A Draft Cover for the Overland Trains Book
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
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…
The Sno-Train’s Last Overland Journey to the Yukon Transportation Museum
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…
Sno-Train in Houghton, MI for Testing
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…
The Overland Train and Project Mobility
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…
Sno-Train Model Driving up a Hill
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!
Sno-Train Model First Look
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…
Bob Hope and Anita Ekberg at Thule Air Base New Years 1955
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.…
Sno-Train in R. G. LeTourneau, Inc. Longview, TX Proving Grounds
In this black and white Sno-Train image, you can tell by the tires that it is moving. This image was captured prior to it leaving R. G. LeTourneau, Inc.’s property…
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 Overland Trains were built from 1952-1961. The first built…
Sno-Train in Houghton, Michigan
The Sno-Train arrived in Houghton Michigan in the middle of February 1956. It would stay there until early April 1956, where it was tested in a variety of snow and…