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ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data
Description 1886-09 1887-04
Length 30' 30' & 34'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds)20000 30000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car
Numbers
# of
Cars
Description
In "Southern Division" table of Boston & Lowell RR listing
1885 - 06 288-496 Flat
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 - 10 288-500 288 "
1886 - 11 " 208 "
1886 - 12 (same)
1887 - 01 (same)
1887 - 02 (same)
1887 - 03 (same)
1887 - 04 288-499 204 " * added
1887 - 05 (same) (including *)
1887 - 06 (same) (including *)
1887 - 07 (same) (including *)
1887 - 08 (same) (including *)
1887 - 09 (same) (including *)
1887 - 10 (same) (including *)
1887 - 11 (same) (including *)
1887 - 12 (same) (including *)
1888 - 01 (same) (including *)
1888 - 02 (same) (including *)
1888 - 03 (same) (including *)
1888 - 04 (same) (including *)
1888 - 05 (same) (including *)
1888 - 06 (same) (including *)
1888 - 07 (same) (including *)
1888 - 08 (same) (including *)
1888 - 09 (same) (including *)
In "Southern Division" table of Boston & Maine RR Lowell System listing
1888 - 10 (same) (including *)
1888 - 11 (same) (including *)
1888 - 12 (same) (including *)
1889 - 01 (same) (including *)
1889 - 02 (same) (including *)
1889 - 03 (same) (including *)
1889 - 04 (same) (including *)
1889 - 05 (same) (including *)
1889 - 06 (same) (including *)
1889 - 07 (same) (including *)
1889 - 08 (same) (including *)
1889 - 09 (same) (including *)
1889 - 10 (same) (including *)
1889 - 11 (same) (including *)
1889 - 12 (same) (including *)
1890 - 01 (same) (including *)
1890 - 02 (same) (including *)
1890 - 03 (same) (including *)
In "Southern Division (formerly Boston & Lowell RR)" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
1890 - 04 (same) (including *)
1890 - 05 (same) (including *)
1890 - 06 (same) (including *)
1890 - 07 (same) (including *)
1890 - 08 (same) (including *)
1890 - 09 (same) (including *)
1890 - 10 (same) (including *)
1890 - 11 (same) (including *)
1890 - 12 (same) (including *)
1891 - 01 (same) (including *)
1891 - 02 (same) (including *)
1891 - 03 (same) (including *)
1891 - 04 (same) (including *)
1891 - 05 (same) (including *)
1891 - 06 (same) (including *)
1891 - 07 (same) (including *)
1891 - 08 (same) (including *)
1891 - 09 (same) (including *)
1891 - 10 (same) (including *)
1891 - 11 (same) (including *)
1891 - 12 (same) (including *)
1892 - 01 (same) (* and note removed, but note 477 has its own line in the listing)
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 " 85 "
1892 - 08 " 54 "
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
Several series of flat cars combined into one listing
1893 - 11 391-3283 4 "
1893 - 12 (same)
1894 - 01 (same)
1894 - 02 (same)
1894 - 03 " 3 "
1894 - 04 (same)
1894 - 05 " 2 "
1894 - 06 Not listed

ORER Notes

* (1887-04 to 1887-06)
Nos 465 [and others not in this car series] are wrecking cars

* (1887-07 to 1891-12)
Nos 477 [and others not in this car series] are oil tanks 33' long

Discussion, General Notes

B&L Inventory Data

From B&L Inventory book found in Guilford archives in Billerica

Page numbers refer to numbers on pages in original book, NOT to pages in PDF file(s)
Includes Nashua & Lowell RR cars
Note on the page, cars are listed by value. They have been sorted by car number here
01-Apr-1887 data
Car Number Type Page Division Location $ / Car Notes
288 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
289 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
290 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
291 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
292 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
293 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
294 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
295 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
296 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
297 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
298 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
299 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
300 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
301 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
302 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
303 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
304 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
305 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
306 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
307 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
308 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
309 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
310 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
311 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
312 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
313 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
314 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
315 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
316 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
318 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
319 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
320 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
321 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
322 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
323 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
324 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
325 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
326 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
327 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
328 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
329 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
330 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
331 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
332 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
333 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
334 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
335 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
337 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
338 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
339 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
340 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
341 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
343 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
344 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
345 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
346 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
347 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
348 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
349 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
350 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
351 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
352 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
353 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
354 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
355 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
356 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
357 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
358 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
359 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
360 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
361 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
362 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
363 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
364 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
365 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
366 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
367 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
368 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
369 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
370 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
371 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
372 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
373 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
374 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
375 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
376 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
377 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
378 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
379 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
380 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
381 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
382 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
384 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
385 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
386 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
387 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
388 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
389 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
390 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 175
391 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
392 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
393 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
394 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
395 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
396 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
397 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
398 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
399 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
400 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
401 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
402 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
403 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
404 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
405 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
406 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
407 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
408 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
409 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
410 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
411 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
412 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
413 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
414 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
415 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
416 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
417 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
418 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
419 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
420 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
421 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
423 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
424 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
425 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
426 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
427 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
428 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
429 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
430 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
431 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
432 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
433 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
434 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
435 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
436 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
437 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
438 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
439 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
440 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
442 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
443 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
444 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
445 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
446 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
447 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
448 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
449 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
450 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
451 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
452 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
453 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
454 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
455 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
456 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
457 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
458 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
459 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
460 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
461 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
463 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
464 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
465 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 200
466 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 125
468 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
469 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
470 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
471 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
472 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
473 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
474 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
475 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
476 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
477 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
478 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
479 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
480 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
481 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
482 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
483 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
484 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
485 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
486 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
487 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
488 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
489 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
490 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
491 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
492 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
493 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
494 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
495 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
496 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
Following cars technically not part of this series range in 1884, but by 1886, they are
497 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
498 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215
499 Long Flat 599 Southern Boston $ 215

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Date Who Description
22-Mar-2023 KG Akerboom Initial release
07-Jun-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled missing 1889 data, fixed an ORER note date
01-Aug-2025 KG Akerboom Added B&L Inventory data

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