general-history – Overland Trains

LeTourneau Electric Drive Pin

My wife and I had brunch with some friends yesterday. He just celebrated his 90th birthday over the weekend. He…

The Rolling Liquid Transporters (RLT (Model T-3)) are 1,000 gallon fuel vessels. These were unique in that the primary storage…

In 1955, Christmas dinner looked and felt a little different for Air Force Service Members at the “Top of the…

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

Camp Century was a United States military installation buried under the northwestern tip of the Greenland ice sheet. It was…

The Russian humor/satirical magazine “Crocodile” began publishing in 1922. During the United States Greenland build-up, the Soviets were watching us…

The last two years researching and writing the Overland Trains story has been a journey, both academically and personally. I…

In April 1954, visitors from TRADCOM inspect the 120x48x68 tires. These tires were designed by LeTourneau and built by Firestone.

As part of researching “The Overland Trains Project,” I have been able to take use some of my technical background…

In the late 1950s, the United States Army (USAR) started carving ice tunnels in the Greenland ice shelf. The tunnels…

The Firestone 120x48x68 tires are arguably, one of the most recognizable features on the last 3 LeTourneau Overland Trains. These…