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5/6/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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"East Broad Top," Page 8, 1941
Title:  "East Broad Top," Page 8, 1941
Description:  Here is page five of a 13-page article by Mr. William Moedinger, Jr., entitled "East Broad Top." It was published originally in the August 1941 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 8. Top Right-Hand Photo, Partial Caption: "Nos. 16, 17, and 18 are the road's three heaviest Mikados." Engine #17 was built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works during March of 1918. Bottom Photo Captions: "Robertsdale station agent R.D. Potts is one of the youngest employees. He waits here with mail for [Train] No. 3. Gas-electric car M-1 substitutes for the mixed trains when mines are closed, and can pull trailer or box cars."
Photo Date:  8/1/1941  Upload Date: 10/22/2019 4:40:28 PM
Location:  Robertsdale, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Winter,Station,Steam
Locomotives:  EBT 17(2-8-2) EBT M-1(Doodlebug)
Views:  620   Comments: 0
EBT M-1, Doodlebug, 1960
Title:  EBT M-1, Doodlebug, 1960
Description:  EBT. Here is an original photo that I took of an East Broad Top Railroad motorized passenger vehicle in Rockhill Furnace, Pennsylvania, on 18 August 1960. Shown here is EBT Doodlebug #M-1. It was assembled by EBT employees during 1927 from parts supplied by Brill.
Photo Date:  8/18/1960  Upload Date: 10/26/2016 3:35:18 AM
Location:  Rockhill Furnace, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  EBT M-1(Doodlebug)
Views:  780   Comments: 0
NYSW 61, "Doodlebug," c. 1951
Title:  NYSW 61, "Doodlebug," c. 1951
Description:  Here is a photo by Theodore B. Keer via Rail Photo Service. Caption On Reverse: "PRR gas-electric bought and seen running on the Susquehanna RR." Shown here is New York, Susquehanna, and Western Railway "Doodlebug" #61. The exact date and the location are not recorded. John S. Fisher Collection; #18 of 26.
Photo Date:  7/1/1951  Upload Date: 6/13/2022 8:02:30 AM
Location:  Cooperstown, NY
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  NYSW 61(Doodlebug)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
"Trains: Stories And Pictures," Page 13, 1935
Title:  "Trains: Stories And Pictures," Page 13, 1935
Description:  Here is the photo on page 13 of a 40-page book published by Louis T. Henderson entitled "Trains: A Children's Picture Book Of Trains And Stories About Them." It was issued originally in 1935. Photo Caption: "Jack and Betty passed this rail detector car." Shown here is an exterior view of Sperry Rail Service Detector Car #115.
Photo Date:  8/15/1935  Upload Date: 2/19/2022 9:04:46 PM
Location:  Lewistown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Signal
Locomotives:  SRS 115(Doodlebug)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
"Trains: Stories And Pictures," Page 14, 1935
Title:  "Trains: Stories And Pictures," Page 14, 1935
Description:  Here is the photo on page 14 of a 40-page book published by Louis T. Henderson entitled "Trains: A Children's Picture Book Of Trains And Stories About Them." It was issued originally in 1935. Photo Caption: "Detector car operator watching his chart." Shown here is an interior view of Sperry Rail Service Detector Car #115.
