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Boston & Maine 700 Series Box Cars

Index

• Builder's Photo
• Classification Card(s) for series
• Specifications
• ORER data
• ORER Notes
• Discussion, General Notes
• STB Recordation 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

See 77000 series data

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data

Description			1/1968	5/1983
				700-718	700	702 etc.	715	718
AAR Mechanical Designation			XM	XM
Inside Dimensions	Length		50'-6"	50'-6"
	Width		9'-2"	9'-2"
	Height		10'-5"	10'-5"
Outside Dimensions	Length		51'-10"	54'-4"
	Width	At Eaves or top of sides or platform	9'-4" 10'-5"	10'-8"	10'-5"	10'-5"	10'-4"	10'-5"
		Extreme Width	10'-8"	10'-8"	10'-5"	10'-5"	10'-5"	10'-8"
	Height from Rail	To Extreme Width	5'-8"	5'-8"	13'-7"
		To Eaves or top of sides or platform	14'-5" 13'-7"	14'-5"
		To Extreme Height	15'	15'
Door - Side opening	Width		9'	9'
	Height		9'-9"	9'-9"	9'-10"
Capacity	Cu Ft. Level Full		4840	4825
	Pounds		100000	100000	100000	110000

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1968 - 01	700-709	10	Box, Steel Underframe
1968 - 04	"	"	Box, Steel
1968 - 07	(same)
1968 - 10	700-718	19	"
1969 - 01	(same)
1969 - 04	(same)
1969 - 07	(same)
1969 - 10	(same)
1970 - 01	(same)
1970 - 04	(same)
1970 - 07	(same)
1970 - 10	"	"	Insulated Box [sic - see note below]
1971 - 01	(same)
1971 - 04	(same)
1971 - 07	(same)
1971 - 10	(same)
1972 - 01	(same)
1972 - 04	(same)
1972 - 07	(same)
1972 - 10	"	"	Box, Steel
1973 - 01	(same)
1973 - 04	(same)
1973 - 07	(same)
1973 - 11	(same)
1974 - 01	(same)
1974 - 04	(same)
1974 - 07	(same)
1974 - 10	(same)
1975 - 01	(same)
1975 - 04	(same)
1975 - 07	(same)
1975 - 10	(same)
1976 - 01	(same)
1976 - 04	(same)
1976 - 07	"	18	"
1976 - 10	(same)
1977 - 01	(same)
1977 - 04	(same)
1977 - 07	(same)
1977 - 10	(same)
1978 - 01	(same)
1978 - 04	(same)
1978 - 07	(same)
1978 - 10	"	17	"
1979 - 01	(same)
1979 - 04	(same)
1979 - 07	(same)
1979 - 10	(same)
1980 - 01	(same)
1980 - 04	(same)
1980 - 07	"	15	"
1980 - 10	"	14	"
1981 - 01	(same)
1981 - 04	(same)
1981 - 07	(same)
1981 - 10	(same)
1982 - 01	(same)
1982 - 04	(same)
1982 - 07	(same)
1982 - 10	(same)
1983 - 01	(same)
Split into separate listings
1983 - 05	700-718	6	Box, Steel, 25k
	700	1	Box, Steel
	702-704; 716-717	5
	715	1
	718	1
	Total	14
1983 - 07	(same - all 5 listings)
1983 - 10	(same - all 5 listings)
1984 - 01	700-718	6	Box, Steel, 25k
	700	1	Box, Steel
	702-704; 717	4
	715	1
	718	1
	Total	13
1984 - 04	(same - all 5 listings)
1984 - 07	(same - all 5 listings)
1984 - 10	700-718	3	Box, Steel, 25k
	703	1	Box, Steel
1985 - 01	(same - both listings)
1985 - 04	(same - both listings)
1985 - 07	700-718	2	Box, Steel, 25k
	703	1	Box, Steel
1985 - 10	(same - both listings)
1986 - 01	(same - both listings)
1986 - 04	(same - both listings)
1986 - 07	(same - both listings)
1986 - 10	(same - both listings)
1987 - 01	(same - both listings)
1987 - 04	(same - both listings)
1987 - 07	(same - both listings)
1987 - 10	(same - both listings)
1988 - 01	(same - both listings)
1988 - 04	(same - both listings)
1988 - 07	(same - both listings)
1988 - 10	(same - both listings)
1989 - 01	(same - both listings)
1989 - 04	(same - both listings)
1989 - 07	(same - both listings)
1989 - 10	(same - both listings)
1990 - 01	(same - both listings)
1990 - 04	(same - both listings)
1990 - 07	(same - both listings)
1990 - 10	(same - both listings)
1991 - 01	(same - both listings)
1991 - 04	(same - both listings)
1991 - 07	(same - both listings)
1991 - 10	(700-718 same)
	703	Not listed
1992 - 01	(700-718 same)
1992 - 04	(same)
1992 - 07	(same)
1992 - 10	(same)
1993 - 01	(same)
1993 - 04	(same)
1993 - 07	(same)
1993 - 10	(same)
1994 - 01	(same)
1994 - 04	Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

