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Does one exist?
Does one exist?
Note these were built as milk cars
From James B. Van Bokkelen's web site (scroll down to steel milk cars section)
Spec Value Builder General American Lot # Car Numbers 1915-1934 Quantity 10 Build Date 1957 Description 50' single door top-ice milk reefer ORER data and numbers
ORER Size Data Description 7/1964 10/1966 10/1967 AAR Mechanical Designation XI XI XMI Inside
DimensionsLength 49'-11" 49'-11" 49'-11" Width 8'-2" 8'-2" 8'-2" Height 6'-10" 6'-10" 6'-10" Outside
DimensionsLength 52'-2" 52'-2" 52'-2" Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 9'-6" 9'-6" 9'-6" Extreme Width 10'-3" 10'-3" 10'-3" Height
from
RailTo Extreme Width 3' 3' 3' To Eaves or top of sides or platform 12'-5" 12'-5" 12'-5" To Top of Running Board 13'-3" To Extreme Height 13'-4" 13'-4" 13'-4" Door - Side
openingWidth 6' 6' 6' Height 6'-7" 6'-7" 6'-7" Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 2684 2684 2684 Pounds 100000 100000 100000
ORER History ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)Car
Numbers# of
CarsDescription Probably listed in the ORPTE 1957-1964 1964 - 07 1915-1934 20 Box, Steel 1964 - 10 (same) 1965 - 01 (same) 1965 - 04 (same) 1965 - 07 (same) 1965 - 10 (same) 1966 - 01 (same) 1966 - 04 (same) 1966 - 07 (same) 1966 - 10 (same) 1967 - 01 (same) 1967 - 04 (same) 1967 - 07 (same) 1967 - 10 (same) 1968 - 01 (same) 1968 - 04 (same) 1968 - 07 (same) 1968 - 10 (same) 1969 - 01 (same) 1969 - 04 (same) 1969 - 07 (same) 1969 - 10 (same) 1970 - 01 (same) 1970 - 04 (same) 1970 - 07 (same) 1970 - 10 (same) 1971 - 01 (same) 1971 - 04 (same) 1971 - 07 (same) 1971 - 10 (same) 1972 - 01 (same) 1972 - 04 " 19 " 1972 - 07 (same) 1972 - 10 " 18 " 1973 - 01 (same) 1973 - 04 (same) 1973 - 07 (same) 1973 - 11 " " Box, Insulated, Steel 1974 - 01 (same) 1974 - 04 (same) 1974 - 07 (same) 1974 - 10 (same) 1975 - 01 (same) 1975 - 04 (same) 1975 - 07 (same) 1975 - 10 (same) 1976 - 01 (same) 1976 - 04 (same) 1976 - 07 (same) 1976 - 10 (same) 1977 - 01 (same) 1977 - 04 (same) 1977 - 07 (same) 1977 - 10 (same) 1978 - 01 (same) 1978 - 04 (same) 1978 - 07 (same) 1978 - 10 " 17 " 1979 - 01 (same) 1979 - 04 (same) 1979 - 07 (same) 1979 - 10 (same) 1980 - 01 (same) 1980 - 04 (same) 1980 - 07 (same) 1980 - 10 (same) 1981 - 01 Not listed ORER Notes
Discussion, General Notes
Paint Schemes
References or other data
(again, from James B. Van Bokkelen's web site)
- Pincus, Howard. "A B&M Milk Car is Restored" B&MRRHS Bulletin Vol XX #2 (ca. 1995) pp 35-37
Article on restoration of #1920 at the Railway Museum of New England- Yungkurth, Chuck. "To Market by Rail: Milk Cars" Railroad Model Craftsman Feb, 1986, pp 89-97
Article (including drawings of this car series by Eric Neubauer), much general B&M milk car infoPhotographs
Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions
Models
See James B. Van Bokkelen's web site (scroll down to steel milk cars section)Revision History
File History for THIS page Date Who Description 14-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release 04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section 05-May-2020 KG Akerboom Moved ORER notes into separate section 21-Jul-2020 KG Akerboom "Photos" table - changed "vertical" text to PNG of "sideways" text; added "Markings" columns 07- thru
16-Aug-2020KG Akerboom Added ORER data (History only, not dims or notes yet) for 63 more registers, courtesy of James Kinkaid 06-Nov-2022 KG Akerboom Updated per [almost] complete ORER data 04-Jan-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed headers and footers...hopefully 20-Oct-2025 KG Akerboom Added references
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