W.R. McKEEN AND UNION PACIFIC MOTOR CARS/Ehernberger-Entze
JUST PUBLISHED AND IN STOCK
During the twentieth century, the Union Pacific Railroad gained worldwide renown for developing and operating high-output locomotives powered by steam, gas-electric, and the internal combustion engine. What is less commonly known is that the railroad embraced the internal combustion engine shortly after the turn of the century—just 36 years after the driving of the Golden Spike—in the form of the gasoline-powered passenger motor car. Although overshadowed by later advancements, the passenger motor car, of which many design elements would later be adapted to the railroad’s famous Streamliners, was the inaugural application of internal combustion technology on the Union Pacific. The culmination of decades of research, this liberally illustrated volume seeks to tell the definitive story of these unique entries to Union Pacific’s nationwide fleet.
List price $99.95, 248 pages, b&w and color photos, maps. SKU: UPMC. Posted June 19, 2025.
