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SRS 123 - Sperry Rail Service
Title:  SRS 123 - Sperry Rail Service
Description:  Nice slide of the SRS 123 rail testing car as it checks the N&W line near Buffalo, NY. It was built in 11/26 as B&O 6066, then reblt into LV 14 and finally coming to SRS in February of 1936. Slide by R. W. Roberts.
Photo Date:  9/20/1976  Upload Date: 3/5/2015 6:33:17 AM
Location:  Buffalo, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track
Locomotives:  SRS 123(Doodlebug)
Views:  726   Comments: 0
SRS 125 - Sperry Rail Service
Title:  SRS 125 - Sperry Rail Service
Description:  Nice original photo of the cab of SRS 125, a 1925 St Louis Car Co doodlebug built originally for the Lehigh Valley as their #26. No photographer listed.
Photo Date:  5/21/1958  Upload Date: 11/23/2015 9:03:57 AM
Location:  Danbury, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SRS 125(Doodlebug)
Views:  646   Comments: 0
SRS 125 - Sperry Rail Detection Car
Title:  SRS 125 - Sperry Rail Detection Car
Description:  Sharp looking "doodlebug" reborn as a MOW car. Built in 11/1925 by the St Louis Car Co as a passenger doodlebug for the Lehigh Valley RR, it eventually was purchased and rebuilt as this MOW car. Still sporting its grill in front and solid color places the date somewhere from the 1960's up to the 1980's when a newer model was introduced. No photographer or location listed. With Mike Woodruff's help on another photo like this one, I have set the location tentatively as Mineola, NY.
Photo Date:  6/1/1970  Upload Date: 4/4/2014 6:34:05 AM
Location:  Mineola, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SRS 125(Doodlebug)
Views:  768   Comments: 1
SRS 125 - Sperry Rail Detection Car
Title:  SRS 125 - Sperry Rail Detection Car
Description:  Another view of the 1925 St Louis Car Co built ex-LV #26 doodlebug reborn as a Sperry Rail Service MOW car. Unknown date, location and photographer. With Mike Woodruff's help (see comment below), I have set the location tentatively as Mineola, NY.
Photo Date:  6/1/1970  Upload Date: 4/4/2014 6:34:12 AM
Location:  Mineola, NY
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SRS 125(Doodlebug)
Views:  534   Comments: 2
SRS 126 - Sperry Rail Service
Title:  SRS 126 - Sperry Rail Service
Description:  Nice small original photo of Sperry Rail Service detection car #126 built by the St Louis Car Co in 1925. It served as a demo car and later as doodlebug #9900 on the Chicago & Northwestern. Unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  5/21/1958  Upload Date: 11/23/2015 9:04:09 AM
Location:  Danbury, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SRS 126(Doodlebug)
Views:  774   Comments: 0
SRS 126 - Sperry Rail Service
Title:  SRS 126 - Sperry Rail Service
Description:  Another small original photo of the 1925 St Louis Car Co doodle bug, ex-CNW #9900, now Sperry Rail Service #126. Unknown photographer.
Photo Date:  5/21/1958  Upload Date: 11/23/2015 9:04:14 AM
Location:  Danbury, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SRS 126(Doodlebug)
Views:  756   Comments: 2
SRS 129 - Sperry Rail Service
Title:  SRS 129 - Sperry Rail Service
Description:  Still another slide of SRS #129 - ex-LV #29. The photographer's name and location are unreadable on this slide.
Photo Date:  9/3/1973  Upload Date: 3/5/2015 6:34:10 AM
Location:  Unknown, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track
Locomotives:  SRS 129(Doodlebug)
Views:  792   Comments: 0
SRS 129 - Sperry Rail Service
Title:  SRS 129 - Sperry Rail Service
Description:  Another view of Sperry Rail Service car #129 - ex-LV 29 - taken by Jerold F. Hinton in an unlabeled location.
Photo Date:  8/1/1981  Upload Date: 3/5/2015 6:33:56 AM
Location:  Unknown, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track
Locomotives:  SRS 129(Doodlebug)
Views:  567   Comments: 0
SRS 129 - Sperry Rail Service
Title:  SRS 129 - Sperry Rail Service
Description:  The unknown photographer listed on the slide that this was taken at 8:30 am on the C&NW line near Butler, WI, but didn't list his own name. These inspection cars do get around!
Photo Date:  8/16/1981  Upload Date: 3/5/2015 6:33:43 AM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track
Locomotives:  SRS 129(Doodlebug)
Views:  570   Comments: 0
SRS 129 - Sperry Rail Service
Title:  SRS 129 - Sperry Rail Service
Description:  Nice slide of #129 taken in Topeka, KS. The car is an ex-Lehigh Valley #29 doodlebug that was converted by Sperry into a rail inspection car in April of 1938. George H. Menge slide
Photo Date:  1/11/1992  Upload Date: 3/5/2015 6:33:27 AM
Location:  Topeka, KS
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Track
Locomotives:  SRS 129(Doodlebug)
Views:  818   Comments: 0
SRS #132 - Sperry Rail Service
Title:  SRS #132 - Sperry Rail Service
Description:  Built in 1925 by the St Louis Car as a doodlebug for the Seaboard Air Line, it was converted by the Sperry Rail Services company to a rail detection car. From the photos posted on this website, it was still in service in 2005. The location and date were not marked on the back of the photo but from with the help of Chuck Zeiler's comment below, it must be after 2/1/1962 since the headlight is different after that. If anyone can help fix closer date, please let me know.
Photo Date:  6/1/1963  Upload Date: 1/9/2014 8:35:04 AM
Location:  Unknown, CT
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  SRS 132(Doodlebug)
Views:  515   Comments: 2


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