Baltimore & Ohio Doodlebug Non-Powered Diesel Engine

Even in the heyday of steam power, it was still expensive for steam trains to serve passengers on small branch lines and secondary mainlines. The solution to high-cost, low-ridership routes was the Doodlebug. Doodlebugs were essentially a cross between a locomotive and a passenger car. The front section housed an internal combustion engine and the rear housed a passenger or freight compartment. Larger consists housed the baggage and freight in the rear compartment and pulled a passenger car behind the Doodlebug, but most were run as single units. At their peak of popularity in the 1920s, Doodlebugs rode the rails in every part of the country. For 2000 we are adding two new railroads to our RailKing Doodlebug roster. With the addition of the Boston & Maine and the Union Pacific, our model runs on roads from coast-to-coast just like the original did. Our Doodlebugs come equipped with the standard and optional features listed.