The U.S. Army Land Train

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Private_collector

Oh, I don't know about that, Hanno.
It does have a certain......charm.
And we think it's hard to source appropriate tyres for CMPs.
I bet it would be a smooth ride.

Why is it that when people see large charming objects, they think of me?

Anyway, interesting vehicles: I recall reading about these "white elephants" in W&T. Leave it to government agencies to come up with wild ideas, which when looked into it with a little more detail and gauging actual needs, are stillborn from the outset

Use google and you will find a surprising number of remains of these trains are still out there.

Here's some more info about the LeTourneau land train:

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/mil...the-1950s.html

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2...ains-to-shame/