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Boston & Maine 44000 Series Box Cars

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 Cards

?

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1903-1910

Description	4/1903	5/1906
Length	34'	34'
Width		8'-4½"
Height		6'-9¾"
Capacity (Pounds)	60000	60000

ORER Size Data

Description			6/1910	2/1911	2/1914	11/1914
M.C.B. Designation						XM
Inside Dimensions	Length		34'	34'	33'-7"	33'-7"
	Width		8'-4½"	8'-4½"	8'-4½"	8'-4½"
	Height		6'-9¾"	6'-9¾"	6'-10"	6'-10"
Outside Dimensions	Length		34'-7¾"	34'-7¾"	34'-7¾"	34'-7¾"
	Width	At Eaves or top of sides or platform	9'	9'	9'	9'
		Extreme Width
	Height from Rail	To Extreme Width
		To Eaves or top of sides or platform	11'-8¾"	11'-8¾"	11'-8¾"	11'-8¾"
		To Top of Running Board	12'-4¾"	12'-4¾"	12'-4¾"	12'-4¾"
		To Extreme Height	13'-8¾"	13'-8¾"	13'-8¾"	13'-8¾"
Door - Side opening	Width		5'	5'	5'	5'
	Height		6'-9"	6'-9"	6'-9"	6'-9"
Capacity	Cu Ft. Level Full			1939	1921	1921
	Pounds		60000	60000	60000	60000

