Boston & Maine Doodlebug Diesel Engine w/Proto-Soundr 2.0

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.

-Operating Directionally Controlled Headlight -Die-Cast Truck Sides and Pilots -Detailed ABS Bodies -Colorful Paint Schemes -Operates on O-31 track -Operating Metal Couplers -All Metal Gears -Decorative Metal Horn -2 Precision Flywheel-Equipped Motors -Equipped with your choice of All-New Loco-SoundT Featuring Locomotive Speed Control and Bell, Horn, and Diesel Engine Sounds or All-New Proto-Soundr 2.0 with Digital Command System Featuring Passenger Station Proto-EffectsT, Squeaking Brakes, and Improved Remotely-Controlled Proto-Couplerr -Among the many exciting new features available with the optional new Digital Command System are -Variable Locomotive Speed Control -Independent Light Control -Diagnostic Memory Features -Customizeable, Downloadable Sounds -Simultaneous TMCC Operation -Locomotive Measures Approximately: 16" x 2 1/2" x 3 3/4"