Built in 1908, by the McKeen Motor Car Company in Omaha, Nebraska, the San Diego Destined “Cuyamaca” was the 31st railcar built by William McKeen Jr. in cooperation with E.H. Harriman.  William McKeen and his experimentation, funded by Harriman, strongly influenced Harriman’s “Common Standard” which was developed to make the Harriman controlled railroads more efficient. McKeen’s work in the big picture includes popularizing all Steel Construction, Semi-Monocoque railcar design, Internal Combustion, the Removal of the Clerestory, as well as other features like Drop Center Vestibules.

2 McKeen Motor Cars survive from the original 152 or so built, and our car, being the oldest, is even more special on it’s own.  We are producing a Youtube/Patreon Series to build confidence with our viewers, and encourage donation to a large undertaking. 

https://www.youtube.com/@McKeenMotorCar

https://www.patreon.com/cw/McKeenMotorCarCompanyHistoricalSociety