I am looking for any information on the McKeen Motor Cars, or and products that came from the McKeen Motor Car Company. Any information would be appreciated.
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Have you Googled it? There sure seems to be a lot of info out there.
I have spent a few hundred hours on different sites finding as much as I can, but there is a lot of information not on the internet, I am trying to find it.
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Have you Googled it? There sure seems to be a lot of info out there.
Well, I've always heard that, if it isn't on the internet,,,,,,,then it doesn't exist.
Oh, heck no, half of the stuff I have in my collection isn't on the internet. Most would assume what you said, only because it is a bit harder to find information that's not on the internet.
Originally Posted by Hot Water:
Well, I've always heard that, if it isn't on the internet,,,,,,,then it doesn't exist.
Google: Virginia and Truckee McKeen car restoration
That will pop up several things on the restoration of the Virginia and Truckee McKeen car. I am guessing if you contact the folks that did the restoration, they could help you.
Simon
PS:
I found this photo at the Yuma, AZ historical society photo display last spring.
franktrain
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Originally Posted by Madison Kirkman:
there is a lot of information not on the internet, I am trying to find it.
Exactly what information do you believe exists, but are unable to find?
Are you a member of the Union Pacific Historical Society? They may have an article in a past magazine.
ChipR
Have you visited the Northern Pacific Railway Historical Association site (NPRHA.org)?
NP had one or two McKeen cars, and there are some pictures available via this site. (Also some pictures of the BB&BC McKeen car.) There was a terrific article about the NP McKeen cars in the Mainstreeter about a year ago, I believe it was written by Richard Wilkens. Perhaps you can obtain a copy of it. Good luck!
The NPRHS did indeed have an article on the McKeen car, and you can buy a copy here.
The photo of the McKeen car in Yuma is extremely helpful, as i am very close to restoring that exact car. I am not a member of any of those groups however. I will looking into memberships. And to answer smd4, I am looking for any information, if you have seen drawings, or heard there was one in Mexico, any information would help, like that image of the "Cuyamaca." I have only seen thre other images of that car at that time.
The railroad that ran in front of the house I grew up in had (long before my time!) run McKeen cars there. It was the Dan Patch Electric Line...Minneapolis, St.Paul Rochester & Dubuque Electric Traction Co.
The book "Motive Power of the Union Pacific" has a chapter entitled "Meet Mr. McKeen, pages 123 - 134. Text plus photos of under construction as well as completed cars.
ChipR
The Lakeside & Marblehead Railroad near Sandusky, Ohio owned one. The only book on the railroad has quite a bit of information about the car and on McKeen. Here's what the book looks like.
I know they owned one, the #5 ran for quite a few years, and supposedly had the oldest original Gasoline engine, and trucks, reported to still exist in the 50's. This car was also a diner, and after a fire burned the car (which was made of steel,) the car was scrapped. I am hoping that there are some remains from that car, but I don't know. I had found another article about the railroad, not much on the car while in service though.
Originally Posted by TrainWizard5972:
The Lakeside & Marblehead Railroad near Sandusky, Ohio owned one. The only book on the railroad has quite a bit of information about the car and on McKeen. Here's what the book looks like.
I don't think anyone has mentioned it so far, but the PRR had a McKeen car number 4701. It is pictured in the late Al Staufer's book "Pennsy Power III".
Some more references:
http://www.midcontinent.org/ro.../builders/mckeen.htm
http://www.therailwire.net/for...ex.php?topic=31959.0
Simon
I knew about those, however Wikipedia doesn't (no surprise,) but what does he say about the car in his book. Here is what I wrote down on the scrapdate... "
Jan. 16, 1920 PRR McKeen car No. 4701 scrapped at Wilmington. (Keystone)
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Originally Posted by Simon Winter:
I don't think anyone has mentioned it so far, but the PRR had a McKeen car number 4701. It is pictured in the late Al Staufer's book "Pennsy Power III".
Some more references:
http://www.midcontinent.org/ro.../builders/mckeen.htm
http://www.therailwire.net/for...ex.php?topic=31959.0
Simon