Photo Date:  8/15/1935  Upload Date: 2/19/2022 9:09:08 PM
Location:  Lewistown, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 115(Doodlebug)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
Sperry Rail Service #136, c. 1970
Title:  Sperry Rail Service #136, c. 1970
Description:  SRS. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of Sperry Rail Service Detector Car #136, a "Doodlebug" built by Brill as a New York City M-11 subway car in 1928 and acquired by SRS on 19 April 1948. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  1/23/1970  Upload Date: 12/4/2021 7:34:54 AM
Location:  Bliss, ID
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge
Locomotives:  SRS 136(Doodlebug)
Views:  152   Comments: 0
PRR 4640, "Doodlebug," #1 of 2, c. 1958
Title:  PRR 4640, "Doodlebug," #1 of 2, c. 1958
Description:  Mann. Here is the first of two successive photos of Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4640, a GEW 350 built by J.G. Brill during 1927 and retired in 1962 after 35 years of faithful service. Note the three seagulls parked on its roof! The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  5/5/1958  Upload Date: 4/22/2021 10:13:51 AM
Location:  Red Bank, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4640(Doodlebug)
Views:  227   Comments: 0
PRR 4640, "Doodlebug," #2 of 2, c. 1958
Title:  PRR 4640, "Doodlebug," #2 of 2, c. 1958
Description:  Mann. Here is the second of two successive photos of Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4640, a GEW 350 built by J.G. Brill during 1927 and retired in 1962 after 35 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the number of the Central Railroad of New Jersey passenger car (at the far left), as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  5/5/1958  Upload Date: 4/22/2021 10:14:38 AM
Location:  Red Bank, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4640(Doodlebug)
Views:  329   Comments: 0
PRR 4640, "Doodlebug," 1958
Title:  PRR 4640, "Doodlebug," 1958
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken near Red Bank, New Jersey, during June of 1958. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4640, a GEW 350 built by J.G. Brill during 1927 and retired in 1962. ("Tchowee"; #4 of 13)
Photo Date:  6/21/1958  Upload Date: 5/5/2020 2:43:57 AM
Location:  Red Bank, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4640(Doodlebug)
Views:  532   Comments: 0
PRR 4641, "Doodlebug," c. 1956
Title:  PRR 4641, "Doodlebug," c. 1956
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4641, a GEW 350 built by J.G. Brill during 1927. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. (Not from "Stoneborobranch")
Photo Date:  8/15/1956  Upload Date: 2/3/2022 1:10:49 PM
Location:  Pemberton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4641(Doodlebug)
Views:  177   Comments: 0
PRR 4653, "Doodlebug," 1957
Title:  PRR 4653, "Doodlebug," 1957
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, n 3 November 1957. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4653, a gasoline-powered OEG 350, Model 660, built by J.G. Brill in 1928 and retired in 1963. ("Stoneborobranch"; #1 of 15)
Photo Date:  11/3/1957  Upload Date: 10/22/2020 5:04:53 PM
Location:  Phillipsburg, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4653(Doodlebug)
Views:  221   Comments: 1
PRR 4653, "Doodlebug," 1957
Title:  PRR 4653, "Doodlebug," 1957
Description:  Here is a postal card from the Henry C. Westenberger Collection. No Postmark. Mr. Douglas C. Wornom, photographer. Photo Caption: "Pennsylvania 4653. A special train, with gas car 4653, chartered by the Lehigh Valley Chapter, National Railway Historical Society, stops at Lambertville, N.J., November 3, 1957." #4653 is a gasoline-powered OEG 350, Model 660, built by J.G. Brill during 1928 and retired in 1963.
Photo Date:  11/3/1957  Upload Date: 8/5/2018 2:54:14 PM
Location:  Lambertville, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4653(Doodlebug)
Views:  667   Comments: 1
PRR 4657, "Doodlebug," 1951
Title:  PRR 4657, "Doodlebug," 1951
Description:  DMP-1. Here is a "Doodlebug" portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Red Bank, New Jersey, on 15 June 1951. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad #4657, a J.G. Brill gas-electric built during 1928 and retired in 1963 after 35 years of faithful service. Note the trailing Railway Post Office combination car. (#5 of 14)
Photo Date:  6/15/1951  Upload Date: 1/29/2021 6:54:10 AM
Location:  Red Bank, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4657(Doodlebug)
Views:  353   Comments: 0
PRR 4658, "Doodlebug," 1954
Title:  PRR 4658, "Doodlebug," 1954
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken on the Baltimore-York Line in Parkton, Maryland, on 3 January 1954. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4658, built by J.G. Brill during 1928 and retired in 1963 after 35 years of faithful service. ("Tchowee"; #5 of 13)
Photo Date:  1/3/1954  Upload Date: 5/5/2020 2:48:14 AM
Location:  Parkton, MD
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4658(Doodlebug)
Views:  380   Comments: 0
PRR 4658, "Doodlebug," 1955
Title:  PRR 4658, "Doodlebug," 1955
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Pemberton, New Jersey, on 13 April 1955. The photographer is not identified. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4658, built by J.G. Brill during 1928 and retired in 1963 after 35 years of faithful service. ("Tchowee"; #6 of 13)
Photo Date:  4/13/1955  Upload Date: 5/5/2020 2:45:51 AM
Location:  Pemberton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4658(Doodlebug)
Views:  424   Comments: 0
PRR 4661, "Doodlebug," c. 1958
Title:  PRR 4661, "Doodlebug," c. 1958
Description:  Mann. Here is a photo of Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4661, a GEW 350 built by J.G. Brill during 1928 and retired in 1959 after 31 years of faithful service. The photographer's name, the number of the PRR passenger car (at the far left), as well as the exact date and the location, are not recorded. (Gift from Brad Mann.)
