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McKeen Motor Car #22
Today the Nevada Appeal has a feature article about the McKeen motor car, one of the pieces of V&T equipment from the olden days. The car was bought from the McKeen company in 1910 when the...
View ArticleMcKeen Motor Car – Video
If my computer had a “Thumbs Up” button like my TiVo does, I’d be clicking it repeatedly right now. More like this. More like this. Video from the Nevada Appeal. More info on McKeen #22.
View Article2007 Historic Preservation Awards
The 2007 Historic Preservation Awards are here, and three winners have been announced. The Belknap House on Nevada Street, the Yerington House on Division, and the McKeen Car #22, which is currently...
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McKeen Motor Car Progress
This may not be what most of you would consider “exciting”, but one of the most exciting things happened today. I was driving by the Railroad Museum in Carson City, and every time I do I peek over at...
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McKeen Car
Restoration work on the McKeen Motor Car is coming along very nicely. This old rail car is at the Nevada State Railroad Museum, where they’ve been working on rebuilding it for the last 13 years. It’s...
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McKeen Car Coming Out of its Hole
The McKeen Motor Car, which has been under renovation at the Nevada State Railroad Museum for the last 14 years, is finally finished and ready to be publicly unveiled. This isn’t the first time it’s...
View ArticleState Railroad Museum seeks original riders of the historic McKeen Motor Car
Nevada Appeal: State Railroad Museum seeks original riders of the historic McKeen Motor Car The Nevada State Railroad Museum will mark the 100th year anniversary of the arrival in Carson City of the...
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McKeen Motor Car First Run
Of all the things for me to miss…Peter Barton of the Nevada State Railroad Museum posted this message to Facebook today (Thursday): A little before 9am today the railroad restoration shop crew at the...
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NSRM Turntable Reconstruction
The crew at the Nevada State Railroad Museum has taken on an ambitious project – to rebuild the turntable at the museum in just a few weeks. The turntable sits right outside their main buildings, and...
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McKeen Car Unveiling
Updated: more videos added to the end. Sunday was the big unveiling of the McKeen Motor Car at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. The car has been in the restoration shop for 14 years and now is all...
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4th of July Weekend at the Railroad Museum
The 4th of July is always a big weekend at the Nevada State Railroad Museum. That’s when they pull their special collections out into the sunlight, like V&T Engine #22, “The Inyo”, one of the...
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