Alaska Freight Lines – 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.…

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

In October 1968, the Sno-Freighter and its trailers were being shipped out of the Yukon. The 5 trailers and Control,…

When Alfred Ghezzi purchased the Sno-Freighter for supply runs to the Distant Early Warning Line, he never realized that it…

In the spring of 1956, the Sno-Freighter was on it’s last DEW Line resupply mission. The Sno-Freighter did not travel…

Robert (Bob) Dale Byers was an Alaska Bush pilot for 17 years. In one of his short stories, he talks…

The Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line was a line of radar stations spanning from Alaska, Canada, and parts of Greenland.…

Robert (Bob) Growden was an Alaskan trucking pioneer. He would drive in conditions that other men would not. Bob had…

In the image below, the Alaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter (Model VC-22) carries two scrapers in one of its cargo cars.…

Have you noticed your car, truck, or equipment starts a little slower when it is cold outside? Anyone who lives…

Marc Levison’s “The Box.” So far, this book reads well for anyone interested in history, economics, and a topic that…

I received an image of the VC-22 Alaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter Saturday, adding to my collection of historic images. To…