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1900 - 11	44000-44199	…	Box, 34', 60000 lbs capacity
1900 - 12	"	1	"
1901 - 01	(same)
1901 - 02	"	198	"
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	"	199	"
1902 - 02	"	200	"
1902 - 03	(same)
1902 - 04	(same)
1902 - 05	44000-45999	202	"
1902 - 06	"	269	"
1902 - 07	"	277	"
1902 - 08	"	278	"
1902 - 09	"	261[sic]	"
1902 - 10	"	283	"
1902 - 11	"	306	"
1902 - 12	"	346	"
1903 - 01	(same)
1903 - 02	(same)
1903 - 03	"	361	"
1903 - 04	44000-44399	361	Box, Grain
1903 - 05	"		"
1903 - 06	(same)
1903 - 07	(same)
1903 - 08	(same)
1903 - 09	(same)
1903 - 10	"	365	"
1903 - 11	"	365	"
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	"	363	"
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	"	358	"
1905 - 09	(same)
1905 - 10	(same)
1905 - 11	(same)
1905 - 12	(same)
1906 - 01	(same)
1906 - 02	(same)
1906 - 03	"	357	"
1906 - 04	(same)
1906 - 05	(same)
1906 - 06	(same)
1906 - 07	(same)
1906 - 08	(same)
1906 - 09	"	356	"
1906 - 10	(same)
1906 - 11	(same)
1906 - 12	"	358	"
1907 - 01	(same)
1907 - 02	(same)
1907 - 03	(same)
1907 - 04	(same)
1907 - 05	(same)
1907 - 06	(same)
1907 - 07	(same)
1907 - 08	"	352	"
1907 - 09	(same)
1907 - 10	(same)
1907 - 11	"	350	"
1907 - 12	(same)
NOt sure what happened the next 2 months Possibly they switched the 44000 and 46000 series numbers?
1908 - 01	"	850 [sic]	"
1908 - 02	"	847 [sic - 343?]	"
1908 - 03	(same)
Now "fixed" (switched back?)
1908 - 04	"	343	"
1908 - 05	"	352	"
1908 - 06	"	351	"
1908 - 07	(same)
1908 - 08	(same)
1908 - 09	(same)
1908 - 10	(same)
1908 - 11	"	350	"
1908 - 12	(same)
1909 - 01	"	349	"
1909 - 02	"	350	"
1909 - 03	"	349	"
1909 - 04	(same)
1909 - 05	"	351	"
1909 - 06	(same)
1909 - 07	"	352	"
1909 - 08	"	353	"
1909 - 09	(same)
1909 - 10	"	351	"
1909 - 11	"	352	"
1909 - 12	"	351	"
1910 - 01	(same)
1910 - 02	(same)
1910 - 03	"	353	"
1910 - 04	(same)
1910 - 05	(same)
1910 - 06	"	352	"
1910 - 07	"	353	"
1910 - 08	"	349	"
1910 - 09	"	350	"
1910 - 10	"	352	"
1910 - 11	(same)
1910 - 12	(same)
1911 - 01	"	350	"
1911 - 02	(same)
1911 - 03	(same)
1911 - 04	"	349	"
1911 - 05	"	350	"
1911 - 06	"	349	"
1911 - 07	"	350	"
1911 - 08	"	348	"
1911 - 09	"	346	"
1911 - 10	"	"	Box
1911 - 11	"	343	"
1911 - 12	(same)
1912 - 01	(same)
1912 - 02	"	344	"
1912 - 03	"	348	"
1912 - 04	(same)
1912 - 05	"	347	"
1912 - 06	(same)
1912 - 07	(same)
1912 - 08	"	346	"
1912 - 09 <	"	339	"
1912 - 10	"	338	"
1912 - 11	"	337	"
1912 - 12	(same)
1913 - 01	"	336	"
1913 - 02	"	334	"
1913 - 03	(same)
1913 - 04	"	333	"
1913 - 05	"	331	"
1913 - 06	(same)
1913 - 07	"	330	"
1913 - 08	"	324	"
1913 - 09	"	320	"
1913 - 10	"	314	"