Photo Date:  5/5/1958  Upload Date: 4/24/2021 8:37:00 AM
Location:  Red Bank, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4661(Doodlebug)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
PRR 4662, "Doodlebug," 1984
Title:  PRR 4662, "Doodlebug," 1984
Description:  Extra Board. Here is a photo by Alex Mayes. It's the cover photo of the January 1985 issue of "Railpace Newsmagazine." Cover Caption: "Wilmington Chapter, NRHS, Doodlebug trip on the Octoraro Railway, seen at Lincoln University Station, east of Oxford, PA." Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad #4662, a Class GEG 415, Brill "Doodlebug," Model 660, built in 1928.
Photo Date:  11/3/1984  Upload Date: 10/26/2017 1:12:42 AM
Location:  Oxford, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4662(Doodlebug)
Views:  547   Comments: 0
PRR "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939," Page 15
Title:  PRR "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939," Page 15
Description:  Here is page 15 of a 30-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Locomotives And Cars: 1939." Depicted here is PRR engine #3908 and "Doodlebug" #4666. Engine #3908 is an ES-6 built by GM-EMC in June of 1937, rated at 600 horsepower, renumbered "5911," and renumbered "8511" in preparation for the PRR-NYC merger. And "Doodlebug" #4666 is a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 built in 1930 and presently in excursion service with the Allentown & Auburn.
Photo Date:  7/1/1939  Upload Date: 7/11/2020 1:15:11 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3908(SW) PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  708   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1951
Title:  PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1951
Description:  DMP-1. Here is a "Doodlebug" portrait by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Red Bank, New Jersey, on 17 June 1951. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 built in June of 1930 and presently in excursion service with the Allentown & Auburn in Topton, Pennsylvania. Note the "arm-strong" turntable!. (#6 of 14)
Photo Date:  6/17/1951  Upload Date: 1/30/2021 7:29:25 AM
Location:  Red Bank, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1955
Title:  PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1955
Description:  Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken in Red Bank, New Jersey, on 12 March 1955. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 built in June of 1930 and presently in excursion service with the Allentown & Auburn in Topton, Pennsylvania. Wilson E. Jones Collection; #6 of 6.
Photo Date:  3/12/1955  Upload Date: 6/30/2020 8:24:56 PM
Location:  Red Bank, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  438   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1959
Title:  PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1959
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of a photo by William D. Volkmer that was taken in Red Bank, New Jersey, on 20 July 1959. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 built in June of 1930. The road numbers of the Central Railroad of New Jersey locomotives pictured here are not recorded. ("PrrFan18n" #1 of 1)
Photo Date:  7/20/1959  Upload Date: 12/8/2020 10:31:15 PM
Location:  Red Bank, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Yard,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," c. 1961
Title:  PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," c. 1961
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide showing Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 built in June of 1930 and presently in excursion service with the Allentown & Auburn in Topton, Pennsylvania. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Produced and distributed by FJC Products of Newport, Delaware.
Photo Date:  9/22/1961  Upload Date: 3/13/2021 8:06:31 AM
Location:  Trenton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  414   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1963
Title:  PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1963
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an original photo by an unidentified photographer that was taken at the Passenger Station in Trenton, New Jersey, on 28 June 1963. Shown here is Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 built in 1930. The chalk notation on the front reads: "Camden-Trenton; Last Trip 6/28/63."
Photo Date:  6/28/1963  Upload Date: 8/1/2019 11:57:54 AM
Location:  Trenton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Signal,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  741   Comments: 1
PRR 9203, ES-6, 1965
Title:  PRR 9203, ES-6, 1965
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an original telephoto view that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad equipment in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 03 September 1965. Shown here (L to R) are PRR #9203 and #4666. #9203 is an ES-6 built by EMD in 1949 and rated at 600 horsepower. It is simply idiling-away at the end of a busy week. #4666 is a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in 1930. It has been retired from active service on the PRR and is awaiting final disposition. Some fates are kinder than others: #9203 was retired by the Penn Central Railroad around 1978, while #4666 was reconditioned for excursion service and still exists as of 30 July 2016 ~ that's 86 years!
