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Bringing back Trailer Mounted Nuclear Micro-reactors

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.…

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LCC-1-Sno-Train, TC-497 Overland Train
Phase I Overland MkII: Early Drawing

Phase I Overland MkII: Early Drawing

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

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TC-497 Overland Train
Gregg County Historical Museum LeTourneau Exhibit

Gregg County Historical Museum LeTourneau Exhibit

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

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general-history, R.G. LeTourneau
Tournatrain Painting Featured on Mechanica Popular

Tournatrain Painting Featured on Mechanica Popular

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

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Tournatrain, VC-12 Tournatrain
Working on the Sno-Train Chapter

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…

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Book updates, LCC-1-Sno-Train, research
LCC-1 Sno-Train sold as Army Surplus

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…

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LCC-1-Sno-Train
TRISO Fueled Nuclear Micro-Reactors

TRISO Fueled Nuclear Micro-Reactors

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

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research
What am I Reading? “The Box”

What am I Reading? “The Box”

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

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Alaska Freight Lines, Books-Reading, general-history, research
Getting Traction in the Snow with the Overland Trains

Getting Traction in the Snow with the Overland Trains

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

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TC-497 Overland Train
CRREL Greenland Ice Cores

CRREL Greenland Ice Cores

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

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general-history, Greenland

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OverlandTrains.com is a companion to my soon-to-be published book on R.G. LeTourneau’s Overland Trains. I expect to publish late 2021. more

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  • Bringing back Trailer Mounted Nuclear Micro-reactors April 13, 2021
  • Phase I Overland MkII: Early Drawing April 12, 2021
  • Gregg County Historical Museum LeTourneau Exhibit April 7, 2021
  • Tournatrain Painting Featured on Mechanica Popular April 7, 2021
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