William Riley McKeen

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William Riley McKeen about 1910
McKeen railcar in California around 1910

William Riley McKeen (born October 2, 1869 in Terre Haute , Vigo County , Indiana , † October 19, 1946 in Santa Barbara , California ) was an American engineer.

He was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad as a "Superintentent of Motive Power and Machinery" (for example, "Head of Department for Propulsion Power and Machinery"). On behalf of his boss Edward Henry Harriman , he developed a gasoline railcar with mechanical power transmission. With the support of Harriman, he then went into business for himself with the production of this McKeen railcar .

The initially great economic success dried up because he couldn't get the teething troubles of this innovative vehicle under control.

After the Union Pacific liquidated his company, he retired to California as a farmer.

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  1. ↑ For William McKeens, see Family 2 - Children
  2. ↑ Year of death according to other information 1944
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SURNAME McKeen, William Riley
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American engineer
DATE OF BIRTH October 2, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Terre Haute , Vigo County , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH October 19, 1946
Place of death Santa Barbara , California