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Owner: Sperry Rail Service
Model:Saint Louis Car DoodlebugBuilt As:LV 28 (Doodlebug)
Serial Number:1376-136Order No:
Frame Number:Built:11/1925
Notes:blt 11/25, nee LV 28, 60' StLC
Other locos with this serial:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
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"Self-Sufficient Nomad," Page 44, 1963
Title:  "Self-Sufficient Nomad," Page 44, 1963
Description:  Here is page one of a two-page camera study by William S. Young entitled "The Self-Sufficient Nomad." It was published originally in the January 1963 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 44. Shown here is Sperry Rail Service Detector Car #130. This gas-electric unit was built by the St. Louis Car Company as Lehigh Valley Railroad "Doodlebug" number "28" during November of 1925.
Photo Date:  1/1/1963  Upload Date: 8/1/2018 3:20:23 AM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  537   Comments: 1
"Self-Sufficient Nomad," Page 45, 1963
Title:  "Self-Sufficient Nomad," Page 45, 1963
Description:  Here is page two of a two-page camera study by William S. Young entitled "The Self-Sufficient Nomad." It was published originally in the January 1963 issue of "Trains" magazine, page 45. Shown here is Sperry Rail Service Detector Car #130. This gas-electric unit was built by the St. Louis Car Company as Lehigh Valley Railroad "Doodlebug" number "28" during November of 1925.
Photo Date:  1/1/1963  Upload Date: 8/1/2018 3:23:12 AM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  477   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description:  Sperry Rail Service SRS 130 Dechard, TN date approximate
Photo Date:  11/1/1969  Upload Date: 5/4/2013 5:11:44 PM
Location:  Dechard, TN
Author:  Lee Yoder
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  532   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description:  Sperry Rail Service SRS 130 Dechard, TN date approximate
Photo Date:  11/1/1969  Upload Date: 5/4/2013 5:11:45 PM
Location:  Dechard, TN
Author:  Lee Yoder
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  498   Comments: 1
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description:  Sperry Rail Service SRS 130 Tullahoma, TN on branch track on east side of depot date approximate
Photo Date:  12/1/1969  Upload Date: 5/4/2013 5:11:49 PM
Location:  Tullahoma, TN
Author:  Lee Yoder
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  485   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description:  Sperry Rail Service SRS 130 Tullahoma, TN Date Approximate
Photo Date:  12/1/1969  Upload Date: 5/4/2013 5:11:46 PM
Location:  Tullahoma, TN
Author:  Lee Yoder
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  413   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description:  Sperry Rail Service SRS 130 Meeting a Tote Train Tullahoma, TN date approximate
Photo Date:  12/1/1969  Upload Date: 5/4/2013 5:11:46 PM
Location:  Tullahoma, TN
Author:  Lee Yoder
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  482   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description:  Milwaukee Jct. photo
Photo Date:  5/4/1979  Upload Date: 2/11/2012 5:39:03 PM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  571   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description:  Seen at Milwaukee Jct
Photo Date:  5/4/1979  Upload Date: 11/20/2014 7:59:04 PM
Location:  Detroit, MI
Author:  Jack Smith
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  394   Comments: 0
SRS Rail Detector Car 130
Title:  SRS Rail Detector Car 130
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/9/1980  Upload Date: 8/10/2010 10:34:35 PM
Location:  Bellefontaine, OH
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  778   Comments: 0
SRS Rail Detector Car 130
Title:  SRS Rail Detector Car 130
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/9/1980  Upload Date: 8/10/2010 10:33:26 PM
Location:  Bellefontaine, OH
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  529   Comments: 0
Sperry Car
Title:  Sperry Car
Description:  Sperry Rail Service at your service.
