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Boston & Lowell RR 501 Series Box Cars

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Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data
Description 1886-08
Length 13'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds)10000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) 		Car
Numbers 		# of
Cars 		Description
In "Southern Division" table of Boston & Lowell RR listing
1885 - 06 501-943 … Box, 4-wheel
1885 - 07 (same)
1885 - 08 (same)
1885 - 09 (same)
1885 - 10 (same)
1885 - 11 (same)
1885 - 12 (same)
1886 - 01 (same)
1886 - 02 (same)
1886 - 03 (same)
1886 - 04 (same)
1886 - 05 (same)
1886 - 06 (same)
1886 - 07 (same)
1886 - 08 (same)
1886 - 09 (same)
1886 - 10 (same)
1886 - 11 " 403 "
1886 - 12 (same)
1887 - 01 (same)
1887 - 02 (same)
1887 - 03 (same)
1887 - 04 500-943 382 "
1887 - 05 (same)
1887 - 06 (same)
1887 - 07 " 377 "
1887 - 08 (same)
1887 - 09 (same)
1887 - 10 (same)
1887 - 11 (same)
1887 - 12 (same)
1888 - 01 (same)
1888 - 02 (same)
1888 - 03 (same)
1888 - 04 (same)
1888 - 05 (same)
1888 - 06 (same)
1888 - 07 (same)
1888 - 08 (same)
1888 - 09 (same)
In "Southern Division" table of Boston & Maine RR Lowell System listing
1888 - 10 (same)
1888 - 11 (same)
1888 - 12 (same)
1889 - 01 (same)
1889 - 02 (same)
1889 - 03 (same)
1889 - 04 (same)
1889 - 05 (same)
1889 - 06 (same)
1889 - 07 (same)
1889 - 08 (same)
1889 - 09 (same)
1889 - 10 (same)
1889 - 11 (same)
1889 - 12 (same)
1890 - 01 (same)
1890 - 02 (same)
1890 - 03 (same)
In "Southern Division (formerly Boston & Lowell RR)" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
1890 - 04 (same)
1890 - 05 (same)
1890 - 06 (same)
1890 - 07 (same)
1890 - 08 (same)
1890 - 09 (same)
1890 - 10 (same)
1890 - 11 (same)
1890 - 12 (same)
1891 - 01 (same)
1891 - 02 (same)
1891 - 03 (same)
1891 - 04 (same)
1891 - 05 (same)
1891 - 06 (same)
1891 - 07 (same)
1891 - 08 (same)
1891 - 09 (same)
1891 - 10 (same)
1891 - 11 (same)
1891 - 12 (same)
1892 - 01 (same)
1892 - 02 (same)
1892 - 03 (same)
1892 - 04 (same)
1892 - 05 (same)
1892 - 06 (same)
In main "Freight Equipment" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
in section 'Marked "B&L" '
1892 - 07 " 84 Ice, 4 wheel
1892 - 08 " 43 "
1892 - 09 (same)
1892 - 10 (same)
1892 - 11 (same)
1892 - 12 (same)
1893 - 01 (same)
1893 - 02 (same)
1893 - 03 (same)
1893 - 04 (same)
1893 - 05 (same)
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1893 - 09 (same)
1893 - 10 (same)
In "Freight Equipment In Old Series" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
Under 'Marked "B&L" ' heading
1893 - 11 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Photographs

PageCar # Photo Date
yr-mo-day 		Visible? Paint
Scheme		Herald Notes
Deen, William M. Minuteman Railroad. Boston & Maine's Lexington Branch Friends of the Bedford Park Depot 2023 ISBN 978-0-578-35112-4
p61 586? ca. 1887 X p plain none Note extensive "chalk marks"(?!?) on side of car

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
22-Mar-2023 KG Akerboom Initial release
07-Jun-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled missing 1889 data
10-Nov-2023 KG Akerboom Added photo from Minuteman Railroad. Boston & Maine's Lexington Branch

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