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. One of those reactors was the ML-1. The ML-1 is…
LCC-1-Sno-Train
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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 one that sustains my life, will burn me up and…
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 inventory, images, and other operational information. The image below was…
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 backstory for this image and the source is unknown. This…
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 and give his page some “Likes!”
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 instrument panel sits, largely in tact. LeTourneau built the Sno-Train…
LCC-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 snow an sand.
Army 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, they can be wrong. I look for clues that could…
A Nuclear Sno-Train
As early as 1956, the United States Army Nuclear Power Program had been researching and developing a compact nuclear power plant. These compact reactors would be movable on semitrailers, railroad…
LeTourneau’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 awesome size led to the term “The Monster.” The resulting…
Christmas LCC-1 Drawing
The Yukon Transportation Museum posted this Tweet in 2016. I still love it! Christmas is coming and we are getting ready! pic.twitter.com/2fWWIrkOuC — YTM (@go_YTM) November 15, 2016
Engines used in the LCC-1
The Cummins VT-12 produced 600 horsepower for the Logistical Cargo Carrier – 1 (LCC-1). The images below show the engine used in the LCC-1 with a right and left side…