Re: McKeen Motorcar
Author: Captain Underpants
Date: 05-25-2010 - 01:06
As Tom mentioned, I also saw a McKeen body used as a shed in the Utah Railway yard in Martin, UT. The knife-nose had been replaced by a rounded end. I believe I saw it in 1977, haven't been back since. About fifteen years ago, I heard of a McKeen trailer body in the Napa Valley; it was a short baggage/RPO car that may well have been the one the Napa Valley electric line bought from the SP. It was in someone's backyard, and the frame had been sunk in a large concrete slab. The owners wanted to remove it before selling the house, but I don't know whatever became of it. In the Tracy, CA yard (next to where the CFNR power parks) is an oddly-shaped metal shed that looks like it might contain parts from a McKeen short trailer. Anyone know more?