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NEW Sno-Freighter Image in Storage

NEW Sno-Freighter Image in Storage

I recently acquired a new Sno-Freighter image slide. The slide is dated September 1969, which places it in Alaska, just…

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Alaska Freight Lines, VC-22 Sno-Freighter
Alaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter: Dates are Not What they Seem

Alaska 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…

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Alaska Freight Lines, Book updates, research, VC-22 Sno-Freighter
There were 6 Overland Trains

There 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.…

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Alaska Freight Lines, LCC-1-Sno-Train, Side Dump Train, TC-497 Overland Train, Tournatrain, VC-12 Tournatrain, VC-22 Sno-Freighter
Overland Trains Video by Calum

Overland Trains Video by Calum

An acquaintance of mine posted a video on the Overland Trains today. It has been a labour of love for…

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Alaska Freight Lines, general-history, LCC-1-Sno-Train, Nuclear, R.G. LeTourneau, Side Dump Train, TC-264 LeTourneau Sno-Buggy, TC-266 Marsh Buggy, TC-497 Overland Train, Tournatrain, VC-12 Tournatrain, VC-22 Sno-Freighter
Sno-Freighter Trailer Ready to Cross the River

Sno-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,…

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Alaska Freight Lines, VC-22 Sno-Freighter, Yukon
Alaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter Swinging Axle Assembly

Alaska 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…

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Alaska Freight Lines, R.G. LeTourneau, VC-22 Sno-Freighter
The Sno-Freighter’s Final Re-Supply Mission

The 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…

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Alaska Freight Lines, DEW Line
Bob Byers, “Memoirs of an Alaska Bush Pilot”

Bob 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…

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Alaska Freight Lines
Sno-Freighter Recovery from Yukon Territory in 1962

Sno-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.…

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Alaska Freight Lines, VC-22 Sno-Freighter
Alaska Freight Lines and Bob Growden

Alaska 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…

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Sno-Freighter Hauling Two Scrapers

Sno-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.…

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Sno-Freighter Globe-Union Inc. Batteries Advertisement

Sno-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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Alaska Freight Lines, DEW Line, VC-22 Sno-Freighter

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