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Photograph of Virginia and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22
Photograph by Schrantz, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

McKeen Motor Car #70

A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

From the record

“Virginia and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22, also called McKeen Motor Car 70, is a gasoline-powered railcar at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City in the U.S. state of Nevada. It was built for the Virginia and Truckee Railroad in 1910 by the McKeen Motor Car Company.”

Wikipedia article Virginia and Truckee Railway Motor Car 22, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 43 National Register listings published here for Carson City · listed in 2005 · category: Structure · a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • National Historic Landmark. The highest federal designation, held by about 2,600 places in the country against roughly 100,000 Register listings.
  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 structure as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Nevada State Railroad Museum, Carson City
  • When was it listed? September 2005
  • Category. structure
  • Census division. Carson City
  • National Register reference number. 05000968 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

152 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 152 fires within 5 miles of McKeen Motor Car #70 between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,491 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined46
Natural39
Recreation and ceremony26
Equipment and vehicle use13
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Debris and open burning6
Arson/incendiarism5
Fireworks4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Smoking1
Firearms and explosives use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeBRUNSWICK
8 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeARROWHEAD
8 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCarson City District OfficeAMBROSE
8 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeKOONTZ
8 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeMEXICAN
4 September 2019Natural5.3 acresHumboldt-Toiyabe National ForestJACKS
3 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCarson City District OfficeSILVER
29 September 2003Recreation and ceremony35 acresCarson City District OfficeVOLTAIRE 2

Every fire recorded in Carson City

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 51 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of McKeen Motor Car #70: 26 past producers, 11 occurrences, 9 prospects, 3 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Athens MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Brunswick Canyon PitStonePast Producer
Capitol Iron DepositIronOccurrenceHematite, Magnetite
Carson Black Lead MineGraphitePast Producer1903
Carson City Monazite-Bearing PlacerREE, Chromium, Gold, Iron, ZirconiumProspect
Carson MineGold, Silver, Lead, TungstenProspect
Crystal ClaimsSilver, Lead, Zinc, GoldPast Producer
Lucky Strike GroupUranium, Silver, GoldProspect
May DayLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
North CarsonCopper, Silver, LeadPast Producer

Every working recorded in Carson City

Storms near this property

26 since 1996

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carson City, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 21 heavy rain, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 dust devil. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2003Thunderstorm WindCarson City2 hurtA women and child were slightly injured by falling tree branches when thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 50 mph blew through Mills Park in Carson City.
December 1996Heavy RainCarson City$100,000no account filed
February 2009Dust DevilCarson City$5,000A possible dust devil descended the foothills just west of Carson City. Flying debris generated by the dust devil damaged 12 automobiles in the DMV parking lot.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindCarson City$5,000The Nevada Appeal newspaper reported that strong wind gusts brought down tree limbs in Carson City. One downed tree limb on Fifth Street knocked out power to 900 residents, including the Carson City Courthouse and Sheriff's Department.
February 2025Heavy RainCarson City-A COCORAHS station (NV-CC-14 Carson City) located 3.0 mi NNE of Carson City, NV, reported a 24hr rainfall storm total of 0.59 inches.
February 2025Heavy RainCarson City-A COCORAHS station (NV-CC-14 Carson City) located 3.0 mi NNE of Carson, NV, reported a 24hr rainfall storm total of 2.02 inches.
February 2024Heavy RainCarson City-A CoCORAHS station (NV-CC-23) located 1.0 mi W of Carson City, NV, and a trained spotter located 2.0 mi N of Stewart, NV, reported a 24 hr rainfall storm total of 1.33 inches and 1.23 inches.
September 2024Heavy RainCarson City-Mesonet station (CRSC6) located 1.0 mi SSW of Lakeview, NV, reported 24 hour rainfall storm total of 0.56 inches.
March 2023Heavy RainCarson City-A COCORAHS, NV-CC-20 Carson City, located 3.6 mi NNW of Carson City, NV, reported a 24-hour rainfall total of 1.62 inches.
September 2023Heavy RainCarson City-A CO-OP Observer located 1.6 mi S of Carson City, NV, and a CoCoRAHs Station (NV-CC-14) located 4.4 mi N of Carson City, NV, reported storm total rainfall amounts of 0.70 and 0.56 inches respectively.
November 2020Heavy RainCarson City-Reporting 0.65 inches of rain in last 12 hours.
March 2019Heavy RainCarson City-CoCoRaHS station NV-CC-21 in Carson City reported 0.60 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 27 March 0800PST to 28 March 0800PST.
January 2019Heavy RainCarson City-CO-OP observer CRCN2 in Carson City reported 1.00 inch of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 16 January 0700PST to 17 January 0700PST.
December 2018Heavy RainCarson City-Trained weather spotter 1 mile northeast of Carson City reported 0.96 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 December 0700PST to 25 December 0700PST.
March 2018Heavy RainCarson City-Mesonet station VCEN2, 2 miles west-southwest of Lakeview reported 3.23 inches of storm total rainfall from 20 March 0648PST to 23 March 0648PST.
March 2018Heavy RainCarson City-Trained weather spotter in Carson City reported 2.35 inches of storm total rainfall from 20 March 1134PST to 23 March 1134PST. 0.81 inches of that rain fell from 22 March 1134PST to 23 March 1134PST.
April 2018Heavy RainCarson City-Trained weather spotter 2 miles north of Stewart measured 0.54 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 1047PST to 7 April 1047PST.
April 2018Heavy RainCarson City-CoCoRaHS station NV-CC-21, Carson City reported 0.59 inches of rainfall in a 24 hour period from 6 April 0800PST to 7 April 0800PST.
May 2018Heavy RainCarson City-CoCoRaHS station NV-CC-14, 3 miles north-northeast of Carson City reported 0.53 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 16 May 0600PST to 17 May 0600PST.
May 2018Heavy RainCarson City-Mesonet station CRSC1, 1 mile northeast of Carson City reported 0.96 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period from 24 May 0919PST to 25 May 0919PST.
November 2017Heavy RainCarson City-A trained weather spotter reported 4.47 inches of rain from 15 November 0800PST to 16 November 2000PST at an elevation of 5300 feet.
February 2006Heavy RainCarson City-A total of 3.52 inches of rain fell 3 miles west of Carson City.
December 2005Heavy RainCarson City-A total of 5.81 inches of rainfall reported 2 miles east of Carson City since the morning of December 30th.
August 2004Heavy RainCarson City-Six miles east of the Waterfall Fire burn area 0.75 inches of rain fell in one hour. Three feet of standing water was reported in the Plaza Shopping Center along U.S. Highway 50.
June 2000HailCarson City-Trained spotter reported 3/4 inch hail in Carson City.
July 2010HailCarson City-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Carson City

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Second Railroad Car No. 21under 500 feet1978
Virginia and Truckee Railway Locomotive #27under 500 feet2004
Wabuska Railroad Station0.1 miles1984
Virginia and Truckee RR. Engines No. 18, The Dayton; and No. 22, The Inyo0.1 miles1973
Bank Saloon0.9 miles1980
St. Charles-Muller's Hotel0.9 miles1982

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 05000968 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Carson CityAll 43 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.