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Doodlebug
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Pullman Company· self-propelled railcar for mixed passenger and freight service in the USA
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- 1. Doodlebug ebt m1: The original uploader was N2xjk at English Wikipedia .· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
Doodlebug or hoodlebug is a nickname in the United States for a type of self-propelled railcar most commonly configured to carry both passengers and freight, often dedicated baggage, mail or express, as in a combine. The term has been used interchangeably with jitney. The name is said to have derived from the insect-like appearance of the units, as well as the slow speeds at which they would doddle or "doodle" down the tracks.
spec sheet
- built
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- number built
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- kind
- multiple unit
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Pullman Company, Mack Trucks, Edwards Rail Car Company, McKeen Motor Car Company, Rio Grande Southern Railroad
- top speed
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- power
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- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- wheel arrangement
- Usually B-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5296992, Wikipedia: Doodlebug (railcar) (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.