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That McKeen Trailer in Napa was looked at several years ago by members of the Western Railway Museum.

They found the bottom two feet (or more) of the body was buried in cement and decided to pass on acquiring the car body.

As I recall, we advised the Nevada State Railroad Museum, which has restored their McKeen passenger car about the body.

And the Illinois Railway Museum has a McKeen trailer in their collection.

Ted Miles, WRM Member

Author:	J3a-614 [ Mon Feb 08, 2021 4:39 am ]
Post subject:	McKeen Trailer Found
First seen at the Facebook page Ahead of the Torch; multiple photos, both historic and current. https://napavalleyregister.com/communit ... 10574.html Article on the railroad she was built for, or at least spend much of her time on. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Franc ... ga_Railway

Author:	Brian Norden [ Mon Feb 08, 2021 2:42 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McKean Trailer Found
J3a-614 wrote: Article on the railroad she was built for. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Franc ... ga_Railway If you read the article or know the history of the line, the car was built for the Southern Pacific and purchased second-had by the SF,N & C Ry. Also The designer/builder was spelled McKeen.

Author:	ted66 [ Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:18 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: McKeen Trailer Found
That McKeen Trailer in Napa was looked at several years ago by members of the Western Railway Museum. They found the bottom two feet (or more) of the body was buried in cement and decided to pass on acquiring the car body. As I recall, we advised the Nevada State Railroad Museum, which has restored their McKeen passenger car about the body. And the Illinois Railway Museum has a McKeen trailer in their collection. Ted Miles, WRM Member

Author:	M.M.C.C.H.S. [ Wed May 21, 2025 5:52 am ]
Post subject:	Re: McKeen Trailer Found
Well we rescued the Trailer Car, and it is now safe in Ramona, Ca. The car was not submerged in any concrete, and was relatively easy to lift away from the concrete slab. 10 Steel stakes were implanted in the foundation and welded to the body to hold it in place. There was no frame, the bottom 6" of the car was cut away in the 1930's when it was turned into this shed. ted66 wrote: That McKeen Trailer in Napa was looked at several years ago by members of the Western Railway Museum. They found the bottom two feet (or more) of the body was buried in cement and decided to pass on acquiring the car body. As I recall, we advised the Nevada State Railroad Museum, which has restored their McKeen passenger car about the body. And the Illinois Railway Museum has a McKeen trailer in their collection. Ted Miles, WRM Member

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