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…
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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…
TC-497 Film at Yuma Proving Ground
I have been communicating with the private seller of a new TC-497 8mm film. Even after the sale was complete, he continues to communicate the origins of the digitized film…
Digitizing an 8mm TC-497 Film
I acquired an 8mm film of the TC-497 in the Army’s Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ. The process is extremely slow going, as the digitizing projector captures every.single.frame. Soooo slow. Once…
LeTourneau Electric Drive Pin
My wife and I had brunch with some friends yesterday. He just celebrated his 90th birthday over the weekend. He has had a significant impact on the Overland Trains story.…
Book Writing Update April 24, 2022
I stopped major writing around 4 months ago. Since then, I have been working through each chapter, editing each chapter over and over again. I started this journey a little…
Tournatrain VC-12 Promotional Card
The VC-12 Tournatrain (VC-12) was R. G. LeTourneau’s second Overland Train. It consisted of 7 cargo cars and a control car. The VC-12 had two engines versus the single engine…
The Overland Train and Project Mobility
Project Mobility occurred from June 5-10, 1961 at Fort Eustis, Virginia. During the 6 day exercise, The United States Army Transportation Training Command conducted daily demonstrations at Fort Eustis and…
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…
Man on the TC-497’s Radar Unit in Yuma
I was editing the TC-497 chapter early this morning and took a little detour in my video folder. Around three minutes into the video showing the TC-497 just after unloading…
Overland Train Product Card
The Overland Train was the final train vehicle made by R. G. Letourneau. The back of this product card showed the technical specifications including an overall length of 572 feet…