• Pullman Standard 77000 series 50' PS-1 conversions
  (see 77000 series listing for sources)
• Freight Car Journal Vol 1 #3
  Also notes these cars are converted 77000 series cars, renumbered in 1967-1969
• 10/1970 - note series 100-149 (Insulated box) were inserted above the 700 series cars.
  The 700 series cars just used " ("ditto") from earlier years, and I believe this is just a "carry over" from previous editions (i.e. they forgot to fix the typography), and was corrected 10/1972.
• "bm-hinsdale-location-of-cars-on-hand-aug-to-oct-1973.pdf" - Julian Erceg web site: https://movingthefreight.com/railroads/boston-maine/hinsdale-customers/
  Original source: Scott Whitney at NMRO.org, see "...\Operations\Freight Handling\Hinsdale-Location-Reports-2.pdf"
  (note the "moving the freight" version is what I used, and has the dates [in blocks] out of order. If you get from Scott directly, I think he has fixed the file to be chronological, so the PDF pages are different)
  For meaning of "symbols" column see list at top of original document. Note "A" and "H" symbols often appear similar, some may be switched

  *PDF* page	Car Initials	Number	Date Arrived	Contents	Consignee or Shipper	Symbol	Date Set	Days Detained (Empty/Loaded/Loading)	[location]
  Date of "on hand" report = 27-Sep-1973
  115	BM	715	26	Tissue	Paper Service	G	26	-/1/-	Paper Service
  Date of "on hand" report = 28-Sep-1973 - no cars in this series listed

STB Recordation Data

The STB (and ICC earlier) has records about car leases. For this car series, the following are available (copied from The STB web site)

• 17114 10-Dec-1990 - registration of security interest in the following B&M Equipment

  Locomotives and misc. equipment omitted
  BM cars not of this cars series are also omitted here for brevity - see those car series for their cars covered by this recording (800, 3200, 3300, 3350, 79000, 80000, 300800 series boxcars; 5320 series bulkhead flats; 34000 series flats; 3401, 5200, 5400, 5520, 5701, 5750, 5800, 5810, 5820 series covered hoppers; 10000, 11000, 1001, 1279 series hoppers; 9000 series gondolas, Autoracks)

  Number	Type of Equipment	A.A.R. Mech Designation	Identifying Marks	Road Numbers (inclusive)
  1	Boxcar	XM-B303	BM	703
  1	Boxcar	XM-B303	BM	709

• 17114A 05-May-1992 - Amendments to security agreement (no equipment listed)
• 17114B 04-Jan-1996 - release of Lien

Paint Schemes

As refurbished

Looks like (from one example) the B&M just repainted the car number?

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page	Car #	Photo Date yr-mo-day		Visible?				Markings									Paint Scheme	Herald	Notes
Don Clerke inserts into B&MRRHS Bulletin
i 7, photo 3	717			X	B							Y	2V	N	N	N			Side ladder and grabs black (or just very rusted?)

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page

Date	Who	Description
14-Dec-2019	KG Akerboom	Initial release
28-Mar-2020	KG Akerboom	Added data from 19 more ORERs
04-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Re-did references/photos section
22-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Updated per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39
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
04-Nov-2022	KG Akerboom	Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
26-Jan-2025	KG Akerboom	Added STB recordations
10-Feb-2025	KG Akerboom	Added Freight Car Journal #3 info
26-May-2025	KG Akerboom	Added "bm-hinsdale-location-of-cars-on-hand-aug-to-oct-1973.pdf" data