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I chose to self-publish my book because it gave me full autonomy for format, page count, and tone. One of the limitations by self-publishing with Amazon is that small businesses…
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November 27, 2022: Minor Edits to Paperback and eBook
I made a few corrections to the paperback book and the eBook this morning. A reader messaged me about the coordinates being incorrect for the Monster Syncline – I omitted…
Buy Your Copy of R. G. LeTourneau’s Overland Trains Today on Amazon
Book available now on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFL91FX6.
November 21, 2023: Book Sales and Profits
When I started out writing this book, it was never about profitability. In fact, I spent more money on buying distribution rights, travel to Texas, website server/web application firewall, file…
U.S. Army Transportation Logistics Train Concepts with the Sno-Train and Tournamotive
An archive video recently released buy the U.S. Army Transportation Museum shows several logistics train concepts, including the Sno-Train. The video, created by The United States Army Transportation Research Command,…
How do you Sell a Sno-Train?
Well, you can sell it on eBay of course! When the Sno-Train’s owner past away in 2009, his son was left to liquidate the machine. There were a number of…
The Sno-Train in Greenland
When the Sno-Train arrived in Greenland, it logged over 2,000 miles across the Ice Cap. Several men that were stationed in Camp Tuto, Thule Air Base, and others captured these…
TC-497 Operator’s Station: Then and Now
Aside from a little paint and some wear and tear, I would say that the Operator’s seat and controls on the TC-497 have weathered well over the last 60 years.…
Is there a TC-497 Radio Sets Discrepancy?
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…
Recovering the Sno-Freighter with the Sno-Train
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…
How to Tell the Difference Between Thompson Trailer and TC-497 Wheels
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.…
Gold Digger Driving through Nome, AK
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…