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Help restore the Pullman sleeper car McKeever and the
Santa Fe business car 404 back to their former glory.

We need YOUR help to raise
$150,000.00 !!!

See below for information and MANY more pictures

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The McKever and 404 in the mid 1990s following a repaint

As of July 1, 2006, Texas Transportation Museum has begun its biggest ever fund raising drive. We need to completely restore the 1924 Pullman sleeper car McKeever and the 1926 Pullman built Santa Fe Business Car 404. The cost is a staggering $150,000.00. This includes building a train shed over the cars to protect them from the elements once the restorations are completed.

To make a donation, please send a check payable to TTM to:
Texas Transportation Museum
McKeever / 404 Restoration
11731 Wetmore Road
San Antonio TX 78247

For more information, please call (210) 490-3554 or (210) 394-0483.

Or e-mail us at: McKeever / 404 (Please be sure to add a subject for your message)

PLEASE GIVE GENEROUSLY!!!

The names of every individual and corporation that makes a
donation to this project will be added to a plaque that will
be placed in a prominent position in the vestibule of the 404,
and also on this page and the regular page McKeever / 404 page.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR REGULAR UPDATES ON OUR PROGRESS

There will soon be a list of individual and corporate donors and a running total.

Why this is so important

Both the McKeever and the 404 were fully repainted in the mid 1990s and a lot of interior work was also performed. The McKeever was completely reupholstered. Since then we have also been working through the interior of the 404, painstakingly refurbishing it back to how it looked in the 1920s. However, both of these cars are 80 years old. Years of exposure to the sun and the rain has caused much of the wood around the windows to deteriorate. This in turn allowed water to enter the cars, making them rust from the inside out.

Our plan this time involves not only a comprehensive exterior and interior restoration but also a full sized shade to completely cover both the cars. This much needed addition will greatly help to protect the cars from the worst of the sun and rain in the future.

We have some dynamic plans to raise funds from many different sources including some charitable foundations but it is really important to raise as much as possible from our visitors and friends. We need to show how much people care about saving these important historical pieces for another 80 years and beyond!

To go to the home page of the Texas Transportation Museum's web site, click T.T.M.

For a full history of the McKeever and the 404, click McKeever / 404

What follows are detailed images of the McKeever and the 404.

Some are older pictures but most are recent
photographs of their current condition.

Older images of the McKeever exterior