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Mr. William Fritts, of Olympia, Washington, was kind enough to share some photos
of LeTourneau equipment he took on a recent trip to Alaska. He writes...
The pictures below
are of the Alaska Freight Line Train May 1998. It now sets beside the Alaskan
Pipeline Pumping Station #13 on the Steese Hiway outside Fairbanks AK. I was told
that this one was used to haul supplies the North Slopes when they were building
the Pipeline, date wise I'm not sure. It stands beside other equipment that was
also used on the North Slope. To stand beside a large piece of history and see
what was done by the LeTourneau Company was amazing. I was glad that it was put
by the pumping station for more people to see.
These pictures are of the Overland Train (as written on the side in picture #007)
May 1998. It sets now in a salvage yard right behind FT. Wainwright, AK.(Fairbanks).
This one had the 10 foot tall wheels and still had the Generators in it. The frame
was hinged between the 1st and 2nd compartments since the wheels did not steer.
There was also one of the ten trailers in the yard. Sorry I did get any pictures
of the trailer, but it too was amazing to see. I felt bad that this one was not
being placed with the Alaska Freight Line Train so the History of both the PIPELINE
and LeTourneau Company's part in the building of the Pipeline could be saved.
I wish that there was some way I could get this done.
Do you have pictures of R.G. LeTourneau, LeTourneau equipment, tape recordings, other memorabilia, or memories of R.G. and Evelyn LeTourneau's lives and ministry? Let us know! We'd love to feature your material on these pages in the future.
