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Recovering the Sno-Freighter with the Sno-Train

  • October 24, 2022
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On the Alaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter’s third journey resupplying the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line stations, it jackknifed and caught fire. The machine sat immobilized for five years in a…
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R. G. LeTourneau’s Overland Trains: a complete history is now AVAILABLE

  • September 17, 2022
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I started writing this book in February of 2020. Two and a half years later, I have captured the most complete Overland Trains story ever published. Buy the book now…
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Sno-Train with Army Leadership

  • August 31, 2022
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The Sno-Train was routinely shown at military ceremonies and publicity events. Seen below is Brig. Gen. Chester V. Clifton, Deputy Chief of Information for the Army. His right shoulder is…
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Sno-Train at the Yukon Transportation Museum July 2020

  • July 31, 2022
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During the course of the last two and a half years, I’ve been contacted or I have reached out to nearly a hundred or so people. Some of these contacts…
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A Draft Cover for the Overland Trains Book

  • July 12, 2022
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I have been working on the Overland Trains book cover this last week. This is a draft cover and title so far. September 12th is the tentative release date. The…
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Tentative Book Pre-Release Date – September 14, 2022

  • July 11, 2022
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I have been working on the Overland Trains story for the past two and a half years. It has taken me hundreds of hours, if not thousands to complete the…
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The Sno-Train’s Last Overland Journey to the Yukon Transportation Museum

  • July 7, 2022
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The Sno-Train was purchased by a private party in 2010. After its purchase, a company was hired to transport the Sno-Train and its wheels to the Yukon Transportation Museum in…
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Sno-Train in Houghton, MI for Testing

  • June 13, 2022
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The Sno-Train departed R. G. LeTourneau, Inc in early February, 1956, to the Army’s Houghton, MI testing grounds. It arrived in the middle of February, 1956. It was tested alongside…
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The Overland Train and Project Mobility

  • April 15, 2022
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Project Mobility occurred from June 5-10, 1961 at Fort Eustis, Virginia. During the 6 day exercise, The United States Army Transportation Training Command conducted daily demonstrations at Fort Eustis and…
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Sno-Train Model Driving up a Hill

  • February 20, 2022
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I purchased a model of the Sno-Train from a talented individual on Instagram. I am a grown adult, but playing with models is still fun!
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Sno-Train Model First Look

  • February 8, 2022
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Over the last couple of years, I have spoken with a number of model builders. They ask for specifications and any drawings that I could provide. Several months ago, one…
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Bob Hope and Anita Ekberg at Thule Air Base New Years 1955

  • February 4, 2022
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On New Years night, December 31, 1954, Bob Hope, Anita Ekberg, Margaret Whiting, Bill Holding, Jerry Colona, and others travelled to the far north Arctic at Thule Air Base Greenland.…
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