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…
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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”…
Book Writing Update: May 18, 2022
I just drove back from a local printer with three copies of the near-final Overland Trains book. I am sending a copy to a Historian who has been helping me…
Book Writing Update: May 13, 2022
A few moments ago, I submitted my proposal to the Alaska Historical Society’s 2022 Annual Conference (http://alaskahistoricalsociety.org/about-ahs/conference/). The book should be published by October 2022. If not, I have other…
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…
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.…