1913 - 11	(same)
1913 - 12	"	312	"
1914 - 01	"	311	"
1914 - 02	"	308	"
1914 - 03	44000-44370	"	"
1914 - 04	(same)
1914 - 05	"	307	"
1914 - 06	"	308	"
1914 - 07	"	309	"
1914 - 08	"	308	"
1914 - 09	(same)
1914 - 10	"	307	"
1914 - 11	(same)
1914 - 12	"	306	"
1915 - 01	(same)
1915 - 02	(same)
1915 - 03	(same)
1915 - 04	(same)
1915 - 05	(same)
1915 - 06	"	305	"
1915 - 07	"	304	"
1915 - 08	(same)
1915 - 09	"	302	"
1915 - 10	"	301	"
1915 - 11	(same)
1915 - 12	"	300	"
1916 - 01	(same)
1916 - 02	"	299	"
1916 - 03	"	297	"
1916 - 04	"	294	"
1916 - 05	"	292	"
1916 - 06	"	288	"
1916 - 07	(same)
1916 - 08	"	286	"
1916 - 09	"	285	"
1916 - 10	"	281	"
1916 - 11	"	272	"
1916 - 12	"	271	"
1917 - 01	"	268	"
1917 - 02	"	267	"
1917 - 03	"	266	"
1917 - 04	"	262	"
1917 - 05	(same)
1917 - 06	"	261	"
1917 - 07	"	258	"
1917 - 08	"	253	"
1917 - 09	"	250	"
1917 - 10	"	248	"
1917 - 11	"	247	"
1917 - 12	(same)
1918 - 01	"	246	"
1918 - 02	"	244	"
1918 - 03	"	243	"
1918 - 04	"	240	"
1918 - 05	"	238	"
1918 - 06	(same)
1918 - 07	"	235	"
1918 - 08	"	231	"
1918 - 09	"	228	"
1918 - 10	"	227	"
1918 - 11	"	222	"
1918 - 12	"	218	"
1919 - 01	"	217	"
1919 - 02	"	215	"
1919 - 03	"	213	"
1919 - 04	"	212	"
1919 - 05	"	209	"
1919 - 06	"	208	"
1919 - 07	(same)
1919 - 08	"	207	"
1919 - 09	(same)
1919 - 10	(same)
1919 - 11	"	203	"
1919 - 12	"	199	"
1920 - 01	"	196	"
1920 - 02	"	191	"
1920 - 03	(same)
1920 - 04	"	181	"
1920 - 05	"	179	"
1920 - 06	"	172	"
1920 - 07	"		"
1920 - 08	"	167	"
1920 - 09	44002-44370	155	"
1920 - 10	"	147	"
1920 - 11	"	128	"
1920 - 12	"	125	"
1921 - 01	44002-44364	124	"
1921 - 02	"	120	"
1921 - 03	"	116	"
1921 - 04	"	111	"
1921 - 05	"	98	"
1921 - 06	"	86	"
1921 - 07	"	70	"
1921 - 08	"	55	"
1921 - 09	"	47	"
1921 - 10	"	46	"
1921 - 11	"	43	"
1921 - 12	"	40	"
1922 - 01	"	37	"
1922 - 02	"	32	"
1922 - 03	"	28	"
1922 - 04	(same)
1922 - 05	"	27	"
1922 - 06	"	26	"
1922 - 07	44002-44353	24	"
1922 - 08	"	23	"
1922 - 09	"	21	"
1922 - 10	"	20	"
1922 - 11	(same)
1922 - 12	(same)
1923 - 01	"	18	"
1923 - 02	"	17	"
1923 - 03	"	16	"
1923 - 04	(same)
1923 - 05	(same)
1923 - 06	(same)
1923 - 07	(same)
1923 - 08	(same)
1923 - 09	(same)
1923 - 10	"	15	"
1923 - 11	(same)
1923 - 12	(same)
1924 - 01	"	14	"
1924 - 02	(same)
1924 - 03	"	13	"
1924 - 04	(same)
1924 - 05	44012-44353	"	"
1924 - 06	(same)
1924 - 07	(same)
1924 - 08	"	11	"
1924 - 09	"		"
1924 - 10	44061-44353	10	"
1924 - 11	44061-44323	9	"
1924 - 12	44061-44230	8	"
1925 - 01	"	7	"
1925 - 02	"		"
1925 - 03	"		"
1925 - 04	"		"
1925 - 05	"	7	"
1925 - 06	"		"
1925 - 07	(same)
1925 - 08	"		"
1925 - 09	"		"
1925 - 10	"	6	"
1925 - 11	44061-44191	3	"
1925 - 12	"		"
1926 - 08	Not listed

