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Index

• Builder's Photo
• Classification Card(s) for series
• Specifications
• ORER data
• ORER Notes
• Discussion, General Notes
• Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data
• ICC Valuation Data
• Paint Schemes
• References
• Photographs
• Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions
• Modeling
• Revision History of this page

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Card

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1903-1910

Description	4/1903
Length	35'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds)	40000

ORER Size Data

Description			6/1910	3/1914	11/1914	12/1914
M.C.B. Designation					XM	XM
Inside Dimensions	Length		35'	35'	35'	35'
	Width		8'-4"	8'-4"	8'-4"	8'-4"
	Height			6'-10"	6'-10"	6'-10"
Outside Dimensions	Length		35'-9"	35'-3"	35'-3"	35'-3"
	Width	At Eaves or top of sides or platform	8'-10"	8'-10"	8'-10"	8'-10"
		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					5'
	Height					7'
Capacity	Cu Ft. Level Full			1990	1990	1990
	Pounds		40000	40000	40000	40000

Per the data listed in "Descriptive Inventory of Cars Belonging to the Fitchburg Railroad June 30, 1900"
The following FRR cars were renumbered into this B&M Series starting in 1900 (Renumbering of all FRR cars was complete as of 8-1905)
Approx 2 cars renumbered to this series from Fitchburg RR 8525 series Box cars
Approx 26 cars renumbered to this series from Fitchburg RR 8801 series Box cars
Approx 30 cars renumbered to this series from Fitchburg RR 25001 series Box cars

I am unsure where the rest of the cars came from (existing or new B&M cars)

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1900 - 11	41000-41099	100	Box, 35', 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	(same)
1901 - 08	(same)
1901 - 09	(same)
1901 - 10	(same)
1901 - 11	(same)
1901 - 12	(same)
1902 - 01	(same)
1902 - 02	(same)
1902 - 03	(same)
1902 - 04	(same)
1902 - 05	(same)
1902 - 06	(same)
1902 - 07	(same)
1902 - 08	(same)
1902 - 09	(same)
1902 - 10	(same)
1902 - 11	(same)
1902 - 12	(same)
1903 - 01	(same)
1903 - 02	(same)
1903 - 03	"	78	"
1903 - 04	"	"	Box
1903 - 05	"	75	"
1903 - 06	(same)
1903 - 07	"	74	"
1903 - 08	"	73	"
1903 - 09	"	65	"
1903 - 10	(same)
1903 - 11	"	64	"
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	(same)
1904 - 10	"	37	"
1904 - 11	"	36	"
1904 - 12	"	35	"
1905 - 01	"	37	"
1905 - 02	"	57	"
1905 - 03	"	58	"
1905 - 04	(same)
1905 - 05	(same)
1905 - 06	"	60	"
1905 - 07	"	61	"
1905 - 08	"	66	"
1905 - 09	"	56	"
1905 - 10	"	54	"
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	"	54	"
1906 - 09	"	49	"
1906 - 10	(same)
1906 - 11	(same)
1906 - 12	"	45	"
1907 - 01	(same)
1907 - 02	(same)
1907 - 03	"	46	"
1907 - 04	(same)
1907 - 05	(same)
1907 - 06	(same)
1907 - 07	(same)
1907 - 08	"	45	"
1907 - 09	(same)
1907 - 10	(same)
1907 - 11	(same)
1907 - 12	(same)
1908 - 01	(same)
1908 - 02	(same)
1908 - 03	(same)
1908 - 04	(same)
1908 - 05	"	41	"
1908 - 06	(same)
1908 - 07	"	40	"
1908 - 08	(same)
1908 - 09	(same)
1908 - 10	(same)
1908 - 11	(same)
1908 - 12	(same)
1909 - 01	(same)
1909 - 02	(same)
1909 - 03	"	41	"
1909 - 04	(same)
1909 - 05	(same)
1909 - 06	"	42	"
1909 - 07	"	41	"
1909 - 08	"	43	"
1909 - 09	(same)
1909 - 10	(same)
1909 - 11	(same)
1909 - 12	"	42	"
1910 - 01	(same)
1910 - 02	"	41	"
1910 - 03	(same)
1910 - 04	(same)
1910 - 05	(same)
1910 - 06	(same)
1910 - 07	(same)
1910 - 08	"	4x?	"
1910 - 09	"	40	"
1910 - 10	(same)
1910 - 11	(same)
1910 - 12	"	39	"
1911 - 01	"	37	"
1911 - 02	"	36	"
1911 - 03	(same)
1911 - 04	(same)
1911 - 05	"	35	"
1911 - 06	(same)
1911 - 07	(same)
1911 - 08	(same)
1911 - 09	"	31	"
1911 - 10	"	29	"
1911 - 11	(same)
1911 - 12	"	27	"
1912 - 01	(same)
1912 - 02	(same)
1912 - 03	(same)
1912 - 04	(same)
1912 - 05	(same)
1912 - 06	(same)
1912 - 07	(same)
1912 - 08	(same)
1912 - 09	(same)
1912 - 10	"	26	"
1912 - 11	(same)
1912 - 12	"	24	"
1913 - 01	(same)
1913 - 02	(same)
1913 - 03	"	23	"
1913 - 04	"	22	"
1913 - 05	"	20	"
1913 - 06	"	19	"
1913 - 07	(same)
1913 - 08	(same)
1913 - 09	(same)
1913 - 10	(same)
1913 - 11	(same)
1913 - 12	"	18	"
1914 - 01	(same)
1914 - 02	"	17	"
1914 - 03	41000-41080	16	"
1914 - 04	(same)
1914 - 05	"	15	"
1914 - 06	(same)
1914 - 07	(same)
1914 - 08	"	14	"
1914 - 09	(same)
1914 - 10	(same)
1914 - 11	(same)
1914 - 12	(same)
1915 - 01	"	13	"
1915 - 02	"	12	"
1915 - 03	(same)
1915 - 04	(same)
1915 - 05	(same)
1915 - 06	(same)
1915 - 07	(same)
1915 - 08	(same)
1915 - 09	"	11	"
1915 - 10	(same)
1915 - 11	(same)
1915 - 12	(same)
1916 - 01	(same)
1916 - 02	"	7	"
1916 - 03	(same)
1916 - 04	(same)
1916 - 05	(same)
1916 - 06	(same)
1916 - 07	(same)
1916 - 08	"	6	"
1916 - 09	(same)
1916 - 10	(same)
1916 - 11	(same)
1916 - 12	(same)
1917 - 01	"	5	"
1917 - 02	"	4	"
1917 - 03	(same)
1917 - 04	"	3	"
1917 - 05	(same)
1917 - 06	(same)
1917 - 07	(same)
1917 - 08	(same)
1917 - 09	"	2	"
1917 - 10	(same)
1917 - 11	(same)
1917 - 12	(same)
1918 - 01	(same)
1918 - 02	(same)
1918 - 03	(same)
1918 - 04	(same)
1918 - 05	(same)
1918 - 06	(same)
1918 - 07	(same)
1918 - 08	(same)
1918 - 09	(same)
1918 - 10	(same)
1918 - 11	41021	1	"
1918 - 12	(same)
1919 - 01	(same)
1919 - 02	(same)
1919 - 03	Not listed

