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Scanning: Overland MkII Summary Report December 28, 1959

  • March 22, 2021
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I worked on scanning the Overland Mk II Preliminary Design, Study, and Investigation report this weekend. The report is unpublished and a one of a kind. Once scanned, it will…
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  • TC-497 Overland Train

Summary Report: Preliminary Design, Study, and Investigations on the Overland Train Project

  • March 12, 2021
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The above titled report is dated December 28, 1959. This unpublished report works through some of the initial ideas for the TC-497 Overland Train MkII. Discussion includes engine choices, decisions…
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Overland Train Mk II Juggernaut Video Game

  • March 4, 2021
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The Overland Trains have inspired others to make one of a kind toys and now video games. Seen below is a screenshot from the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BncCaFPxTz4. It shows the…
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  • TC-497 Overland Train

Overland Train MkII TC-497 in Testing

  • March 3, 2021
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In the recently acquired image below, the TC-497 Overland Mk II is shown from the front with two Army service members. This is an actual photo.
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LCC-1 Sno-Train 3D Printed Model

  • March 2, 2021
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I came across a Instagram page called C.D.G. Customs (https://www.instagram.com/c.d.g.customs/). The page creator built an amazing LCC-1 LeTourneau Sno-Train. Go and give his page some “Likes!”
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  • VC-22 Sno-Freighter

VC-22 Alaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter Image with Gas Cylinder

  • March 1, 2021
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I received an image of the VC-22 Alaska Freight Lines Sno-Freighter Saturday, adding to my collection of historic images. To the left of the third trailer, you can zoom in…
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  • general-history

Arctic 2050: Mapping the Future of the Arctic – 4 Outcomes

  • February 26, 2021
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Nord University and Skolkovo Moscow School of Management teamed up to write the Arctic 2050: Mapping the Future of the Arctic. The study breaks down the future of the Arctic…
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  • Yukon

Yukon, Canada: Keeper of the Arctic Circle, Harry Waldron

  • February 24, 2021
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Harry Waldron was a grader operator in Eagle Plains, Yukon. In the summer, he would sit at the Arctic Circle and tell stories to the tourists. The pin, seen below,…
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  • Greenland

Thule Station Norwegian Antarctic Research Program

  • February 23, 2021
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the Norwegian Antarctic Research Program’s Thule Station was established in 1995. It is located in Pituffik, Greenland (Thule Air Base (U.S.)). I bought this mug online.
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The LeTourneau Sno-Train (LCC-1) Instrument Panel

  • February 19, 2021
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The LeTourneau Sno-Train, or LCC-1, is propped up at the Yukon Transportation Museum in Whitehorse, YT. Inside the Sno-Train, the instrument panel sits, largely in tact. LeTourneau built the Sno-Train…
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Ben W. LeTourneau dies at 85 years of age

  • February 17, 2021
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The last remaining child of R.G. and Evelyn LeTourneau passed away on February 15, 2021. Ben was one of 5 children of R.G. LeTourneau. R.G.’s children included his daughter Louise…
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  • Greenland

Thule Air Base mug

  • February 6, 2021
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This is my second Thule Air Base mug. The most recent mug is porcelain and glazed, whereas the first mug has a grainy texture. These make fantastic coffee cups. More…
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