ORER Notes

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

Discussion, General Notes

• From Eric Neubauer Laconia data, the following cars were listed as being built by Laconia
  44000-44198 (60,000 lbs, WUF, built 1895-1896)
  but those numbers don't show up in the ORER until 1901??
• 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 #	14 - U
  B&M Diagram #	25
  Diagram Date	1907
  Color on Diagram	Brown
  Notes on Diagram
  Datum	1900 Index	1907 Index
  Class of car	Box Car	Box Car
  Length	34'	34' [diagram says 34' inside]
  Capacity	60,000	60,000
  Car Numbers	44000-44199	44000-44399
  Page [original]	9	25

Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data

Acquisition Books (1898 - 1917 only)

Volume number refers original book number
Page numbers refer to numbers on pages in original book, NOT to pages in PDF file(s)
Dates refer to first/last dates expenses were recorded in the acquisition book, NOT to car delivery dates

Vol	Page	Car Number(s)	First Date	Last Date	Builder	$ / Car	Notes
1	40	44199	1901-08	1901-10	B&M, Concord	$680
1	46	44200-44399	1901-10	1902-09	B&M, E. Fitchburg	$649	34', 60,000 lbs. 40 cars sold to SC [see next line]
1	47	S.C.500-539	1902-06	-	[see above]	$732	40 cars from B&M 44200-44399 sold to SC]

Car Books (1923-06 thru 1936-10, then 1944-05 thru 1960-03)

Volume number refers original book number
Part number refers to PDF file part as posted on B&MRRHS site
Page numbers refer to pages in PDF file(s) (L/R = Left or Right side of that PDF page)

Car Number(s)	Vol	Part	Page	Date	Action	Location	New #	Notes
44307	1	1	10	1922-11-22	Destroyed

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	1923?	1923?

