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Is there a TC-497 Radio Sets Discrepancy?

  • October 26, 2022
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I appreciate it when folks get ahold of me and point out issues, inconsistencies, or flat out errors in my published works, both my book and this website. It gives…
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  • Alaska Freight Lines
  • LCC-1-Sno-Train
  • VC-22 Sno-Freighter

Recovering the Sno-Freighter with the Sno-Train

  • October 24, 2022
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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…
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  • Thompson Trailer

How to Tell the Difference Between Thompson Trailer and TC-497 Wheels

  • October 18, 2022
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Thompson Trailers were unpowered trailers used from 1959 to around 1968. The trailers were towed by the Sno-Train, D8/D9 CATs, and other equipment; they had a load rating of 10-tons.…
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Gold Digger Driving through Nome, AK

  • October 14, 2022
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Gold Digger was a custom-built gold dredging machine. It was built by Lloyd Molby, an extremely talented engineer and builder. Here are a few images from it’s time rolling through…
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This is Gold Digger

  • October 14, 2022
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This is Gold Digger. It was built by a man named Lloyd Molby in Longview, TX. It used wheels and a trailer from the TC-497 as the platform. Unlike LeTourneau’s…
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  • VC-22 Sno-Freighter

Sno-Freighter Without Paint

  • October 14, 2022
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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…
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TC-266 Marsh Buggy Roaming through the Brush

  • October 2, 2022
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This image of the TC-266 Marsh Buggy was scanned from R. L. LeTourneau’s photo diary. You can see the tape remnants still on the top of the photograph. Once the…
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Author’s Copies Received

  • October 2, 2022
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Using Amazon KDP, I can order up to 999 Author’s Copies of my book. Amazon sells me these copies at the printing cost, which is around $28 per book. I…
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Presenting at the Alaska Historical Society Annual Conference – October 15, 2022

  • September 23, 2022
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On October 15, 2022, I will virtually present at the Alaska Historical Society Annual Conference. The presentation track is called “Conflicts Over Transportation.” If you would like to view any…
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The First Books are Starting to Arrive

  • September 21, 2022
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I received a message from an acquaintance on Twitter this evening that his book finally arrived. As part of the book release, I have paid for a handful of copies…
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That First Time You See Your Book on Kindle

  • September 20, 2022
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R. G. LeTourneau’s Overland Trains: a complete history is now AVAILABLE

  • September 17, 2022
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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…
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  • Sno-Buggy Testing in Greenland with Aircraft Overhead February 6, 2023
  • How Did the TC-497 Overland Train Steer? February 4, 2023
  • YouTuber Calum Visits the TC-497 in Yuma Proving Ground January 26, 2023
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  • Overland Train TC-497 and Buggy Fan Art January 20, 2023
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