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Index

Builder's Photo

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B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

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ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1903-1910
Description 4/1903
Length 34' to 35'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds)40000

ORER Size Data
Description 6/1910
M.C.B. Designation
Inside
Dimensions
Length 34' to 35'
Width 8'-1" to 8'-5"
Height
Outside
Dimensions
Length
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform
Extreme Width
Height
from
Rail
To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform
To Top of Running Board
To Extreme Height
Door - Side
opening
Width
Height
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full
Pounds 40000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car
Numbers
# of
Cars
Description
1900 - 11 40000-40124 125 Box, Hay, 34', 40000 lbs capacity
1900 - 12 (same)
1901 - 01 (same)
1901 - 02 (same)
1901 - 03 (same)
1901 - 04 (same)
1901 - 05 (same)
1901 - 06 (same)
1901 - 07 40000-40199 " "
1901 - 08 (same)
1901 - 09 " 118 "
1901 - 10 (same)
1901 - 11 (same)
1901 - 12 " 117 "
1902 - 01 (same)
1902 - 02 (same)
1902 - 03 (same)
1902 - 04 (same)
1902 - 05 " 116 "
1902 - 06 (same)
1902 - 07 " 115 "
1902 - 08 (same)
1902 - 09 (same)
1902 - 10 (same)
1902 - 11 (same)
1902 - 12 (same)
1903 - 01 (same)
1903 - 02 (same)
1903 - 03 (same)
1903 - 04 40000-40124 " Box, Hay
1903 - 05 (same)
1903 - 05 (same)
1903 - 06 " 114 "
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
1903 - 12 (same)
1904 - 01 (same)
1904 - 02 (same)
1904 - 03 (same)
1904 - 04 (same)
1904 - 05 (same)
1904 - 06 (same)
1904 - 07 (same)
1904 - 08 (same)
1904 - 09 " 113 "
1904 - 10 (same)
1904 - 11 (same)
1904 - 12 (same)
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 02 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 05 (same)
1905 - 06 (same)
1905 - 07 (same)
1905 - 08 (same)
1905 - 09 (same)
1905 - 10 (same)
1905 - 11 (same)
1905 - 12 (same)
1906 - 01 (same)
1906 - 02 (same)
1906 - 03 (same)
1906 - 04 (same)
1906 - 05 (same)
1906 - 06 (same)
1906 - 07 (same)
1906 - 08 (same)
1906 - 09 " 112 "
1906 - 10 (same)
1906 - 11 (same)
1906 - 12 (same)
1907 - 01 (same)
1907 - 02 (same)
1907 - 03 (same)
1907 - 04 " 111 "
1907 - 05 (same)
1907 - 06 " 110 "
1907 - 07 (same)
1907 - 08 " 108 "
1907 - 09 (same)
1907 - 10 (same)
1907 - 11 " 104 "
1907 - 12 " 103 "
1908 - 01 " 102 "
1908 - 02 " 101 "
1908 - 03 " 100 "
1908 - 04 (same)
1908 - 05 (same)
1908 - 06 (same)
1908 - 07 (same)
1908 - 08 " 99 "
1908 - 09 (same)
1908 - 10 (same)
1908 - 11 " 91 "
1908 - 12 " 78 "
1909 - 01 " 72 "
1909 - 02 " 65 "
1909 - 03 " 51 "
1909 - 04 " 47 "
1909 - 05 " 38 "
1909 - 06 " 32 "
1909 - 07 " 28 "
1909 - 08 " 20 "
1909 - 09 " 18 "
1909 - 10 " 14 "
1909 - 11 " 13 "
1909 - 12 " 12 "
1910 - 01 " 11 "
1910 - 02 " 8 "
1910 - 03 " 7 "
1910 - 04 " 5 "
1910 - 05 (same)
1910 - 06 " 1 "
1910 - 07 (same)
1910 - 08 Not listed

ORER Notes

This series NEVER gets "*" indicating "Air Brakes" (1902-04 thru 1909-06)

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
08-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
30-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Fixed 3/1905 data
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-2020
KG Akerboom Added ORER data (History only, not dims or notes yet) for 63 more registers, courtesy of James Kinkaid
10-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added E. Neubauer ORER data (car counts only, 15 issues)
27-Jan-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from "1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Diagrams" book
10-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917
04-Jan-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
03-Mar-2023 KG Akerboom Updated ORER data with (almost) complete data
27-May-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled 1900 data

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