Data
Car Number	Disposition Source ID	Date Built	Disposition Date	Disposition	New Car #
44002	A	1895-12	1921-12	to	3111
44023	A	1895-12	1918-09	to	63796
44029	A	1896-03	1919-03	to	49448
44047	A	1895-12	1919-04	to	49148
44076	A	1896-02	1918-05	to	60053
44096	A	1890-08	1921-05	to	0841
44102	A	1896-02	1920-12	to	3087
44103	A	1896-03	1918-09	to	48457
44115	A	1895-12	1918-09	to	61202
44126	A	1895-12	1922-08	to	3581
44234	A	1902-04	1923-11	to	W3512
44276	A	1902-05	1922-07	Converted
44315	A	1902-08	1922-01	to	0851
44331	A	1902-08	1919-03	to	49131

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
B&M	44000	BM-7	156	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44001	BM-7	157	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44002	BM-7	158	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44003	BM-7	203	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44004	BM-7	204	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44005	BM-7	284	Box	1892	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44006	BM-7	159	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44007	BM-7	205	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44008	BM-7	206	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44009	BM-7	291	Box	1887	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44010	BM-7	207	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44011	BM-7	208	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44012	BM-7	160	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44013	BM-7	161	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44014	BM-7	209	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44015	BM-7	294	Box	1893	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44016	BM-7	285	Box	1892	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44018	BM-7	210	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44019	BM-7	299	Box	1886	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44020	BM-7	211	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44021	BM-7	212	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44022	BM-7	162	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44023	BM-7	163	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44024	BM-7	213	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44025	BM-7	214	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44026	BM-7	295	Box	1893	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44027	BM-7	215	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44028	BM-7	164	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44029	BM-7	283	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44030	BM-7	216	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44031	BM-7	286	Box	1892	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44032	BM-7	303	Box	1890	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44033	BM-7	217	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44034	BM-7	218	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44035	BM-7	302	Box	1891	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44036	BM-7	219	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44037	BM-7	220	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44038	BM-7	221	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44039	BM-7	222	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44040	BM-7	223	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44041	BM-7	224	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44042	BM-7	225	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44043	BM-7	304	Box	1890	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44044	BM-7	226	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44045	BM-7	165	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44046	BM-7	227	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44047	BM-7	166	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44048	BM-7	309	Box	1899	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44049	BM-7	167	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44050	BM-7	168	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44051	BM-7	228	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44052	BM-7	229	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44053	BM-7	230	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44054	BM-7	169	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44055	BM-7	170	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44056	BM-7	231	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44057	BM-7	232	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44058	BM-7	171	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44060	BM-7	172	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44061	BM-7	173	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44062	BM-7	233	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44063	BM-7	174	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44064	BM-7	175	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44066	BM-7	292	Box	1887	Mechanicville	60	wood	wood
B&M	44067	BM-7	176	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44068	BM-7	234	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44069	BM-7	177	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44070	BM-7	178	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44071	BM-7	179	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44072	BM-7	235	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44073	BM-7	313	Box	pre-1894	[N/A]	60	wood	wood
B&M	44074	BM-7	314	Box	1889	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44075	BM-7	180	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44076	BM-7	236	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44078	BM-7	237	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44080	BM-7	238	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44082	BM-7	181	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44083	BM-7	239	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44084	BM-7	240	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44085	BM-7	241	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44086	BM-7	182	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44087	BM-8	1	Box	1889	Worcester	60	wood	wood
B&M	44092	BM-7	307	Box	1890	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44094	BM-7	242	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44095	BM-7	243	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44096	BM-7	308	Box	1890	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44097	BM-7	183	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44098	BM-7	244	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44100	BM-7	184	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44102	BM-7	245	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44103	BM-7	246	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44104	BM-7	185	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44106	BM-7	287	Box	1892	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44107	BM-7	247	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44108	BM-7	248	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44109	BM-7	249	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44111	BM-7	297	Box	1893	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44115	BM-7	186	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44118	BM-7	187	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44119	BM-7	250	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44120	BM-7	251	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44121	BM-7	310	Box	1899	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44122	BM-7	252	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44123	BM-7	188	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44124	BM-7	253	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44125	BM-7	189	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44126	BM-7	190	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44128	BM-7	191	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44129	BM-7	192	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44130	BM-7	193	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44131	BM-7	194	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44132	BM-7	254	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44133	BM-7	195	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44135	BM-7	196	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44136	BM-7	311	Box	1889	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44137	BM-7	255	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44138	BM-7	256	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44139	BM-7	197	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44140	BM-7	257	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44142	BM-7	258	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44143	BM-7	288	Box	1892	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44144	BM-8	9	Box	1892	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44146	BM-7	198	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44149	BM-7	259	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44150	BM-7	260	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44151	BM-7	199	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44152	BM-7	261	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44153	BM-7	262	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44155	BM-7	293	Box	1887	Mechanicville	60	wood	wood
B&M	44156	BM-7	263	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44157	BM-7	200	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44158	BM-7	264	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44159	BM-7	296	Box	1893	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44159	BM-7	300	Box	1886	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44160	BM-7	265	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44161	BM-7	201	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44162	BM-7	266	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44163	BM-7	289	Box	1892	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44164	BM-7	267	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44165	BM-7	298	Box	1893	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44167	BM-7	268	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44168	BM-7	269	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44169	BM-7	270	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44171	BM-8	2	Box	1888	Mechanicville	60	wood	wood
B&M	44172	BM-7	271	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44173	BM-7	202	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44174	BM-7	301	Box	1886	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44177	BM-7	290	Box	1892	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44178	BM-7	305	Box	1890	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44179	BM-7	272	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44180	BM-7	273	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44181	BM-7	274	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44182	BM-7	275	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44183	BM-8	3	Box	1888	Mechanicville	60	wood	wood
B&M	44184	BM-7	276	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44185	BM-7	277	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44186	BM-7	278	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44188	BM-7	312	Box	1889	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44189	BM-7	306	Box	1890	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44190	BM-7	279	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44191	BM-7	280	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44192	BM-7	281	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44193	BM-8	4	Box	1888	Mechanicville	60	wood	wood
