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Sunday, December 17, 2006

Out of the shadows: The McKeen Motor Car

After a decade in the shop, restoration of nearly 100-year-old railroad icon should be completed in 2008

Jarid Shipley
Appeal Staff Writer

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Copyright 2012 Nevada Appeal. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Nevada Appeal December, 17 2006 4:55 pm

Out of the shadows: The McKeen Motor Car

After a decade in the shop, restoration of nearly 100-year-old railroad icon should be completed in 2008

Lee Hobold, restoration specialist for the State of Nevada, works on the McKeen Motor Car on Nov. 16. The car is one of three McKeen cars remaining from the more than 200 made between 1905-1920 and when finished will be the only one in the world that is restored.
Lee Hobold, restoration specialist for the State of Nevada, works on the McKeen Motor Car on Nov. 16. The car is one of three McKeen cars remaining from the more than 200 made between 1905-1920 and when finished will be the only one in the world that is restored.ENLARGE
Lee Hobold, restoration specialist for the State of Nevada, works on the McKeen Motor Car on Nov. 16. The car is one of three McKeen cars remaining from the more than 200 made between 1905-1920 and when finished will be the only one in the world that is restored.
Chad Lundquist / Nevada Appeal
Lee Hobold recently spent a day at the Nevada State Railroad Museum aligning, measuring and securing bench seats back into place on the McKeen Motor C...

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