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UP McKeen Motor Cars — 27 cars

Road Number	Previous Number	Builder Date	Date Acquired	Builder Number	Body Length	Date Retired	Notes
1		Mar 1905		1	31 ft.	Jun 1913	1
2		Sep 1905		2	55-2 ft.	Jan 1915	2
M-3	3	Nov 1905		3		Sep 1924	3
M-4 (1st)	4	Feb 1906		4	55-2 ft.	Nov 1922	4
M-4 (2nd)	GW M-1	Jan 1911	Sep 1928		70 ft.	Apr 1946	5
5		Dec 1905		5	55-2 ft.	Apr 1916	6
M-5	GW M-2	Dec 1910	Sep 1928			Dec 1944	7
M-6	6	Dec 1905		6	55-2 ft.	Dec 1940	8
M-7	7	Mar 1906	1907	7		Dec 1928	9
M-8	8	Aug 1906		8		Sep 1929	10
M-9 (1st)	9	Jul 1906		9		Nov 1922	11
M-9 (2nd)	S&EV M-1	Oct 1911	Nov 1928	122	55-2 ft.	Jun 1945	12
M-10	10	Jul 1907		10	55-2 ft.	Apr 1934	13
M-11	11	Jul 1907		11	55-2 ft.	Jul 1942	14
M-12	12	Aug 1907		12	55-2 ft.	Jun 1940	15
M-13	13	Sep 1907		13	55-2 ft.	Jun 1936	16
M-14	StJ&GI 113	Jan 1910	Jul 1917	70	70 ft.	Aug 1935	17
M-15	OSL M-62	Jul 1911	Oct 1917	115	70 ft.	1944	18
M-16	OSL M-63	Jul 1911	Oct 1917	116		Sep 1952	19
M-17	17	Oct 1907		17	55-2 ft.	1940	20
M-18	OSL M-65	Sep 1911	Oct 1917	118		May 1934	21
M-19	19	Dec 1907		19	55-2 ft.	Jul 1942	22
M-20	20	Dec 1908		31	55-2 ft.	Dec 1944	23
M-21	21	Sep 1909		54	70 ft.	Jan 1948	24
M-22	22	Nov 1909		55	70 ft.	May 1945	25
M-23		May 1915			70 ft.	Jun 1947	26
M-24		Dec 1917			70 ft.	May 1949	27
M-25	AT&SF M-102	Jul 1910	Nov 1922		70 ft.	Dec 1944	28

General Notes:

a.	All cars used either gasoline or distillate fuel, except M-9 which used butane fuel.
b.	All were built with McKeen's 200-horsepower distillate engine, except UP 1 which had a 100-horsepower Riotti gasoline engine; UP 2 which had a McKeen 200-horsepower gasoline engine; M-9 which had a 150-horsepower Sament butane engine. M-15 was converted from a distillate engine to a butane engine.
c.	All were mechanical transmissions, except M-11 which was converted to electric transmission in May 1925; M-21 which was converted to electric transmission in July 1942; and M-23 and M-24 which were both converted to electric transmission in November 1928.
d.	M-4 (2nd); M-5 (2nd); M-9 (2nd); M-14; and M-25 (5 cars) were purchased second hand.
e.	M-15, M-16, and M-18 (3 cars) were transferred from UP's Oregon Short Line subsidiary in October 1917.
f.	M-23 and M-24 were repainted to UP's yellow and brown Streamliner colors in about 1934; repainted back to Olive Green by 1944, as shown in a photo of M-23 at Lincoln in 1944. (see The Streamliner, Volume 8, Number 4, page 16)

Notes:

