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Boston & Maine 3100 Series Box Cars

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Builder's Photo

SIECO Photo, James Kinkaid Collection, used with permission (click on image to see full resolution available)

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Eric Neubauer Data

Neubauer, Eric.Evans Products Builder's photographs
and Neubauer, Eric.Evans Products Company Freight Car Roster Notes
Spec Value
Builder SEICO Atlanta (also B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 18, 39)
Lot # 1226-03
Work Order # 1224
Car Numbers 3100-3149
Quantity 50
Build Date May-1974
AAR class XL
Lt Weight 64,600
Description
Cubic Cap'y 5077 Cu. Ft.
Roof 9 panels, overhanging eaves, "X" shaped ribs in the panels
Peaked (per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37)
Ends Inset Dreadnaught
Side 14 ribs (per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37)
Doors 6 panel Superior (per Neubauer, builder's photograph)
Youngstown (per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37)
Center Sills Cushion (per Neubauer, B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37)
Ladders low (not full height)
Running Boards none
Brake Gear low mount
Side sill short

Seico Boxcar identifying features:
Plate B
Corner Post Riveted
Side Plate No Hole
Side Sill Reinforced, short
Side Stake 12 regular + 2 "wide" ladder panel
Sill Step Wide Rectangular
Door 10' Superior
End "Inset" Dreadnaught.
Short x-hold support
Roof 9 oh X
Cushion? ctu

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data
Description 4/1974 1/1983 5/1983
AAR Mechanical Designation XL XL XL
Inside
Dimensions
Length 50'-6" 50'-6" 50'-6"
Width 9'-4" 9'-4" 9'-4"
Height 10'-7" 10'-7" 10'-7"
Outside
Dimensions
Length 57'-8" 57'-9" 57'-9"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 10' 10' 10'
Extreme Width 10'-8" 10'-8" 10'-8"
Height
from
Rail
To Extreme Width 5'-6" 5'-6" 5'-6"
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 14' 14' 14'-4"
To Extreme Height 15' 15' 15'
Door - Side
opening
Width 10' 10' 10'
Height 9'-11" 9'-11" 9'-11"
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 5077 4950 4950
Pounds 154000 154000 154000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car
Numbers
# of
Cars
Description
1974 - 04 3100-3149 50 Box, Steel, Cush.-Pak underframe, DF Belts
1974 - 07 (same)
1974 - 10 " " Box, Steel, Cush.-Pak underframe, DF Belts, 50K
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 (same)
1979 - 01 (same)
1979 - 04 (same)
1979 - 07 (same)
1979 - 10 (same)
1980 - 01 (same)
1980 - 04 " 48 "
1980 - 07 " 50 "
1980 - 10 " 48 "
1981 - 01 (same)
1981 - 04 (same)
1981 - 07 (same)
1981 - 10 (same)
1982 - 01 (same)
1982 - 04 (same)
1982 - 07 (same)
1982 - 10 (same)
1983 - 01 (same)
1983 - 05 (same)
1983 - 07 (same)
1983 - 10 (same)
1984 - 01 (same)
1984 - 04 (same)
1984 - 07 (same)
1984 - 10 (same)
1985 - 01 (same)
1985 - 04 (same)
1985 - 07 (same)
1985 - 10 (same)
1986 - 01 (same)
1986 - 04 (same)
1986 - 07 (same)
1986 - 10 (same)
1987 - 01 (same)
1987 - 04 (same)
1987 - 07 (same)
1987 - 10 (same)
1988 - 01 (same)
1988 - 04 (same)
1988 - 07 (same)
1988 - 10 (same)
1989 - 01 (same)
1989 - 04 " 47 "
1989 - 07 (same)
1989 - 10 (same)
1990 - 01 (same)
1990 - 04 (same)
1990 - 07 (same)
1990 - 10 (same)
1991 - 01 Not listed
1993 - 01 Re-leased (only 40 cars) as B&M 3500-3539 (see that series)

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

As delivered?
Blue body & ends. Unknown roof. Black underframe (including side sills) and trucks. 4'? intertwined herald, plain white. Black door

References or other data

Photographs

PageCar # Photo Date
yr-mo-day
Visible? MarkingsPaint
Scheme
Herald Notes
Fallen Flags and Other Railroad Photos (as of 15-Apr-2020)
Scroll down to the "B" section, click on the "Boston & Maine (B&M)" link
Then scroll down to find the photo. The "Page" column has the "Link" text listed
XL 3103 3103 1986-07-12 Y X B BMRRNY2VYNNoriginal original 6 panel Superior(?) door
XM 3127 3127 Y X B BMNY2VNNNoriginal original "new" (or recently repainted) photo
6 panel Superior(?) door
Evans Products Builder's photographs
p502 3127 1975-04 Y X B BMRRNY2VNNNoriginal original
Highball Graphics
N/HO/O scale decals, but they have a couple prototype pictures
Web site doesn't seem to work very well with Internet Explorer, use a newer browser.
From main page, "check" (under "Railroad" list at left) the "Boston & Maine" → "Boston & Maine Blue SIECO 50' Boxcars [N / HO / O] Scale" (scale doesn't matter, they have same photos on all)
3115 [reweigh 1974] Y X p BMRRNY2VNNNoriginal original

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
1993 - 01 40 B&M 3500-3539 Re-lease from USRE/Evans, after 2 year "pause"

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
15-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
17-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Standardized Don Clerke "source" link
28-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 19 more ORERs
01-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Added references
04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
15-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Added more web sites: B&MRRHS Flickr, Fallen Flags, NMRA Archives, Earl Tuson. Also Scott Whitney (NMRO) CDs
22-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Updated per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39
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
06-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added Eric Neubauer data
07- thru
16-Aug-2020
KG Akerboom Added ORER data (History only, not dims or notes yet) for 63 more registers, courtesy of James Kinkaid
23-Dec-2020 KG Akerboom Added photos from Highball Graphics decals site
31-Dec-2020 KG Akerboom Updated misc stuff
22-Jan-2021 KG Akerboom Added Builder's Photo
06-Nov-2022 KG Akerboom Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed headers and footers...hopefully

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