Author name: Madison Kirkman

I am trying something new. We are using Patreon to support and publicize the Restoration of the McKeen Car “Cuyamaca,” […]

We are kicking off our Restoration of the second to last McKeen Car, the “Cuyamaca.” A unique combination of many

Of course due to the recent rescue of a McKeen Trailer Car, while on the subject, we wanted to share

Half of the car is coming loose we’re about to start jacking up one end of it

We are on site, this is the first day of the rescue. We would still love more volunteers if you

As of this Morning, we hit 100% funding on our GoFundMe. I can not Thank our Donors enough. We will

We have hit 94% of our estimated cost to Rescue Southern Pacific Trailer Car #16. We did that in 1

WOW! I stopped getting email notifications, so when I checked the fundraiser I was surprised to see we have hit

In under 4 Hours, we have raised over 25% of our goal along with a Very Gracious $600 Donation! We

Here is a Rendering of what Southern Pacific T-16 would look like around 1911. This is the Factory Appearance plus