1.	UP 1 (disposition unknown)
2.	UP 2 was destroyed by fire in January 1915.
3.	UP M-3 was sold to OSL M-62 (2nd) in September 1924.
4.	UP M-4 (1st) was destroyed by the same fire that also destroyed the Grand Island, Neb., roundhouse in November 1922; salvaged engine was used in M-22.
5.	UP M-4 (2nd) was purchased from Great Western Railway M-1 in September 1928; scrapped in April 1946.
6.	UP 5 (disposition unknown)
7.	UP M-5 was purchased from Great Western Railway M-2 in September 1928; (disposition unknown).
8.	UP M-6; body was replaced in April 1925 with body acquired from Midland Valley Railroad (built January 1911); scrapped in December 1940.
9.	UP M-7 demonstrated briefly on Erie Railroad; converted to trailer T-18.
10.	UP M-8 was converted to trailer T-19.
11.	UP M-9 (1st); engine later used in M-26; (disposition unknown).
12.	UP M-9 (2nd) was purchased from Saratoga & Encampment Valley M-1, November 1928, via Morse Brothers Equipment Co.; (disposition unknown).
13.	UP M-10 (disposition unknown)
14.	UP M-11 was converted to gas-electric in May 1925, using a Sterling 180 hp engine and GE electrical equipment; engine used later in M-21.
15.	UP M-12
16.	UP M-13 was destroyed by fire, Willard, Utah; retired 14 June 1936.
17.	UP M-14 was wrecked and burned, August 1935.
18.	UP M-15 was purchased from Oregon Short Line M-62, October 1917.
19.	UP M-16 was purchased from OSL M-63, October 1917; converted to gas-electric in September 1926, using Winton 220 hp engine and GE electrical equipment; assigned EMC serial number MCK-5
20.	UP M-17
21.	UP M-18 was purchased from OSL M-65, October 1917.
22.	UP M-19
23.	UP M-20
24.	UP M-21 was converted to gas-electric in July 1942.
25.	UP M-22
26.	UP M-23 was converted to gas-electric in November 1928, using Hall-Scott 300 hp engine and Westinghouse electrical equipment; parts furnished under Brill order 22678
27.	UP M-24 was converted to gas-electric in November 1928, using Hall-Scott 300 hp engine and Westinghouse electrical equipment; parts furnished under Brill order 22678
28.	UP M-25 was purchased from AT&SF M-102, November 1922.

UP UP-built McKeen Motor Cars — 2 cars

Road Number	Build Date	Body Length	Date Retired	Notes
M-26	Jun 1923	70 ft.	Jan 1925	1
M-27	1923	55-2 ft.	Sep 1934

General Notes:

a.	Both cars were built by UP's Omaha Shops in 1923, six years after McKeen production had ended, using unused carbodies.
b.	Both cars used McKeen 200-horsepower distillate engines from retired UP McKeen cars; M-26 used the engine from the retired M-9 (1st); M-27 used the engine from the retired M-4 (1st).

Notes:

1.	UP M-26 was sold to LA&SL M-101 in January 1925

UP McKeen Motor Car — 1 car

Road Number	Previous Number	Builder Date	Date Acquired	Builder Number	Body Length	Date Retired
M-28	M,A&CR "Anoka"	Jun 1913	1923		55-2 ft.	Jul 1942

General Note:

a.	UP M-28 was purchased from Minneapolis, Anoka & Cuyuna Range "Anoka" in 1923.

UP UP-built McKeen Motor Cars — 2 cars

Road Number	Build Date	Body Length	Date Retired	Notes
M-29	Jul 1927	62 ft.	1956
M-30	Jul 1927	62 ft.

General Notes:

a.	Both cars were built by UP's Omaha shops in 1927, ten years after McKeen production had stopped, using carbodies that remained; shortened and given squared-off front ends.
b.	Both cars used distillate fuel.
c.	Both cars were equipped with electrical transmissions.

UP EMC Motor Cars — 9 cars

Road Number	EMC Model	Build Date	Build Number	Body Length	Seats	Weight	Date Retired	Notes
M-31	SE106A	Jan 1927	181	72 ft.	70	55 tons	Jun 1948	1
M-32	SE106A	Jan 1927	182	72 ft.	70	55 tons	May 1954	2
M-33	SE106A	Jan 1927	183	72 ft.	70	55 tons	May 1954	3
M-34	SE106A	Feb 1927	184	72 ft.	70	55 tons	Sep 1958
M-35	SEL120	Feb 1927	185	72 ft.	70	55 tons	May 1948	4
M-36	SEL120D	Nov 1928	322	71 ft.	74	55 tons	Sep 1958
M-37	SEL120D	Nov 1928	323	71 ft.	74	55 tons	Aug 1951	5
M-38	SEL120D	Nov 1928	324	71 ft.	74	55 tons	Sep 1958
M-39	SEL120D	Nov 1928	325	71 ft.	74	55 tons	Sep 1958

