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Boston & Maine 67000 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
• 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

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ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data

Description			7/1957	10/1964	10/1966	10/1967	7/1973
AAR Mechanical Designation			LC	XMP	XMP	XP	XM
Inside Dimensions	Length		40'-6"	[same]	[same]
	Width		9'-2"	[same]	[same]
	Height		10'-6"	[same]	[same]
Outside Dimensions	Length		41'-10"	[same]	[same]
	Width	At Eaves or top of sides or platform	9'-4" 10'-5"	[same]	[same]
		Extreme Width	10'-8"	[same]	[same]
	Height from Rail	To Extreme Width	14'-6" 13'-8"	[same]	[same]
		To Eaves or top of sides or platform	14'-6"	[same]	[same]
		To Top of Running Board	15'-1"	[same]
		To Extreme Height	15'-1"	[same]	[same]
Door - Side opening	Width		7'	[same]	[same]
	Height		9'-10"	[same]	[same]
Capacity	Cu Ft. Level Full		3899	[same]	[same]
	Pounds		100000	[same]	[same]

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1947 - 10	74000-74499	500	Box, Steel (for reference)
Renumbered, Equipped with 4 overhead grain loading hatches
1957 - 07	67000-67039	40	Box, Steel, Note F
1957 - 10	(same)
1958 - 01	(same)
1958 - 04	(same)
1958 - 07	(same)
1958 - 10	(same)
1959 - 01	(same)
1959 - 04	"	37	"
1959 - 07	(same)
1959 - 10	(same)
1960 - 01	(same)
1960 - 04	(same)
1960 - 07	(same)
1960 - 10	(same)
1961 - 01	(same)
1961 - 04	(same)
1961 - 07	(same)
1961 - 10	(same)
1962 - 01	(same)
1962 - 04	(same)
1962 - 07	(same)
1962 - 10	(same)
1963 - 01	(same)
1963 - 04	(same)
1963 - 07	(same)
1963 - 10	(same)
1964 - 01	(same)
1964 - 04	(same)
1964 - 07	(same)
1964 - 10	(same)
1965 - 01	(same)
1965 - 04	(same)
1965 - 07	(same)
1965 - 10	(same)
1966 - 01	(same)
1966 - 04	(same)
1966 - 07	(same)
1966 - 10	(same)
1967 - 01	"	36	"
1967 - 04	"	"	Box, Steel, Note C
1967 - 07	(same)
1967 - 10	(same)
1968 - 01	(same)
1968 - 04	(same)
1968 - 07	(same)
1968 - 10	(same)
1969 - 01	(same)
1969 - 04	(same)
1969 - 07	(same)
1969 - 10	(same)
1970 - 01	(same)
1970 - 04	(same)
1970 - 07	(same)
1970 - 10	(same)
1971 - 01	(same)
1971 - 04	(same)
1971 - 07	(same)
1971 - 10	(same)
1972 - 01	"	32	"
1972 - 04	(same)
1972 - 07	(same)
1972 - 10	(same)
1973 - 01	(same)
1973 - 04	"	33	"
1973 - 07	"	"	Box, Steel [note removed]
1973 - 11	"	27	"
1974 - 01	(same)
1974 - 04	(same)
1974 - 07	(same)
1974 - 10	(same)
1975 - 01	(same)
1975 - 04	"	26	"
1975 - 07	(same)
1975 - 10	"	24	"
1976 - 01	(same)
1976 - 04	(same)
1976 - 07	"	23	"
1976 - 10	"	22	"
1977 - 01	"	21	"
1977 - 04	"	19	"
1977 - 07	(same)
1977 - 10	(same)
1978 - 01	"	5	"
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	"	4	"
1980 - 07	(same)
1980 - 10	(same)
1981 - 01	(same)
1981 - 04	Not listed

ORER Notes

ORER Note F (7/1957 - 10/1964)
ORER Note C (10/1971 - 1/1973)

Cars in series 67000 to 67039 equipped with 4 roof hatches for bulk grain loading

ORER Note F (10/1964 - 1/1967)
ORER Note C (4/1967 - 7/1971)
ORER Note C (4/1973)

Cars in series 67000 to 67039 and 67040 to 67067 are equipped with 4 roof hatches for bulk grain loading

Discussion, General Notes

• Conversions from 74000 series PS-1 40' boxcars

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	3	Boxcars 60000 [2]	64680-67003 - "B"	1957	1957

NOTE: No dispositions were noted (all cars still in service as of the date of the record)

Data
Car Number	Disposition Source ID	Date Converted	"From" Car No.
67000	A	1957-04	74193
67001	A	1957-04	74057
67002	A	1957-04	74462
67003	A	1957-04	74298

Paint Schemes

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page	Car #	Photo Date yr-mo-day		Visible?				Markings									Paint Scheme	Herald	Notes
Dreyer, Alden H. The Tired Telegrapher's Terribly Tall Traveler's Tales Modern Litho, 2023. ISBN 979-8-218-33566-3
p156 (botton)	670xx?	1966-07-04	Y	X	A	p		BM	R	G	N	N	N	N	N	N	Blue	Intertwined BM	Mangled in wreck. Blue door, Looks like one (square) roof hatch visible
RR Pictures archive Labelled "B&M SJ-1"
		1970-03-22	Y	X		p											Blue	Intertwined BM	2nd car in train, roof hatches barely visible
RR Pictures archive Labelled "B&M SJ-1"
	670xx	1970-03-22	Y	p		X											Blue	Intertwined BM	Corner of car JUST visible in bottom-right. Am assuming same car as above photo

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page

Date	Who	Description
11-Dec-2019	KG Akerboom	Initial release
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
29-Oct-2021	KG Akerboom	Added car disposition record data
08-Nov-2022	KG Akerboom	Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
19-Feb-2024	KG Akerboom	Added photo of wrecked car from Alden's book, RR Pictures archive