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Сообщение от C.K.

Есть, так называемые, McKeen Motor Cars.
Информации не нашел, просто интересно.

Они разные были. Мало этим интересовался . У меня только по №100 есть инфа оффтопик

Here's the Southern Utah #100, the youngest of three McKeen Cars to exist. Builder's number 150 out of 152, this beast weighed a ton for her size, being 45.5 tons, and only being 58' 2 3/4" long. She was built in 1916 and was something to keep the workers busy (likely) since orders had really dropped off since 1913. It was built with a 300H.P. engine, tied to the two front axles, and 42" drivers on each. The railroad needed a motor car that could handle the 4.92% grades, and the only solution McKeen had was more traction and more horsepower. The engine was about 9200 Cubic Inches, and would produce just over 4500 ft/lbs of force. The car itself was somewhat of a failure over the rail line, after a complicated lawsuit, as McKeen was closing up shop, he wanted the car back since the railroad hadn't paid a the full amount (or even any, not sure) on the experiment. McKeen took them to court and it was deemed the power truck, engine, and rear truck was McKeen's property, and thus the car body was set down and used for railroad workers right after being built, about 1917. The car was in Helper in the 1970's and up till about 1991, however, I don't know that the car was grounded in Helper, Utah in 1917. I helped incite the restoration of the car, and a private group is working on the restoration of the car, there's no word currently on the state of the car.
Из Вики
The Southern Utah Railroad took possession in 1916 of the most powerful McKeen motor car ever produced, with a six-wheel leading truck.[4] Two of the three axles in that truck were powered, connected by side rods; the engine developed 300 horsepower (220 kW). Unlike most McKeen cars, it had a rounded front end instead of the knife-edge prow normally favored; it also featured roof-mounted radiators in addition to those in the normal location behind the pilot.

Despite the extra power, this was only a 55-foot-0-inch (16.76 m) car with a capacity of 48 passengers. The additional power was needed for the severe grades (max. 4.92%) and curvature of the line between Price and Hiawatha for which it was intended.

The car was apparently not a success and did not last long in service,[5] being withdrawn from service in June 1917 and dismantled, the engine and power truck being sold.[6] The carbody was used as a shop employee locker room at Martin until it was dismantled in 1990. In the mid '90s the dismantled #100 was then purchased by a ranch owner in Utah. There, he cut it in half at the vestibule and used the rail car as two separate storage units. In 2015, the two halves were then traded for two sea containers by Bently enterprises LLC. Moved to Minden, Nevada, and is undergoing a complete renovation.

, а так думаю в сети при желании можно много нарыть.В той же Вики полно инфы https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McKeen_Motor_Car_Company
А старых фото этого типа мотрис у меня штук 30 есть, только они никому не интересны.