LCC-1-Sno-Train – 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.…

The Sno-Train arrived in Houghton Michigan in the middle of February 1956. It would stay there until early April 1956,…

The Sno-Train arrived in Greenland in June 1956. It was being tested in extreme conditions. The Army Transportation Corps was…

The Sno-Train’s power car and 3 cargo cars have square axles in front. These square axles were responsible for steering…

When the United States Army decided to sell the Sno-Train as surplus, it came with a parts inventory valued at…

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

Well, kind of. The Sno-Train’s wheels came equipped with what LeTourneau called traction lugs. Breaking it down a little more…

While the Sno-Train never transported Christmas ornaments, it did move tons of cargo for supplying Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line…

The Sno-Train has been on display at the Yukon Transportation Museum (https://goytm.ca) for over 10 years. They have a wide…

When the Sno-Train was originally designed in 1955 and accepted by the Army in 1956, it did not have a…

I have been working on the finishing the Sno-Train chapter for the last two weeks. This machine has the most…