Overland Trains: A Missed Opportunity?

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[@hamishbracey5411]

Australia has Road trains which are the largest vehicles allowed in the road. Some are allowed to weigh up to 200ton

[@maverick4462]

Congratulations Simon, when I tap my screen to fast forward 2x, your sped up voice makes my son laugh the hardest out of all other KZbin channels I watch.

[@jrtstrategicapital560]

The 1950s in America was a period of vast ingenuity and creativity! What an era! The popular mechanic’s magazine during this time is a wonderful read of the technological / mechanical innovations… as a kid it was great stuff to dream about.

[@nayfepacewell8923]

We have road trains in Australia. They are heavy, fast, and terrifying.

[@RogerM88]

A snow freighter still stuck in Alaska?

[@joesnuffy6033]

As a former LeTourneau University student, this is awesome! Great work!

[@tedsmith6137]

Sounds like the basis for the 'wagon trains' described in "The Amtrak Wars" series of novels by Patrick Tilley.

[@chrisbarnes2823]

CN 3502 diesel electric locomotive was used in 1998 to power the civic center of Boucherville Quebec after an Ice Storm took out many High Tension towers supporting high voltage wires.

[@lady_draguliana784]

There's a sort of spiritual successor coming down the line in the form of "follow along" trucks, with the idea being that a human could drive a Big Rig Truck, and be followed by unmanned trucks in a de facto train.

[@earlyriser8998]

LeTorneau was also a HUGE innovative offshore rig company in the 1950's and lead to manyu of the developments used today in the exploration for oil and gas

[@Meatsweats_o_O]

being from STL, and having a little baby boy I pulled up right behind Big Foot one evening when he was sleeping and waited. a few moments later he woke up and pretty much shit himself as the windscreen was nothing but Big Foot's wheel.

[@AndreGreeff]

wow, that was absolutely fascinating... but also somewhat strange to think of computer-controlled per-wheel electric drive systems that are already 60-odd years old! I didn't realise that these sort of systems had been around for so long already..

[@CowboyCree63]

Great video!! Loved seeing a SkyCrane, since I currently work for Siller Helicopters, flying Cranes for firefighting and construction.

[@MargoMB19]

I love to see Yuma Proving Grounds talked about in videos like this! This all happened before I was even born, but it's always a bit of a thrill when a video like this talks about a place I drive by at least once a week.

[@poletooke4691]

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[@stax6092]

Trackless Train makes way more sense than "Land-Train", although we would definitely have fully adopted it if all of us were Space Dwarves. So definitely a missed opportunity.

[@macrosense]

Rail reduces the friction. You need ten to 90 times as much energy to pull freight on rubber tires and paved highways

[@yukonbikerguy]

Hey Fact Boi, Thanks for this video! I drive past the Yukon Transportation Museum quite often, and you can see the LCC1 there easily from the highway as you drive by. Great to learn more of the histrory behind it. Noice!

[@DannyHeywood]

"It took several Cats to get it going again"