Name/Title
"Doodlebug" Model Train and TrackEntry/Object ID
59.24Description
Model Train and Track. Material: plastic, metal. Size: (a) Train. Size: 1 1/2" W. x 10 1/2" L. x 2" H. Description: black plastic with yellow lettering and yellow striped detailing on the front; side lettering, "Minneapolis & St. Louis, United States Mail, Railroad Post Offices, Watertown, GE 28". (b) Track. Material: plastic, metal. Size: 1" W. x 18" L. Description: gold metal track with brown plastic cross ties made by the Atlas Company, U.S.A.Context
The Doodlebug was first manufactured in 1906 by the Budd Company. It was a self-propelled combination passenger and light freight car. Some carried US Postal Service mail sorting areas. Some were diesel electric, and others were gasoline electric.
First the Minneapolis and St. Louis, and after 1960, the Chicago Northwestern serviced Waseca with the Doodlebug.
Older residents remember it on the north-south track through Waseca which is now called "Doodlebug Trail". Our local route was from Albert Lea and downtown Minneapolis.
This model was created by Waseca resident, Maynard Buland. It won an award and was featured in a National model railroad magazine.Cataloged By
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Artist Information
Attribution
Maynard BulandLexicon
Legacy Lexicon
Object Name
Model TrainClass
ToyCategory
Recreational ArtifactsCreate Date
December 10, 2024Update Date
December 13, 2024