General Notes:

a.	UP M-31 to M-35 (five cars) were built under contract for EMC by St. Louis Car Co., configured with separate passenger and smoker sections.
b.	UP M-36 to M-39 (four cars) were built under contract for EMC by Pullman, configured with a single passenger section.
c.	All were equipped with EMC's Winton 275-horsepower distillate engine.
d.	All were equipped with GE electrical transmission, including two GE 292A traction motors.
	UP M-31 to M-34 had EMC order number 10014B, and St. Louis Car order number 1412; equipped with Winton 6-106A engines. (Locomotive Notes II, Number 141, page 3)
e.	UP M-35 had EMC order number 10014A, and St. Louis Car order number 1412; equipped with Winton 6-120 engine. (Locomotive Notes II, Number 141, page 3)
f.	UP M-36 to M-39 had EMC order number 10051, and Pullman order number 6178; equipped with Winton 6-120D engines. (Locomotive Notes II, Number 143, page 3)

Notes:

1.	UP M-31; engine was later used in OSL M-68.
2.	UP M-32 was scrapped in May 1954; engine used in OSL M-67 in 1933.
3.	UP M-33 was scrapped in May 1954; engine used in OSL M-65 (2nd).
4.	UP M-35 was donated to Grand Island, Neb., August 1955; moved to Illinois Railway Museum in (?), re-engined with a Roline engine. Click here for a photo and additional information.
5.	UP M-37 was scrapped in August 1951.

UP Brill Motor Cars — 2 cars

Road Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Body Length	Seats	Weight	Date Retired	Notes
M-40	Nov 1928		73 ft.	44	56 tons	Sep 1958
M-41	Nov 1928		73 ft.	44	56 tons	Sep 1958

General Notes:

a.	Both cars were equipped with Hall-Scott 300-horsepower gasoline engines.
b.	Both cars were equipped with electrical transmissions.
c.	Both cars were equipped with separate baggage, passenger, and smoker sections.

OSL McKeen Motor Cars — 7 cars

Road Number	Previous Number	Builder Date	Date Acquired	Builder Number	Body Length	Date Retired	Notes
M-60	OSL 470	Sep 1909		51		Dec 1944	1
M-61	OSL 480	Aug 1909		52	70 ft.	Jul 1942	2
M-62 (1st)	OSL 490	Jul 1911		115	70 ft.	Oct 1917	3
M-62 (2nd)	UP M-3	Nov 1905	Sep 1924	3		1925	4
M-63	OSL 491	Jul 1911		116	70 ft.	Oct 1917	5
M-64	OSL 492	Aug 1911		117	70 ft.	Aug 1937	6
M-65 (1st)	OSL 493	Sep 1911		118	70 ft.	Oct 1917	7

General Notes:

a.	All were built with McKeen's 200-horsepower distillate engine, except M-62 (2nd) which had a gasoline engine (engine type for M-60 is not known).
b.	All were equipped with mechanical transmissions.
c.	OSL M-61, M-62 (1st), and M-63 were configured with baggage, mail, and passenger sections, with a capacity of 38 passengers.
d.	OSL M-64 and M-65 (1st) were configured with only passenger sections, with a capacity of 70 passengers.

Notes:

1.	OSL M-60 was sold to Pacific & Idaho Northern M-60, September 1928; returned to OSL M-60, 23 August 1936.
2.	OSL M-61 (disposition unknown)
3.	OSL M-62 (1st) was sold to UP M-15, October 1917.
4.	OSL M-62 92nd) was purchased from UP M-3 in September 1924; converted to trailer T-52 in 1925.
5.	OSL M-63 was sold to UP M-16, October 1917.
6.	OSL M-64 (disposition unknown)
7.	OSL M-65 (1st) was sold to UP M-18, October 1917.

OSL EMC Motor Cars — 4 cars

Road Number	EMC Model	Builder Date	Builder Number	Body Length	Seats	Weight	Date Retired	Notes
M-65 (2nd)	SEL120	Jan 1927	186	72 ft.	24	50 tons	May 1948
M-66	SEL120	Jan 1927	187	72 ft.	24	50 tons	Nov 1951	1
M-67	SEL120	Mar 1927	188	72 ft.	24	50 tons	Aug 1951	2
M-68	SEL120	Mar 1927	189	72 ft.	24	50 tons	Nov 1947

General Notes:

a.	All were built under contract for EMC by St. Louis Car Co., configured with separated railway post office, baggage, and passenger sections.
b.	All were equipped with EMC's Winton 275-horsepower gasoline engine.
c.	All were equipped with electrical transmissions.
d.	OSL M-65 to M-68 had EMC order number 10014C, and St. Louis Car order number 1413; equipped with Winton 6-120 engines. (Locomotive Notes II, Number 141, page 3)

Notes:

1.	OSL M-66 was converted to track test car DC-2 in November 1951.
2.	OSL M-67 was changed to 01886 in August 1951; retired in July 1958.

