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Index

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 - 1903-1908
Description 4/1903 5/1906
Length 40' 40'-0¾"
Width 8'-6¼"
Height 7'-7¾"
Capacity (Pounds)80000 80000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car
Numbers
# of
Cars
Description
1900 - 09 51100-51227 128 Furniture, 40'
1900 - 10 " " Box, 40', 80000 lbs capacity
1900 - 11 " 60 "
1900 - 12 " 120 "
1901 - 01 " 128 "
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 (same)
1903 - 04 51100-51999 " Box, Grain
1903 - 05 (same)
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 " 127 "
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 (same)
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 51100-51227 " "
1906 - 04 (same)
1906 - 05 " 107 "
1906 - 06 (same)
1906 - 07 " 75 "
1906 - 08 (same)
1906 - 09 " 48 "
1906 - 10 " 40 "
1906 - 11 " 34 "
1906 - 12 " 32 "
1907 - 01 " 28 "
1907 - 02 " 27 "
1907 - 03 " 24 "
1907 - 04 " 23? "
1907 - 05 " 17 "
1907 - 06 " 15 "
1907 - 07 (same)
1907 - 08 " 12 "
1907 - 09 (same)
1907 - 10 (same)
1907 - 11 (same)
1907 - 12 (same)
1908 - 01 (same)
1908 - 02 " 10 "
1908 - 03 " 6 "
1908 - 04 (same)
1908 - 05 " 1 "
1908 - 06 " "
1908 - 07 " "
1908 - 08 " "
1908 - 09 Not listed [possibly renumbered to 11000-11127?]

ORER Notes

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

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
1907? all (127) 11000-11127 renumbered? (dimensions / car counts match)

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)
Also included possible renumbering to 11000 series
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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