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While the ORERs, at least initially, treat these as one series (71000-72999) it was actually composed of 5 different groups of cars. The most obvious distinguishing features were the sides (single sheath vs. all steel), the door, and the reporting marks. (more detailed differences can be found below):In addition, quite a few were sold/leased back by the B&M, and others were sold off to other railroads (see renumberings/conversions).
Series Road Description # Built Door: First order of 1000 cars 71000-71953 B&M 1924 ARA 40' Single Sheath 954 3 Panel 71954-71974 B&M 1924 ARA 40' All Steel 21 3 Panel 71975-71995 MTC 1924 ARA 40' Single Sheath 21 3 Panel 71996-71999 MTC 1924 ARA 40' All Steel 4 3 Panel Second order of 1000 cars 72000-72999 B&M 1924 ARA 40' Single Sheath 1000 Youngstown
71000-71953 sub-class
Standard Steel Car Co Photo, negative H-350 - DK Retterer Collection, used with permission (cropped to car) (click on image to see full resolution available)
(Also available from the "NMRO" file BM71000.jpg - see photos, below)
End view
Standard Steel Car Co Photo, negative H-350.1 - DK Retterer Collection, used with permission (cropped to car) (click on image to see full resolution available)
Door detail
Standard Steel Car Co Photo, negative H-350.2 - DK Retterer Collection, used with permission (cropped to car) (click on image to see full resolution available)
71954-71974 sub-class
Standard Steel Car Co (Baltimore Car & Foundry) Photo, negative B-108 - DK Retterer Collection, used with permission (cropped to car) (click on image to see full resolution available)
71975-71995 sub-class
Need one (assuming one exists)71996-71999 sub-class
Standard Steel Car Co (Baltimore Car & Foundry) Photo, negative B-109 - DK Retterer Collection, used with permission (cropped to car) (click on image to see full resolution available)
72000-72999 sub-class
Standard Steel Car Co Photo, negative H-359 - DK Retterer Collection, used with permission (cropped to car) (click on image to see full resolution available)
(Also available from the "NMRO" file BM72000.jpg - see photos, below)
For more info on the classification cards and "webitizing" them, see this web pageFrom 1942 class book.
Red text was black on original scan, above process removed it entirely, so (as best as I could read it) I re-added it
Click on image to see original scan at full resolution (or right-click → "Save Picture As" to download black and white image, to view it at full resolution)
From 1952 class book.
or NMRO (Scott Whitney) CDs/DVDsRed text used to clarify dimension value that is hard to read after "cleanup"
Click on image to see original scan at full resolution (or right-click → "Save Picture As" to download black and white image, to view it at full resolution)
Specifications From Classification Cards
With additions from Tim Gilbert...
Additional data from Neubauer, Eric. Pullman-Standard Freight Car Production Including Predecessors (Pullman-Standard Freight Car Production.pdf)
Alternate lot numbers in 2nd line ("[or 5x]") are from index pages in 1942 and 1955 Classification books (p.1-B)
Car Numbers 71000-71953 71954-71974 71975-71995 71996-71999 72000-72999 Reporting Marks B&M B&M MTC MTC B&M Builder Standard Steel Plant Hammond, IN Baltimore, MD Hammond, IN Baltimore, MD Hammond, IN Lot #4951Lot # 49 51 [or 52] 50 52 [or 53] 55 Quantity 954 21 21 4 1000 Build Date Oct, Dec 1929 Dec 1929 Dec 1929 Dec 1929 Feb-Mar, 1930 Underframe ARA Duryea ARA Duryea ARA Roof ARA Murphy Doors ARA [3 panel - see discussion below] Youngstown [Door] Hardware ARA Camel Trucks ARA Y-trucks (PRR 2D-f8) Std. Double-truss ARA Wheels (Cast Iron) Griffin Maryland Griffin Maryland Griffin Draft Gear Miner - 375 cars
Waugh - 400 cars
Durable - 200 carsDuryea cushion [included in
#71000-71953
totals]Duryea cushion Waugh - 500 cars