Photo Date:  9/3/1965  Upload Date: 7/25/2016 4:29:45 PM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  PRR 9203(SW1) PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  788   Comments: 3
PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1965
Title:  PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1965
Description:  Museum Bound. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad equipment in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 18 September 1965. Shown here is a front-quarter view of PRR #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in 1930. It had been retired from active service on the PRR and was awaiting final disposition in the Hollidaysburg Yards. Eventually, it was reconditioned for excursion service ~ including the Arcade & Attica Railroad, the Penn View Mountain Railroad, the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, as well as the Black River & Western Railroad. As of 02 July 2016, it belongs to the Allentown & Auburn Railroad in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
Photo Date:  9/18/1965  Upload Date: 9/8/2016 8:08:31 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  533   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Title:  PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad equipment in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 18 September 1965. Shown here is a front-quarter view of PRR #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930.
Photo Date:  9/18/1965  Upload Date: 7/28/2016 2:22:47 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  415   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Title:  PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad equipment in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 18 September 1965. Shown here is the power plant of PRR #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930. It is a 12-cylinder, in-line engine rated at 415 HP.
Photo Date:  9/18/1965  Upload Date: 7/28/2016 2:29:12 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  507   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Title:  PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad equipment in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 18 September 1965. Shown here is a frontal view of PRR #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930.
Photo Date:  9/18/1965  Upload Date: 7/28/2016 2:24:02 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  707   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Title:  PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad equipment in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 18 September 1965. Shown here is a front-quarter view of PRR #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930.
Photo Date:  9/18/1965  Upload Date: 7/28/2016 2:24:57 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  341   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Title:  PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad equipment in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 18 September 1965. Shown here is a rear-quarter view of PRR #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930.
Photo Date:  9/18/1965  Upload Date: 7/28/2016 2:26:07 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  1071   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Title:  PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad equipment in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 18 September 1965. Shown here is the engineer's cockpit of PRR #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930.
Photo Date:  9/18/1965  Upload Date: 7/28/2016 2:28:08 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  550   Comments: 0
PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Title:  PRR 4666, Doodlebug, 1965
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an original photo that I took of Pennsylvania Railroad equipment in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on 18 September 1965. Shown here are the passenger compartments of PRR #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930.
Photo Date:  9/18/1965  Upload Date: 7/28/2016 2:30:07 AM
Location:  Hollidaysburg, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  566   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1971
Title:  Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1971
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an image of a photo by Edward Kaspriske that was taken near New Hope, Pennsylvania, in 1971. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930. In this context, it's 41 years old and in excursion service with the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  11/14/1971  Upload Date: 6/24/2023 6:40:20 AM
Location:  New Hope, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  88   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," #1 of 2, 1976
Title:  Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," #1 of 2, 1976
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is the first of two original 35mm color slides by H.W. Johnson that were taken in Lambertville, New Jersey, in July of 1976. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930. In this context, it's 46 years old and in excursion service with the Black River & Western Railroad.
Photo Date:  7/6/1976  Upload Date: 7/19/2023 6:20:47 AM
Location:  Lambertville, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  67   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," #2 of 2, 1976
Title:  Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," #2 of 2, 1976
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is the second of two original 35mm color slides by H.W. Johnson that were taken in Lambertville, New Jersey, in July of 1976. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930. In this context, it's 46 years old and in excursion service with the Black River & Western Railroad.
Photo Date:  7/6/1976  Upload Date: 7/19/2023 6:22:08 AM
Location:  New Hope, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Station,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  66   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1980
Title:  Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1980
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an original 35mm color slide by an unidentified photographer that was taken near Lambertville, New Jersey, in the Summer of 1980. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930. In this context, it's 50 years old and in excursion service with the Black River & Western Railroad.
Photo Date:  8/15/1980  Upload Date: 2/1/2019 2:31:57 AM
Location:  Lambertville, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Bridge,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  496   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," c. 1980
Title:  Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," c. 1980
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an image of a photo of ex-Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  11/14/1980  Upload Date: 6/24/2023 6:42:36 AM
Location:  Lambertville, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  79   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1987
Title:  Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 1987
Description:  DMP-2. Here is an original 35mm color slide by John Petro that was taken near Lambertville, New Jersey, on 16 August 1987. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 built in 1930 and presently in excursion service with the Allentown & Auburn in Topton, Pennsylvania. (#7 of 14) (#9,800)
Photo Date:  8/16/1987  Upload Date: 11/29/2022 8:58:47 AM
Location:  Lambertville, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  113   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," #1 of 2, 2011
Title:  Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," #1 of 2, 2011
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is the first of two images of photos by Edward Kaspriske that were taken near Ringoes, New Jersey, on 26 April 2011. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930. In this context, it's 81 years old and awaiting restoration on the Black River & Western Railroad. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  4/26/2011  Upload Date: 6/24/2023 6:41:24 AM
Location:  Ringoes, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," #2 of 2, 2011
Title:  Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," #2 of 2, 2011
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is second of two images of photos by Edward Kaspriske that were taken near Ringoes, New Jersey, on 26 April 2011. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930. In this context, it's 81 years old and awaiting restoration on the Black River & Western Railroad. (That's Ed's red Chevy truck in the foreground.) Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  4/26/2011  Upload Date: 6/24/2023 6:41:45 AM
Location:  Ringoes, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  39   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," c. 2016
Title:  Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," c. 2016
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an image of a photo of ex-Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded. Edward Kaspriske Collection.
