Updates – 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…

Beginning April 13 and extending until June 12, 2021, the Gregg County Historical Museum will host an R.G. LeTourneau exhibit.…

The May 1955 edition of Mechanic Popular (Popular Mechanics) featured an original painting you might find familiar. This cover image…

For the most part, I work on some aspect of the book every day. Some days my actual job, the…

When the Army Sno-Train was sold as surplus out of Fort Wainwright, AK, the Army surplus form contained an equipment…

TRISO, or Tri-Structural Iso-Tropic particle fuel, contain uranium, carbon and oxygen fuel kernel. The kernel has three layers of carbon-…

Marc Levison’s “The Box.” So far, this book reads well for anyone interested in history, economics, and a topic that…

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

In 1966, after 3 years of drilling, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratories (CRREL) reached 4,550 feet deep in the…