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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

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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, fixed an ORER note date

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