Are there any gas-electric doodlebugs in presevation?
Malcolm.
I'm sure there are several around the country. The one I know of for sure is Santa Fe doodlebug M177 at "Travel Town" in Los Angeles, California. M177 has been undergoing a long restoration to fully operational condition. Find out more information about her here:
Santa Fe M177
There are two other Santa Fe doodlebugs still around too, but they were converted to diesel in their later years. Santa Fe M160 is operational and at a museum in Texas. M190 is a unique articulated unit. She was in the Santa Fe Albuquerque shops until being moved to the Sacramento museum in 1986. She was never displayed in Sacramento and has recently been moved back to New Mexico (Belen) for much needed cosmetic work and eventually a proper display. She might even return to power one day.
Santa Fe M160
Santa Fe M190
Matt from Anaheim, CA and Bayfield, COClick Here for my model train photo website
Hello Matt,
Thank you for the info,I have the Bachmann Spectrum Doodlebug is it based on any prototypo or is it a freewlance design?
I'm trying to remember back to the Model Railroader review on the HO version, and I think it said the model isn't based on any specific prototype. I think it said it was based on an EMC design with a generic St. Louis Car Co. body. But this was such a long time ago I can't really remember 100%.
But the Bachmann model sure looks like a generic doodlebug, and is fairly close to the Santa Fe versions that looked like present day M177. Not perfect, but close enough for most modelers.
I have one (HO) in Santa Fe paint, number M131. It's a good runner for just one power truck, and looks good too. I'm going to convert it to DCC, but just haven't gotten around to this yet.
Greetings, so we meet again,
Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin. has a doodlebug. It is marked as Montana and Western #31. There are pictures of it on their web site. It is in good shape. It was a little hard to see in the shed when I saw it last year.
www.midcontinent.org
Hope this helps,
Bob
Modeling in N scale: Rock Island freight and passenger, with a touch of the following; Wabash Cannon Ball, CB&Q passenger, and ATSF freight and passenger. I played in Peoria (Heights).
The Nevada State RR Museum in Carson City is restoring a McKeen motor car to operational status.
dd
The Black River & Western RR has a famous Doodlebug from the Pennsylvania RR.
Check this web site: http://prr.railfan.net/PRRToday.html
Doc
A 42-seat 1926 Edwards motorcar, built for the Hampton & Branchville in South Carolina, is preserved at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. www.nctrans.org
A modern version of a 50-seat Edwards car is operated as the "Cheat Mountain Salamander" at Cheat Bridge, West Virginia (near Elkins). See www.mountainrail.com
Another Edwards car, formerly off the CB&Q is a 1926 Model 25, now refurbished and on the Ft. Madison, Farmington & Western Railroad in Iowa.
A Mack railbus is at Strasburg, PA. www.strasburgrailroad.com
Likely the best reference on doodlebugs on Class 1 railroads is the book Doodlebug Country by Edmund Keilty. Keilty wrote two other books on the topic as well: Interurbans Without Wires and The Short Line Doodlebug.
Bill
Bobster wrote: Greetings, so we meet again, Mid-Continent Railway Museum in North Freedom, Wisconsin. has a doodlebug. It is marked as Montana and Western #31. There are pictures of it on their web site. It is in good shape. It was a little hard to see in the shed when I saw it last year.www.midcontinent.orgHope this helps,Bob
MW 31 was built as GN 2313 and is the third (I think) doodlebug sold by EMC.
Hello Bill,
Thanks for the links they're very interesting.Nice to see early motor cars being preserved.
branchline wrote:Are there any gas-electric doodlebugs in presevation?
A little while back (dated 1998), but according to this, the Illinois Railway Museum has one. This is actually one of the images I'm using in repainting a Spectrum Doodlebug.
When I toured the former SP repair yards in Sacramento, CA five years or so ago, I noticed an ATSF Doodlebug patiently awaiting TLC, as well as lots of other "goodies" including Beebe's private car.
Mark
branchline wrote: Are there any gas-electric doodlebugs in presevation?Malcolm.
If you want to include narrow gauge, the East Broad Top has one built in their shops from a kit supplied by Brill. It still operates during their fall event on Columbus Day weekend.
Hello Tomdiehl,
What gauge is the Eat Broad Top and how old is their car?
branchline wrote: What gauge is the Eat Broad Top and how old is their car?
Here's a pichttp://www.ebtrr.com/equip/gas.html
Ray
Recently there have been several new-in-box, individual-railroad-detail-specific, W&R Brill gas-electric offerings on ebay (Reading, NP, SP, and some other line) from the same seller. They are beautiful models (I bought the SP one). Last I checked, the NP version was still available at a "buy-it-now" price.
Hello Ray,
Thanks for the link to the East Broad top,very interesting.
California Western, Fort Bragg, Ca. has ex ATSF M300
Niles Canyon Railway Sunol, Ca has ex ATSF M200
Cal State Railway Museum, Sacramento, Ca has ex ATSF M190
Navada State Railroad Museum, Carson City, Nv also has Nevada Copper Belt 503(Hall-scott 1910)
Wilmington and Western operates former PRR 4662 built as gas-electric later converted to diesel. Photos and short history of car on their website. www.wwrr.com
lilivalley wrote:Cal State Railway Museum, Sacramento, Ca has ex ATSF M190
Not anymore...read earlier post.
markpierce wrote:When I toured the former SP repair yards in Sacramento, CA five years or so ago, I noticed an ATSF Doodlebug patiently awaiting TLC
Yes this was M-190, mentioned in the earlier post. She was somewhat neglected in Sacramento. But it's understandable since they have too much equipment in need of cosmetic repairs and too little money and perhaps too little interest, at least in M-190. Hopefully with the move to Belen she'll get some TLC.
Here's a story about her arrival into Belen:
Story
DSO17 wrote: Wilmington and Western operates former PRR 4662 built as gas-electric later converted to diesel. Photos and short history of car on their website. www.wwrr.com
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