Durable - 500 carsLt Weight 43,000 45,000 43,000 45,000 43,000 Cubic Cap'y [cu ft] 3,064 3,056 3,064 3,056 3,064 Siding 1½" Wood .11 Steel Outside;
13⁄16" Wood sheathing insideSame as #71000 Same as #71954 Same as #71000 Dimensions in diagram A 42'-3" 43'-0½" 42'-3" 43'-0½" 42'-3" B 44'-9" 45'-4" 44'-9" 45'-4" 44'-9" C 8'-6⅜" 8'-9⅛" 8'-6⅜" 8'-9⅛" 8'-6⅜" D 8'-9⅜" 9'-5" 8'-9⅜" 9'-5" 8'-9⅜" E 42'-9" 42'-10½" 42'-9" 42'-10½" 42'-9" Common Ends Steel ARA [e.g. flat like PRR X-29] Center Sills 12" 40.3# (except Duryea UF) Body Bolster Built-up Steel Body Side Bearing Plain M.I. Body Center Plate ARA Contour Air Brake KC, Mang'r [manufacturer?] - NY Air Brake Co. Air Brake Cylinder 10" x 12" Brake Valve K-2 Triple Valve Brake Wheel Ajax
Per The Postwar Freight Car Fleet (p42) Ajax type 14038 w/ early no. 3059 hand wheel (at least for car 71912)Brake Step Metal "TZ" Coupler ARA Type D (6" x 8" [shank?]) Uncoupling rig "Imp." Type "B" Centering device (none) Side Bearings Pocket & Shoe 50" centers Brake Beam Creco #2+ Brake Beam Safety Supports Buffalo & Davis Springs ARA standard Trucks ARA CSS FMS [ARA cast steel frames?] Truck Sideframes Commonwealth? Axle Journals 5" x 9" Gross rolling weight 136,000 lbs. ORER data and numbers
ORER Size Data Description 1/1930 10/1930 11/1930 7/1936 1/1949 1/1957 Single Sh. All Steel Single Sh. All Steel M.C.B. Designation / AAR Mechanical Designation XM XM XM XM XM XM Inside
DimensionsLength 40'-6" 40'-6" 40'-6" 40'-6" 40'-6" 40'-6" Width 8'-6" 8'-6" 8'-6" 8'-6" 8'-6" 8'-9" 8'-6" 8'-9" Height 8'-7" 8'-7" 8'-7" 8'-7" 8'-7" 8'-7" Outside
DimensionsLength 41'-2½" 41'-2" 41'-3" 41'-3" 42'-3" 43'-1" 42'-3" 43'-1" Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 8'-11" 8'-11" 8'-11" 9'-6" 9'-6" 9'-6" Extreme Width 9'-6" 9'-6" 9'-6" Height
from
RailTo Extreme Width 12'-1" 12'-1" 12'-1" To Eaves or top of sides or platform 12'-5" 12'-5" 12'-5" 12'-1" 12'-1" 12'-1" To Top of Running Board 13'-2⅞" 13'-2" 13'-3" 13'-3" 13'-3" 13'-3" To Extreme Height 13'-2⅞" 13'-2" 13'-3" 13'-3" 13'-3" 13'-3" Door - Side
openingWidth 6' 6' 6' 6' 6' 6' Height 8-0¾" 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 3064 3064 3064 3064 3064 3056 2971 3055 Pounds 80000 80000 80000 80000 80000 80000
ORER History ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)Car
Numbers# of
CarsDescription B&M and MTC cars listed separately 1930 - 01 B&M 71000-72999 13 Box, Steel Underframe MTC 71975-71999 … 1930 - 02 B&M 71000-72999 283 Box, Steel Underframe MTC 71975-71999 … 1930 - 03 B&M 71000-72999 950 Box, Steel Underframe MTC 71975-71999 24 1930 - 04 B&M 71000-72999 1250 Box, Steel Underframe MTC 71975-71999 25 1930 - 05 B&M 71000-72999 1719 Box, Steel Underframe MTC 71975-71999 25 1930 - 06 B&M 71000-72999 1975 Box, Steel Underframe MTC 71975-71999 25 1930 - 07 (same) (both rows) 1930 - 08 (same) (both rows) 1930 - 09 (same) (both rows) 1930 - 10 (same) (both rows) 1930 - 11 (same) (both rows) 1930 - 12 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 01 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 02 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 03 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 04 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 05 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 06 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 07 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 08 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 09 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 10 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 11 (same) (both rows) 1931 - 12 (same) (both rows) 1932 - 01 (same) (both rows) 1932 - 02 (same) (both rows) 1932 - 03 (same) (both rows) 1932 - 04 (same) (both rows) 1932 - 05 (same) (both rows) 1932 - 06 (same) (both rows) Switch to Bi-monthly 1932 - 07 (same) (both