Description

First manufactured during the Great Depression, the EMC Gas Electric kept railroads in the passenger business through World War II. With a combine section and large passenger compartment in the locomotive itself, the Doodlebug provided extremely economical commuter and mainline service into the 1960s. Its efficiency made it popular throughout the United States and around the world.

HO scale standard gauge EMC Gas Electric Doodelbug with Trailer Coach, New York Central. Bachmann no. 81426.

Doodlebug Locomotive features:

• DCC-equipped for speed, direction, and lighting (8-pin NMRA plug)

• Precision can motor

• Flywheel drive

• Die-cast gear box and chassis

• Bronze bearing

• Directional headlight

• Constant interior lighting with seating details

• Operating baggage doors

• E-Z Mate Mark II couplers

• Brill trucks

• Finescale detail parts

72 foot Trailer Coach features:

• LED constant lighting (analog and DCC operation)

• All-wheel electrical pickup

• Rubber diaphragms

• Die-cast four-wheel Pullman trucks

• E-Z Mate Mark II couplers