I watched the doodlebug in action across the street from the Centerville
Community College tech building. When they used the doodlebug instead of
electric power, it made life easier at the college ham club. Our 80 meter
dipole was parallel with the overhead wire and when they turned on the rotary
convertor, it wiped out the ham bands. I was not yet into railroad photography
- darn.
Ken Vandevoort
--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Sam Cook <trains@...> wrote:
>
> I think I remember seeing a doodlebug in the weeds behind a chain-link
> fence at Centerville MANY years ago. Sure wish I had taken a picture of
> it. Might have been 9769.
> Seems to have been west of the depot somewhere. Was nosed up to the
> fence... couldn't see much else due to the weeds.
>
> Sam Cook, Milan, MO
> ===================
>
>
> Rupert & Maureen wrote:
> > Pete
> >
> > You may think it is "totally worthless" but it is still very interesting,
> > so please keep on giving us these titbits.
> >
> > There are photos of both ends of 9769 at
> > http://rrpicturearchives.net/locoPicture.aspx?id=82434 If you know of any
> > other photos,
> > I'll be grateful to hear about them.
> >
> > Still on the subject of motor cars, does anyone know much about what
> > happened to 3659 and 3664 - both being passenger baggage cars
> > converted from motor cars. They are the only ex's not accounted for.
> >
> > Rupert
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Jpslhedgpeth@...>
> > To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 2:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: CBQ 9769 [was] Re: [CBQ] Southern Industrial RR
> >
> >
> >> Rupert et al
> >>
> >> Just as a matter of totally worthless informtion of no help to any
> >> possible material on the 9769 as of today.
> >> Summer 1956 I worked the Hastings (NE)--Huntley local for two weeks...Our
> >> power was the 9769.? The "limits" for this car were 6
> >> cars or 238 tons.? Often we had much more than that..inquiry to the DS as
> >> to "what do you want us to do" always brought the same
> >> response....Well..."take what you can".?
> >> I well remember one hot afternoon on the west end of the siding at Sutton
> >> lying on my back under the front truck of the car
> >> pouring water handed to me by the engineer in a glass jar on an overheated
> >> traction motor.
> >> I think that the 9769 ended its days in active service on the Q shortly
> >> thereafter on the "deadline" near the Lincoln
> >> roundhouse...Apparently it was "resusicated" and subsequently sold to the
> >> Southern Iowa and was there until IIRC about 1967.
> >> If you are looking for photos there is a website of Q diesels and
> >> motorcars which includes a couple of pretty fair shots of the
> >> '69....If it will help I'll look up the web address and let you know.
> >
> >> Pete H.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> HOL WAGNER wrote:
> >>> When the SI (formerly Southern Iowa before becoming Southern Industrial)
> >>> folded up at Centerville, the 9769 was sold to Clint Jones up in
> >>> Wisconsin, who owns/owned a number of Q heavyweight coaches as well. At
> >>> last report he still owned the motor car.
> >>>
> >>> Hol
> >>>
>
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