Overland train
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In the 1950s, LeTourneau Inc. developed several overland trains, essentially oversized semi-trailer trucks that could travel over almost any terrain. Their intention was to be able to handle logistics
TC-497 Overland Train Mark II
LeTourneau VC-12 Tournatrain
LeTourneau Snow Train
A LeTourneau LCC-1 Sno-Train on display at the Yukon Transportation Museum in Whitehorse 60°42′39.7″N 135°04′48″W / 60.711028°N 135.08000°W / 60.711028; -135.08000
Road train
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A road train, also known as a land train or long combination vehicle, is a semi-trailer truck used to move road freight more efficiently than single-trailer semi-trailers. It consists of two semi-trai
Overland train
…Army had three experimental units built, the largest reaching almost 600 feet (183 m) long, which holds the record for the longest off-road vehicle. Road trains are in use in certain roles today, but the US Army examples and a few derivatives appear to be the only off-road examples built. In the 1950s and 60s…
A three-trailer livestock road train in Australia
An early road train at Alice Springs on the way to Tennant Creek, c. 1938–1948
A diesel road train in Alice Springs, c. 1938–1939
Livestock road train with Leyland truck in 1962