Sno-Freighter Trailers Used as Decking for House
Prior to the Sno-Freighter’s more prominent display along the Steese Highway at Gold Daughters, the trailers were featured as decking for a home placed adjacent to the property. One of…
VC-22 Sno-Freighter
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Received LeTourneau NOW Newsletters 1953-1966
I received a cache of gently read LeTourneau NOW newsletters in the mail yesterday. These company newsletters were published by R. G. LeTourneau. Inc. and mailed to whomever wanted to…
Recovering the Sno-Freighter with the Sno-Train
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…
Sno-Freighter Without Paint
The image below is the Alaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter, built in January-February of 1955. This image is dated February-March 1955. There is a healthy post discussion about it on the…
R. G. LeTourneau’s Overland Trains: a complete history is now AVAILABLE
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…
Breaking Down the “Le Tourneau Cross-Country Freighter”
The November 10, 1962 issue of Eagle (England) published a cutaway image of the Alaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter. While the drawing is inaccurate on a few details, it shows the…
Sno-Freighter at Bear Creek Machine Shop – Then and Now
After the Sno-Freighter jackknifed and caught fire, it sat for several years in a valley east of Eagle. When the Sno-Freighter was recovered, it was moved to the Bear Creek…
NEW Sno-Freighter Image in Storage
I recently acquired a new Sno-Freighter image slide. The slide is dated September 1969, which places it in Alaska, just after it left Bear Creek, YT. After I digitized the…
Sno-Freighter Control Car Towed as a 5th Wheel
In 1968, the Sno-Freighter was towed from Bear Creek, Yukon Territories to the Alaska, United States. The trucking company that was contracted to haul the Sno-Freighter placed the the trailers…
The Sno-Freighter’s Final Rescue
In May 1961, the Sno-Freighter was being prepared for its final rescue. It had been sitting for nearly five years in a valley without the ability to move. It’s engine’s…
Alaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter: Dates are Not What they Seem
I am a bit of a sucker whenever a LeTourneau image is for sale online. I opened my front door and found the USPS had delivered my latest image. When…
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…