What were... Doodlebugs?

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Have you ever wondered... hey, most passenger trains today move on their own - without a locomotive. What was that like when it was first invented? Well, here you go! This video tells the story of the vehicles (and many others alike) that pioneered self-propelled rail technology across both America and the entire world! Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... the story of the Doodlebug railcars!
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• The American Railroads...
• Chicago in the 1930s
• Interurban Railway 193...
• The Hudson Line: Massi...
• PRR 4662 and 4666
• EMC Doodlebug in the H...
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• The Entertainer
• Fig Leaf Times Two
• A Walk in Marais
• One O'Clock Jump
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4 окт 2024

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@MegaLingster15 6 часов назад

In UK the name doodlebug is synonymous for the German V1 flying bomb during WW2 and the bombing of London. This was due to the droning sound the pulse-jet engine made as they flew over head.

@owenthetrainman7219 18 часов назад

Nice video. Never knew the Sperry cars were former doodle bugs but it makes sense given the design.

@Pensyfan19 21 час назад

Great video! Doodlebugs have always been some of my favorite kinds of railcars, especially the streamlined ones.

@JessicaKasumi1990 17 часов назад

How did I know you would say that? ;)

@skyem5250 18 часов назад

Love this video and this channel... I just hope it doesn't get demonetized for using an abbreviation for transmission that's coincidentally similar to an offensive word.

@lawerencestimpson2280 22 часа назад

Wow loved riding on the gas-powered bug.

@wayneantoniazzi2706 20 часов назад

Great history! Well done, and thanks!

@skyem5250 18 часов назад

I Love the Budd RDC. The SPV-2000 or "Constitution Liner" was a modernized RDC used in Connecticut until fairly recently on the Danbury and Waterbury lines and as a conference car for the state government. There is a preserved Constitution Liner that runs on the Naugatuck railroad (ex state gov conference car), though since the constitution liners were horribly unreliable, they de-powered it so it's basically a coach now. I think VIA still runs RDCs in Canada, but I forget which line they run on. The Budd RDC was also the basis for the design of the Budd Metroliner EMU, which was also adapted to make the Amfleet coaches. So most of Amtrak's modern NEC services and the downeaster use rolling stock that is a direct descendant of the illustrious doodlebug p

@patriotsam5721 22 часа назад

Great video, really enjoyed it

@Benthetrainkid 3 часа назад

You forgot that the majority of Doodlebugs were repowered with diesel engines following a 1940 collision that resulted in a fire that charred all but 3 of the occupants onboard

@nicholasglisonn836 13 часов назад

Sadly, SCL 4900 (SAL 2028) was scrapped shortly after Amtrak took over passenger service.

@skyem5250 18 часов назад

Kinda surprised that someone named "West of Hudson" would mispronounce Schenectady like that.... No hate, it made me smile :)

@westofhudsonstudios4726 18 часов назад

@@skyem5250 haha I only have seen Schenectady once in my life, and having grown up in NYC, we never really traveled far out upstate. Maybe that's why I mispronounced it. Thanks for watching!