TC-497 Tires in Rubber Magazine
From time to time, I come across some historical gems. I recently purchased a small magazine called Rubber. It appears to be from the Firestone Rubber and Tire Company. The…
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How Much Will the Book Cost?
A Facebook Overland Trains page follower commented on an article I published; he was asking how much the book will cost. I replied, “It should land somewhere between $35-$50. The…
A Draft Cover for the Overland Trains Book
I have been working on the Overland Trains book cover this last week. This is a draft cover and title so far. September 12th is the tentative release date. The…
Tentative Book Pre-Release Date – September 14, 2022
I have been working on the Overland Trains story for the past two and a half years. It has taken me hundreds of hours, if not thousands to complete the…
The Sno-Train’s Last Overland Journey to the Yukon Transportation Museum
The Sno-Train was purchased by a private party in 2010. After its purchase, a company was hired to transport the Sno-Train and its wheels to the Yukon Transportation Museum in…
Alaska Historical Society 2022 Annual Conference Proposal Acceptance
My proposal to speak about R. G. LeTourneau’s Overland Trains was accepted for the Alaska Historical Society’s (AHS) Annual Conference. We are still ironing out the details on the date.…
Sno-Freighter at LeTourneau’s Longview Factory
More specifically, the TC-497 appears to be at the previously known Red Hill. The photograph is dated February 23, 1962. This date is fairly close to accurate. In early March…
Sno-Train in Houghton, MI for Testing
The Sno-Train departed R. G. LeTourneau, Inc in early February, 1956, to the Army’s Houghton, MI testing grounds. It arrived in the middle of February, 1956. It was tested alongside…
Book Update: May 30, 2022
Last month, I printed out three draft copies of my book – sans images. One copy was for me to read and edit, copy two for a Historian in Texas…
Camp Century Groundwater
Camp Century, Greenland was an American Cold War era under-ice base designed for research and development. It hosted the first nuclear reactor used for energy production and part of the…
TC-497 Tires Leaving for Yuma Proving Ground
In March 1962, the TC-497 left LeTourneau’s Longview, TX factory for the Army’s Yuma Proving Ground (YPG). The Army had preliminarily accepted the TC-497. However, it needed several more years…
Overland Trains Facebook Followers Reaches 1,500
Our Facebook Community has grown to over 1,500 Followers this week. We’ve had some fantastic interactions among our group. If you would like to join, please click the “Facebook Page”…