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26-11-15, 04:35
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Just found another photo of it taken during testing at the US Army's Yuma, Arizona Proving Grounds. Apparently the front Control Unit is still on display there. Not sure about any of the trailers. Four gas turbine engines powered the generators and all 54 wheels were driven. It could haul a full load of nearly 250 long tons at 20 mph cross country.
David 
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26-11-15, 05:05
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I believe they were built by RG LeTourneau. Most of their equipment was diesel electric with wheel motors. They built log loading equipment as well. I worked at a pulp mill in Northern BC that had a couple of them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overland_train
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26-11-15, 05:54
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Here are a couple pictures of one that is similar sitting out front at the Yukon Transportation Center on the Alaska trip I took in 2012.
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26-11-15, 10:00
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I think that is about the finest piece of mechanised land travel I have ever seen.
Wish I could find one laying around somewhere. Wonder if it would float with those huge wheels. Mind you, it could probably walk across a lot of minor rivers anyway. I want one!
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Ford CMP, 115" WB,1942 (Under Restoration...still) Medium sized, half fake, artillery piece project. (The 1/4 Pounder)
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