Photo Date:  7/30/2016  Upload Date: 6/24/2023 6:42:08 AM
Location:  Topton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  28   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 2016
Title:  Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," 2016
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is an original 35mm color slide by Paul Carpenito that was taken near Topton, Pennsylvania, on 30 July 2016. Shown here is ex-Pennsylvania Railroad #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in 1930. In this context, it's 86 years old and in excursion service with the Allentown & Auburn Railroad!
Photo Date:  7/30/2016  Upload Date: 6/12/2019 10:10:42 AM
Location:  Topton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," c. 2016
Title:  Ex-PRR 4666, "Doodlebug," c. 2016
Description:  Doodlebug. Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide of ex-Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4666, a J.G. Brill Gas-Electric Model 660 "Doodlebug" built in June of 1930. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  8/15/2016  Upload Date: 11/12/2023 10:11:11 AM
Location:  Topton, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4666(Doodlebug)
Views:  28   Comments: 0
PRR 4667, "Doodlebug," 1956
Title:  PRR 4667, "Doodlebug," 1956
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Freehold, New Jersey, on 25 June 1956. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4667, an OEG 415 built by J.G. Brill during 1930 and retired in 1962. The names of the photographer and the pedestrian are not recorded. ("Stoneborobranch"; #2 of 15)
Photo Date:  6/25/1956  Upload Date: 10/22/2020 8:35:46 AM
Location:  Freehold, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4667(Doodlebug)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
PRR 4668, "Doodlebug," 1956
Title:  PRR 4668, "Doodlebug," 1956
Description:  Here is a duplicate 35mm color slide via Al Chione that was taken in Pemberton, New Jersey, in November of 1956. The photographer is not identified. Prominent here is Pennsylvania Railroad "Doodlebug" #4668, an OEG 415 built by J.G. Brill in 1930 and later owned by the Illinois Railway Museum in Union. ("Stoneborobranch"; #3 of 15)
Photo Date:  11/14/1956  Upload Date: 10/22/2020 8:40:18 AM
Location:  Pemberton, NJ
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Steam,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4668(Doodlebug)
Views:  456   Comments: 1
PRR "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926," Page 9
Title:  PRR "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926," Page 9
Description:  Here is page nine of a 15-page booklet published by the Pennsylvania Railroad entitled "Modern Cars And Locomotives: 1926." Depicted here are PRR engines #3930, #3929, as well as "Doodlebug" #4731. #3930 is the L-5 (1-B-B-1) electric built in Juniata during January of 1924, rated at 3,300 horsepower, and retired in May of 1944. Engine #3939 is an L-5A (1-B-B-1) electric built in Juniata in January of 1925, rated at 3,070 horsepower, and retired in July of 1942. And "Doodlebug" #4731 is a J.G. Brill-250 gasoline-electric rail motor car that was built in 1925.
Photo Date:  7/1/1926  Upload Date: 6/26/2022 7:01:30 PM
Location:  Altoona(Juniata), PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 3930(Steeple Cab) PRR 3929(Steeple Cab) PRR 4731(Doodlebug)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
"Passing Of The Wooden Passenger Car," Page 10, 1928
Title:  "Passing Of The Wooden Passenger Car," Page 10, 1928
Description:  Here is page ten of a 12-page pamphlet entitled "The Passing Of The Wooden Passenger Car From This Railroad." It was published originally by the Pennsylvania Railroad in June of 1928. Reprinted by Harry P. Albrecht in 1978. Top Photo, Partial Caption: "Gasoline-electric rail motor car, used on branch lines where the service does not warrant the operation of an entire train." Shown here is PRR "Doodlebug" #4731, a J.G. Brill-250 built in 1925. Pictured below is fire-tested PRR P-70 coach #1724.
Photo Date:  6/1/1928  Upload Date: 2/24/2022 9:30:21 AM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock,Passenger
Locomotives:  PRR 4731(Doodlebug)
Views:  118   Comments: 0


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