39°8′54.3″N 119°46′6.05″W
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Virginia and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22 |
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Motor Car 22 after exterior restoration in 2009 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• AAR | A1-2 |
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Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
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Driver dia. | 42 in (1,067 mm) |
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Wheel diameter | 33 in (838 mm) |
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Wheelbase | 52 ft 7 in (16.03 m) |
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Length | 72 ft 9+3⁄4 in (22.19 m) |
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Width | 10 ft 2+3⁄4 in (3.12 m) |
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Height | 11 ft 9+3⁄16 in (3.59 m) |
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Loco weight | 68,000 lb (30,844 kg) |
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Fuel capacity | 120 US gal (450 L) |
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Transmission | 1910: Morse chain drive 2010: Hydraulic drive |
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Performance figures |
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Maximum speed | 32+1⁄2 mph (52.3 km/h) |
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Power output | 200 hp (150 kW) |
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Career |
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Operators | Virginia and Truckee Railroad |
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Delivered | May 9, 1910 |
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First run | June 2, 1910 |
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Retired | October 31, 1945 |
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Restored | May 9, 2010 |
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Current owner | Nevada State Railroad Museum |
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Disposition | Operational
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Official name | McKeen Motor Car #70 |
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Designated | September 6, 2005 |
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Reference no. | 05000968[1] |
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Designated | October 16, 2012 |
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Virginia and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22, also called McKeen Motor Car 70, is a gasoline-powered railcar at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City in the U.S. state of Nevada. It was built for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad in 1910 by the McKeen Motor Car Company. Motor Car 22 was operated by the Virginia and Truckee until 1945, when it was sold off and became a diner until 1955. It eventually became the office and storage space for a plumbing business before it was donated to the Nevada State Railroad Museum in 1995. After a thorough study,[2] the Museum undertook a restoration of the McKeen car in 1997. The restored motor car was unveiled in 2010, a century after it was originally delivered to the Virginia and Truckee. Motor Car 22 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2012. It is one of a few surviving McKeen railcars, and the only one that is operational.