road train

[northdoc]

You know, I live just a few miles from the snow train. I could take some pics after Christmas if anyone cares or wants it for a game.
I always liked the SUSV also, they use them around here as well.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bv206

[Gelrir]

A video of yet another of LeTourneau's various road trains:

http://youtu.be/Uio3HgeSRTI

Note the two big diesel generators mounted sideways on the control car. Here's a short video of the actual Overland Train:

http://youtu.be/S3Z8I4ZZDmM

And another one, in color:

http://youtu.be/shBMzG7SNQQ

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Michael B.

[AF Dude]

Back in the '80s, one of these was found abandoned in a Seattle scrap yard. The 10' tall wheels and tires were immediately purchased and shipped to Missouri where the wheels and tires were used to build the infamous Bigfoot 4 monster truck.

...and this has been your redneck moment in history.

[Gelrir]

Here it is seven years later! A couple of data points for our local "classic era" campaign:

• One of our player groups is an Engineer team; they have a bunker in the Mojave where their "overland train" was stored, along with lots of modular bridge-building components.

http://asmrb.pbworks.com/w/page/130188327/E4%20Bunker

http://asmrb.pbworks.com/w/page/1301...am%20Equipment

• I recently bought a photo of a LeTourneau "crash pusher" -- the Air Force bought two of these in the 1950s to clear wrecked bombers off the runway in the event of a boo-boo during a mass takeoff.

http://asmrb.pbworks.com/w/page/5307...ungleDestroyer

It was also "marketed" by LeTourneau as a "jungle destroyer" -- back when destroying tropical forests was a good thing.

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Michael B.

[Gelrir]

We have a couple more pictures of the Overland Train.

http://asmrb.pbworks.com/f/157932189...0Texas%201.jpg

http://asmrb.pbworks.com/f/157932189...0Texas%202.jpg

... both from the Illustrated London News, oddly enough.

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Michael B.