B&M	44195	BM-7	282	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44196	BM-8	5	Box	1902	East Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44197	BM-8	6	Box	1902	East Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44198	BM-8	7	Box	1902	East Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44199	BM-8	8	Box	1901	Concord	60	wood	wood
B&M	44201	BM-8	12	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44202	BM-8	13	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44205	BM-8	14	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44206	BM-8	15	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44208	BM-8	16	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44209	BM-8	17	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44210	BM-8	18	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44211	BM-8	19	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44212	BM-8	20	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44213	BM-8	21	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44214	BM-8	22	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44215	BM-8	23	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44216	BM-8	144	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44217	BM-8	24	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44218	BM-8	25	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44219	BM-8	26	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44221	BM-8	27	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44222	BM-8	28	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44223	BM-8	29	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44224	BM-8	30	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44226	BM-8	31	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44228	BM-8	32	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44229	BM-8	33	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44230	BM-8	34	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44231	BM-8	35	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44232	BM-8	36	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44233	BM-8	37	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44234	BM-8	38	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44235	BM-8	39	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44236	BM-8	40	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44237	BM-8	41	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44238	BM-8	42	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44239	BM-8	43	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44240	BM-8	44	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44241	BM-8	45	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44243	BM-8	46	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44244	BM-8	47	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44245	BM-8	48	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44246	BM-8	49	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44247	BM-8	50	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44248	BM-8	51	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44252	BM-8	52	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44253	BM-8	53	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44254	BM-8	54	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44255	BM-8	55	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44256	BM-8	56	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44257	BM-8	57	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44258	BM-8	58	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44259	BM-8	59	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44260	BM-8	60	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44262	BM-8	61	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44263	BM-8	62	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44264	BM-8	63	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44266	BM-8	64	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44267	BM-8	65	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44268	BM-8	66	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44269	BM-8	67	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44270	BM-8	68	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44271	BM-8	69	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44272	BM-8	70	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44273	BM-8	71	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44274	BM-8	11	Box	1893	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44275	BM-8	72	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44276	BM-8	73	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44277	BM-8	74	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44278	BM-8	75	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44280	BM-8	76	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44281	BM-8	77	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44282	BM-8	78	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44283	BM-8	79	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44284	BM-8	80	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44286	BM-8	81	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44288	BM-8	82	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44289	BM-8	83	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44290	BM-8	84	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44291	BM-8	85	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44292	BM-8	86	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44293	BM-8	87	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44294	BM-8	10	Box	1892	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44295	BM-8	88	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44296	BM-8	89	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44297	BM-8	90	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44298	BM-8	91	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44299	BM-8	92	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44300	BM-8	93	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44302	BM-8	94	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44303	BM-8	95	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44304	BM-8	96	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44305	BM-8	97	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44306	BM-8	98	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44307	BM-8	99	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44308	BM-8	100	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44309	BM-8	101	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44311	BM-8	102	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44312	BM-8	103	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44313	BM-8	104	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44314	BM-8	105	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44315	BM-8	106	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44316	BM-8	107	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44317	BM-8	108	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44318	BM-8	109	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44319	BM-8	110	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44320	BM-8	111	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44321	BM-8	112	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44322	BM-8	113	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44323	BM-8	114	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44324	BM-8	115	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44325	BM-8	116	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44326	BM-8	117	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44327	BM-8	118	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44328	BM-8	119	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44330	BM-8	120	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44331	BM-8	121	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44332	BM-8	122	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44334	BM-8	123	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44336	BM-8	124	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44338	BM-8	125	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44340	BM-8	145	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44341	BM-8	126	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44342	BM-8	127	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44343	BM-8	128	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44344	BM-8	129	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44345	BM-8	130	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44346	BM-8	131	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44348	BM-8	132	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44350	BM-8	133	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44351	BM-8	134	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44352	BM-8	135	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44353	BM-8	136	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44354	BM-8	137	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44355	BM-8	140	Box	1888	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44357	BM-8	138	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44358	BM-8	139	Box	1902	Fitchburg	60	wood	wood
B&M	44360	BM-8	146	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44361	BM-8	141	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44364	BM-8	147	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44366	BM-8	142	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44368	BM-8	143	Box	1895	Laconia	60	wood	wood
B&M	44370	BM-8	148	Box	1896	Laconia	60	wood	wood

Paint Schemes

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page	Car #	Photo Date yr-mo-day		Visible?				Markings				Paint Scheme	Herald	Notes
Digital Commonwealth If link no longer works, search on "Boston Maine Railroad" and page thru
	44295?	1902-11-22		X				S1&	R	R	N		none	3rd car to the right of the "Intercolonial" boxcar Note "Air Brake" circle. Note second B&M boxcar a couple cars to the right

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page

Date	Who	Description
08-Dec-2019	KG Akerboom	Initial release
23-Mar-2020	KG Akerboom	Added data from 19 more ORERs
30-Mar-2020	KG Akerboom	Fixed 3/1905 data
04-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Re-did references/photos section
19-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Adding Digital Commonwealth web sites photos
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)
28-May-2020	KG Akerboom	updated 10/1919
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)
17-Oct-2020	KG Akerboom	Added Car Book Data
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-Jul-2021	KG Akerboom	Reorganized Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data (Car # to 1st column, 2nd/other changes to new rows)
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
25-Feb-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed link to scanned data (car books)
02-Mar-2023	KG Akerboom	Updated ORER data with (almost) complete data
27-May-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled 1900 data
22-Jul-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled missing 1914 data
07-Feb-2025	KG Akerboom	Fixed typos