Sunday, April 28, 2024

Union Pacific Hi-rail Truck.

 


For reasons I can't really explain, perhaps due to a fondness for all things rail, I've always thought motor vehicles adapted to run on rails are, well, cool.

This one is a Ford F350 with a utility box, spotted in Kemmerer.

Friday, April 12, 2024

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Caterpillar Crew.

 

"When the "caterpillar" crew go out to clear road of snow, they live right on the spot. T/5 Floyd R. Worendorff, Vendrick, Idaho, relaxes in his house on wheels. Truck is fitted with bunks and stove, and supplies living quarters for six men. 4 April, 1944. Camilatella, Italy."

Scary thing is, I've done the same thing, over 40 years later.

The Army wants a ‘Heavy’ Infantry Squad Vehicle to use as a battery on wheels National Guard units are now adopting the once-troubled truck, just as the Army is beginning to look for an electric "heavy" version.

 The cost of this is quite frankly insane. The Army wants a ‘Heavy’ Infantry Squad Vehicle to use as a battery on wheels National Guard unit...