Steam will always require more care and more thought to operate than internal combustion, so those are points against it.
It looks like the park brought in a dreaded 'consulting firm' who of course immediately said 'get rid of the steamer'. Steven,A friend of mine who lives in Virginia Beach sent me the link to the article.