Photo Date:  11/9/1980  Upload Date: 1/6/2013 4:30:00 PM
Location:  Nelson, IL
Author:  Tom Harris
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  438   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/27/1980  Upload Date: 5/18/2010 12:28:09 AM
Location:  Riverdale, IL
Author:  Tom Golden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  510   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description:  Parked at Penn Coach Yard
Photo Date:  2/1/1981  Upload Date: 1/1/2009 5:42:01 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Tim Darnell
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  508   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/19/1985  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 3:54:01 AM
Location:  Lee Hall, VA
Author:  R. UNDERWOOD
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  542   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/19/1985  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 3:54:02 AM
Location:  Lee Hall, VA
Author:  R. UNDERWOOD
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  558   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/19/1985  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 3:53:59 AM
Location:  Lee Hall, VA
Author:  R. UNDERWOOD
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  569   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description:  (ex-LV 28)
Photo Date:  9/19/1985  Upload Date: 10/8/2007 3:54:00 AM
Location:  Lee Hall, VA
Author:  R. UNDERWOOD
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  588   Comments: 0
Sperry Rail Service #130, #1 of 5, c. 1987
Title:  Sperry Rail Service #130, #1 of 5, c. 1987
Description:  SRS. Here is the first of five original 35mm color slides of Sperry Rail Service Detector Car #130, a "Doodlebug" built by the St. Louis Car Company during November of 1925. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  6/21/1987  Upload Date: 4/4/2021 2:29:16 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  245   Comments: 0
Sperry Rail Service #130, #2 of 5, c. 1987
Title:  Sperry Rail Service #130, #2 of 5, c. 1987
Description:  SRS. Here is the second of five original 35mm color slides of Sperry Rail Service Detector Car #130, a "Doodlebug" built by the St. Louis Car Company during November of 1925. The photographer's name, the exact date, and the location are not recorded.
Photo Date:  6/21/1987  Upload Date: 4/4/2021 2:33:02 PM
Location:  Saint Louis, MO
Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  275   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description:  Actual day unknown
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 11/8/2014 10:52:27 AM
Location:  Fort Wayne, IN
Author:  Alan Gaines
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  351   Comments: 0
Checking track 2
Title:  Checking track 2
Description:  A Sperry car rolls east on track 2 near MP 231.
Photo Date:  11/10/1988  Upload Date: 9/9/2015 2:49:18 AM
Location:  Owego, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  634   Comments: 1
Tied up
Title:  Tied up
Description:  The Sperry car that tours the Southern Tier is tide up on the west siding at Owego, sitting atop the North Av(NY 96) overpass downtown. The crew will have some decent options for dinner tonight.
Photo Date:  10/24/1989  Upload Date: 12/3/2015 3:25:43 AM
Location:  Owego, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,RollingStock,Night
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  389   Comments: 1
Waiting.
Title:  Waiting.
Description:  Sperry car 130 is waiting for traffic at Owego. Sometimes it can be a long wait. This was a fairly busy time(for Conrail) on the Tier.
Photo Date:  11/7/1989  Upload Date: 12/4/2015 3:24:30 AM
Location:  Owego, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  471   Comments: 2
Sperry car on the Tier
Title:  Sperry car on the Tier
Description:  A Sperry Rail Services car checks track 2 near Triple Cities airport.
Photo Date:  10/7/1991  Upload Date: 3/4/2012 3:34:22 AM
Location:  Endicott, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  RollingStock,Action
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  490   Comments: 1
SRS130
Title:  SRS130
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/5/1994  Upload Date: 12/15/2012 9:32:49 PM
Location:  Brewster North , NY
Author:  Richard Gorddard
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  405   Comments: 0
Layover In The Old Brewster North Yards
Title:  Layover In The Old Brewster North Yards
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/5/1994  Upload Date: 12/15/2012 10:06:51 PM
Location:  Brewster North , NY
Author:  Richard Gorddard
Categories:  RollingStock
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  439   Comments: 0
SRS 130 on NS
Title:  SRS 130 on NS
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/20/2000  Upload Date: 10/26/2013 5:20:33 PM
Location:  Talbott, TN
Author:  Johnny Winkler
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  330   Comments: 0
SRS 130
Title:  SRS 130
Description:  Sperry Car 130 operating on MacLeod Subdivision
Photo Date:  3/31/2006  Upload Date: 4/1/2006 1:14:00 PM
Location:  Calgary (Alyth), AB
Author:  Joshua Soles
Categories: 
Locomotives:  SRS 130(Doodlebug)
Views:  1080   Comments: 0
Sperry Rail Services 123, 127, 130, 134
Title:  Sperry Rail Services 123, 127, 130, 134
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/21/2018  Upload Date: 7/23/2018 4:12:37 PM
Location:  St Louis, MO
Author:  Gary Talsky
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SRS 123(Doodlebug) SRS 127(Doodlebug) SRS 130(Doodlebug) SRS 134(Doodlebug)
Views:  1500   Comments: 1


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