TC-497 Overland Train – Overland Trains

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.…

The TC-497 Overland Train MkII was the final Overland Train produced. In early 1958, the United States Army requested a…

The Yuma Proving Ground publishes their newsletter electronically. This month, the front page topic focused on traction in the snow.…

Below, the Overland Train MkII rolls along with a Cargo Car and Power Car in Yuma, AZ. There is no…

I worked on scanning the Overland Mk II Preliminary Design, Study, and Investigation report this weekend. The report is unpublished…

The above titled report is dated December 28, 1959. This unpublished report works through some of the initial ideas for…

The Overland Trains have inspired others to make one of a kind toys and now video games. Seen below is…

In the recently acquired image below, the TC-497 Overland Mk II is shown from the front with two Army service…

R.G. LeTourneau’s TC-497, or the Overland Train MkII, never saw production outside of one unit. It was the most engineered…

R.G. LeTourneau, Inc. began work on the Overland Mk II as early as 1958. Unlike the previous Overland Trains, the…