During any scientific, research, or subject matter exploration, understanding the finer details can make or break a project. Observations that…
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Sno-Train Driving with Lights and Writing Update
Imagine driving down the road and seeing this machine taking over part of your lane. You bet that you are…
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Bringing back Trailer Mounted Nuclear Micro-reactors
In the late 1950’s, the United States Army Nuclear Power Program (ANPP) was exploring a number of nuclear reactor types.…
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Working on the Sno-Train Chapter
For the most part, I work on some aspect of the book every day. Some days my actual job, the…
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LCC-1 Sno-Train sold as Army Surplus
When the Army Sno-Train was sold as surplus out of Fort Wainwright, AK, the Army surplus form contained an equipment…
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The Overland Train MkII (TC-497) with Power Car
Below, the Overland Train MkII rolls along with a Cargo Car and Power Car in Yuma, AZ. There is no…
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LCC-1 Sno-Train 3D Printed Model
I came across a Instagram page called C.D.G. Customs (https://www.instagram.com/c.d.g.customs/). The page creator built an amazing LCC-1 LeTourneau Sno-Train. Go…
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The LeTourneau Sno-Train (LCC-1) Instrument Panel
The LeTourneau Sno-Train, or LCC-1, is propped up at the Yukon Transportation Museum in Whitehorse, YT. Inside the Sno-Train, the…
Continue ReadingLCC-1 Sno-Train Black and White Outline
The image below is from the TCREC Technical Report 61-118. This report outlines scale model tests for various tires in…
Continue ReadingArmy Sno-Train image dated April 13, 1956
The Army’s Sno-Train is carrying a 12-ton load of an unspecified material. Even though images include dates, and sometimes locations,…
Continue ReadingA Nuclear Sno-Train
As early as 1956, the United States Army Nuclear Power Program had been researching and developing a compact nuclear power…
Continue ReadingLeTourneau’s Monsters
“The Monster” was noted in a Canadian geology publication. Local residents saw the VC-22 Sno-Freighter abandoned for many years. It’s…
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