I recently acquired a new Sno-Freighter image slide. The slide is dated September 1969, which places it in Alaska, just…
Continue ReadingAlaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter: Dates are Not What they Seem
I am a bit of a sucker whenever a LeTourneau image is for sale online. I opened my front door…
Continue ReadingThere were 6 Overland Trains
When I watch or read about Overland Trains, authors typically forget, or don’t know, that there are 6 of them.…
Continue ReadingOverland Trains Video by Calum
An acquaintance of mine posted a video on the Overland Trains today. It has been a labour of love for…
Continue ReadingSno-Freighter Trailer Ready to Cross the River
In October 1968, the Sno-Freighter and its trailers were being shipped out of the Yukon. The 5 trailers and Control,…
Continue ReadingAlaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter Swinging Axle Assembly
When Alfred Ghezzi purchased the Sno-Freighter for supply runs to the Distant Early Warning Line, he never realized that it…
Continue ReadingThe Sno-Freighter’s Final Re-Supply Mission
In the spring of 1956, the Sno-Freighter was on it’s last DEW Line resupply mission. The Sno-Freighter did not travel…
Continue ReadingBob Byers, “Memoirs of an Alaska Bush Pilot”
Robert (Bob) Dale Byers was an Alaska Bush pilot for 17 years. In one of his short stories, he talks…
Continue ReadingSno-Freighter Recovery from Yukon Territory in 1962
The Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line was a line of radar stations spanning from Alaska, Canada, and parts of Greenland.…
Continue ReadingAlaska Freight Lines and Bob Growden
Robert (Bob) Growden was an Alaskan trucking pioneer. He would drive in conditions that other men would not. Bob had…
Continue ReadingSno-Freighter Hauling Two Scrapers
In the image below, the Alaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter (Model VC-22) carries two scrapers in one of its cargo cars.…
Continue ReadingSno-Freighter Globe-Union Inc. Batteries Advertisement
Have you noticed your car, truck, or equipment starts a little slower when it is cold outside? Anyone who lives…
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