ORER Notes

Has "*" indicating "Air Brakes" (1902-04 thru 1909-06)

Discussion, General Notes

• B&MRRHS 1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Book No. 1 (Reprint of B&M lettering diagrams)

  Note the "Book page number" below refers to the page number in the B&MRRHS book.
  As the B&MRRHS book's pages are NOT numbered, "1" is the first page with an actual diagram! (NOT the title pages or index pages)
  "U" = upper diagram on that page, "L" = lower diagram

  The "Diagram number" refers to the circled number (lower right corner) in each diagram (the original page number)

  Book page #	13 - U
  B&M Diagram #	24
  Diagram Date	1907
  Color on Diagram	Brown
  Notes on Diagram
  Datum	1900 Index	1907 Index
  Class of car	Box Car	Box Car
  Length	35'	35'
  Capacity	40,000	40,000
  Car Numbers	41000-41099	41000-41099
  Page [original]	11	24

Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data

Car Disposition Records

Source(s)
ID	Box	Folder	Folder name	Link Title	Approx. Start date	Approx. End date
A	2	1	Boxcars 40000	40200-46755 Box	1918?	1919?

Data
Car Number	Disposition Source ID	Date Built	Disposition Date	Disposition	New Car #
41021	A	1891-12	1918-12	to	3586
41024	A	1891-12	1918-09	to	3540

ICC Valuation Data (circa 1914)

For more info on the ICC valuation data, see this web page

"Owning" RR	Car # / Range	Val Sheet #	Index on Page	Car Type	Built Date	Builder	Capy	Underframe	Body	Notes
Fitch	41001	F-4	14	Box	1896	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
Fitch	41002	F-4	15	Box	1884-1899	various	40-50	wood	wood
Fitch	41004	F-4	16	Box	1884-1899	various	40-50	wood	wood
Fitch	41006	F-4	17	Box	1884-1899	various	40-50	wood	wood
Fitch	41008	F-4	18	Box	1884-1899	various	40-50	wood	wood
Fitch	41012	F-4	19	Box	1884-1899	various	40-50	wood	wood
Fitch	41015	F-4	20	Box	1884-1899	various	40-50	wood	wood
Fitch	41021	F-4	21	Box	1884-1899	various	40-50	wood	wood
Fitch	41023-41026	F-4	22	Box	1884-1899	various	40-50	wood	wood
Fitch	41039-41040	F-4	23	Box	1884-1899	various	40-50	wood	wood
Fitch	41078	F-4	24	Box	1884-1899	various	40-50	wood	wood

Paint Schemes

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

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
16-May-2020	KG Akerboom	Added data from 4 more ORERs (1911,1919,1921,1931)
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
26-Oct-2021	KG Akerboom	Added car disposition record data
22-Jan-2022	KG Akerboom	Added ICC Valuation data
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
27-Jul-2025	KG Akerboom	Added back-link to FRR car series
29-Jul-2025	KG Akerboom	Fix typos in lease data