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One of the few, rare photos of an SP "McKeen Car" ... Car # 49 is shown in Los Angeles, CA on 4-30-'24.. Photo taken by "Taber" ...

Courtesy of 'Marvin Maynard' Collection..
KRK Archives...

I wonder what part of LA this was shot in ??

Cheers.

KRK

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KeyRouteKen Wrote:
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> One of the few, rare photos of an SP "McKeen Car"
> ... Car # 49 is shown in Los Angeles, CA on
> 4-30-'24.. Photo taken by "Taber" ...
>
> Courtesy of 'Marvin Maynard' Collection..
> KRK Archives...
>
> I wonder what part of LA this was shot in ??
>
> Cheers.
>
> KRK


Whatever part it was, it was a place where side clearance wasn't high on someone's list. - Tony J.

At one time they ran on San Fernando Valley Burbank-Canoga Park branch. Only clue is high voltage poles in upper left part of picture which is vague.

Bob in North Holywood

What was the flex line going to the center of the truck for? I thinking that the smaller one in the photo was to the brakes.

Butch,,,,,,,,here we go

A semitruck , shifting gears as it left a station
or a farm tractor steadily grinding away as it departed?

I don't believe McKeens had gears to shift. In fact, they didn't even have reverse. The change direction, you had to stop the engine, go outside and restart it with a hand crank in the direction you wanted to go.

Speculation - the hose might be a cooling water connection to the car's body mounted radiator.  The engine was sandwiched between the axles in the front truck.
Alex Huff