Hello, I just looked up "Doodlebug train" because my Aunt (Betty Hollon) keeps bringing it up. She was born in Blackwell in 1927 and moved to California approx. 1942ish. Im guessing she would have remembered the Doodlebug train in the 30's . It was fun reading the above post regarding the train. I had both pair of grandparents and great grandparents who lived in Newkirk, Blackwell, and Kildare. I believe the Binkley's lived on the eastside of the tracks In Kildare.