OSL Brill Motor Cars — 2 cars

Road Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Body Length	Seats	Weight	Date Retired	Notes
M-69	Sep 1930		73 ft.	70	57 tons
M-70	Sep 1930		73 ft.	70	57 tons

General Notes:

a.	Both cars were equipped with Hall-Scott 300-horsepower gasoline engines.
b.	Both cars were equipped with electrical transmissions.
c.	Both cars were equipped with separate passenger and smoker sections.

OWR&N McKeen Motor Cars — 8 cars

Road Number	First Number	Second Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Body Length	Date Retired
M-76	OR&N 1	OWR&N 600	Nov 1909	61	55-2 ft.	Jul 1942
M-77	OR&N 2	OWR&N 601	Mar 1910	63	55-2 ft.	Apr 1940
M-78	NC A-1	OWR&N 602	May 1910	66	55-2 ft.	Sep 1934
M-79	NC A-2	OWR&N 603	May 1910	68	55-2 ft.	Sep 1934
M-80	OR&N 3	OWR&N 604	Sep 1910	78	70 ft.	Jun 1936
M-81	OWR&N 605		Jun 1911	119	70 ft.	Jun 1936
M-82	OWR&N 606		Sep 1911	120	70 ft.	Aug 1940
M-83	OWR&N 607		May 1913		70 ft.

General Notes:

a.	All cars used distillate fuel.
b.	All were built with McKeen's own 200-horsepower engine.
c.	All were equipped with mechanical transmissions.
d.	OWR&N M-76 and M-77 were built as Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. 1 and 2.
e.	OWR&N M-78 and M-79 were built as North Coast Railroad A-1 and A-2.
f.	OWR&N M-80 was built as Oregon Railway & Navigation Co. 3.

OWR&N EMC Motor Cars — 2 cars

Road Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Body Length	Weight	Date Retired	Notes
M-98	Nov 1927	242	72 ft.	52.5 tons	Sep 1949	1
M-99	Nov 1927	190	72 ft.	47.5 tons	1946

General Notes:

a.	All were built under contract for EMC by St. Louis Car Co.; M-98 was configured with separate baggage and passenger sections; M-99 was configured with separate Railway Post Office, baggage, and passenger sections.
b.	All were equipped with EMC's Winton 275-horsepower distillate engine.
c.	All were equipped with electrical transmissions.
	OWR&N M-98 had EMC order number 10033 and St. Louis Car order number 1454; equipped with Winton 6-120 engine.
d.	OWR&N M-99 had EMC order number 10014D, and St. Louis Car order number 1414; equipped with Winton 6-120 engine. (Locomotive Notes II, Number 141, page 3)

Notes:

1.	OWR&N M-98 was renumbered to 0380 in July 1949 and asssigned to maintenance-of-way battery distribution service, and later, weed spray service; renumbered to 900380 in February 1949; retired in August 1961. (information from UP equipment register book)

LA&SL McKeen Motor Car — 1 car

Road Number	Previous Number	Builder Date	Builder Number	Date Retired
M-100	SPLA&SL 1	Jun 1910	75	Jul 1942

General Notes:

a.	Equipped with McKeen's own 200-horsepower distillate-fueled engine.
b.	Equipped with mechanical transmissions.

LA&SL UP-built Motor Car — 1 car

Road Number	Previous Number	Builder Date	Date Acquired	Builder Number	Body Length	Date Retired
M-101	UP M-26	Jun 1923	Jan 1925	122	70 ft.	Sep 1934

General Notes:

a.	Built as UP M-26 by UP's Omaha Shops in 1923, six years after McKeen production had ended, using unused carbodies; sold to LA&SL in January 1925.
b.	Equipped with a McKeen 200-horsepower distillate engine from retired UP McKeen car M-9 (1st).
c.	An earlier roster and history shows LA&SL M-101 as having McKeen serial number 122, but the same history does not show UP M-26 with number 122.