rows) 1932 - 09 [no changes noted] 1932 - 11 [no changes noted] 1933 - 01 [no changes noted] 1933 - 03 [no changes noted] 1933 - 05 [no changes noted] B&M and MTC combined under B&M 1933 - 07 B&M 71000-72999 1999 " 1933 - 09 [no changes noted] 1933 - 11 [no changes noted] 1934 - 01 [no changes noted] 1934 - 03 [no changes noted] 1934 - 05 [no changes noted] 1934 - 07 71000-72999 1997 " 1934 - 09 [no changes noted] 1934 - 11 [no changes noted] 1935 - 01 [no changes noted] 1935 - 03 [no changes noted] 1935 - 05 [no changes noted] 1935 - 07 (same) 1935 - 09 [no changes noted] 1935 - 11 [no changes noted] 1936 - 01 [no changes noted] 1936 - 03 [no changes noted] 1936 - 05 [no changes noted] 1936 - 07 " 1996 " 1936 - 09 [no changes noted] 1936 - 11 [no changes noted] 1937 - 01 [no changes noted] 1937 - 03 [no changes noted] 1937 - 05 [no changes noted] Switch to Quarterly 1937 - 07 " 1996 " 1937 - 10 (same) 1938 - 01 (same) 1938 - 04 (same) 1938 - 07 (same) 1938 - 10 (same) 1939 - 01 " 1995 " 1939 - 04 (same) 1939 - 07 " 1993 " 1939 - 10 (same) 1940 - 01 (same) 1940 - 04 (same) 1940 - 07 (same) 1940 - 10 (same) 1941 - 01 (same) 1941 - 04 (same) 1941 - 07 " 1992 " 1941 - 10 (same) 1942 - 01 " 1990 " 1942 - 04 (same) 1942 - 07 (same) 1942 - 10 (same) 1943 - 01 " 1988 " 1943 - 04 " 1987 " 1943 - 07 (same) 1943 - 10 (same) 1944 - 01 (same) 1944 - 04 (same) 1944 - 07 (same) 1944 - 10 (same) 1945 - 01 " 1984 " 1945 - 04 " 1981 " [eventually] 15 cars converted to 27500 series stock cars 1945 - 07 " 1968 " 1945 - 10 " 1967 " 1946 - 01 " 1964 " 1946 - 04 (same) 1946 - 07 (same) 1946 - 10 " 1963 " 1947 - 01 (same) 1947 - 04 " 1962 " 1947 - 07 (same) 1947 - 10 " 1961 " 1948 - 01 (same) 1948 - 04 " 1958 " 1948 - 07 " 1957 " 1948 - 10 " 1955 "
ORER History (continued) Date Total 71000-71953 71954-71974 71975-71995 71996-71999 72000-72999 Renumbered cars All
seriesBox,
Steel
UnderframeBox,
SteelBox,
Steel
UnderframeBox,
SteelBox,
Steel
Underframe1949 - 01 1954 943 20 20 4 967 1949 - 04 (same) 1949 - 07 1953 " " " " 966 1949 - 10 1952 942 " " " " 1950 - 01 1939? 929[sic] " " " " 1950 - 04 1949 940 " " " 965 1950 - 07 1948 " " " " 964 1950 - 10 1943 939 " " " 960 1951 - 01 1941 938 " " " 959 1951 - 04 (same) 1951 - 07 1939 937 " " " 958 1951 - 10 1936 935 " " " 957 1952 - 01 (same) 1952 - 04 1933 934 " " " 955 1952 - 07 1931 933 " " " 954 1952 - 10 1929 932 " " " 953 1953 - 01 1927 931 " " " 952 1953 - 04 (same) 1953 - 07 1923 929 " " " 950 1953 - 10 (same) 1954 - 01 (same) 1954 - 04 1922 " " " " 949 1954 - 07 (same) 1954 - 10 (same) 1955 - 01 (same) 1955 - 04 1921 928 " " " " 1955 - 07 1916 925 " " " 947 70000-70299
Box, Steel Underframe1955 - 10 1916 800 " " " 772 300 70000-70499 1956 - 01 1914 711 " " " 659 500 70000-70999 1956 - 04 1832 415 " 15 " 378 1000 71996,71999 69700-69999
Box,
Steel
Underframe70000-70987 70988-70999
Box, Steel1956 - 07 1588 265 10 8 2 303 988 12 1956 - 10 1567 158 " " " 90 300 987 " 1957 - 01 1548 145 " 5 " " " 984 " 1957 - 04 1565 133 " " " 120 299 " " 1957 - 07 1564 " " " " " " 983 " 1957 - 10 1534 115 " " " 112 298 980 " 1958 - 01 1517 106 " " " 105 " 979 " 1958 - 04 1484 85 " 4 " 96 297 978 " 1958 - 07 1447 68 " 3 " 79 " 976 " 71995 1958 - 10 1425 57 " 1 " 70 (same) 1959 - 01 1397 45 " " " 55 " 975 " 1959 - 04 1388 39 " " " 53 " 974 " 1959 - 07 1352 31 3 " Not Listed 36 " 972 " 1959 - 10 1315 16 2 " 16 " 971 " 1960 - 01 1307 12 " " 12 (same) 71353-71861 72068-72828 1960 - 04 1289 4 Not Listed Not Listed 6 " 970 " 71353 72376,72828 1960 - 07 1282 1 2 (same) 1960 - 10 1277 Not Listed Not Listed 295 " " 1961 - 01 " (same) 1961 - 04 " (same) 1961 - 07 " (same) 1961 - 10 " (same) 1962 - 01 " (same) 1962 - 04 1225 " 918 " 1962 - 07 " (same) 1962 - 10 " (same) 1963 - 01 1214 " 907 " 1963 - 04 " (same) 1963 - 07 1023 265 746 " 1963 - 10 " (same) 1964 - 01 787 223 552 " 1964 - 04 776 " 545 8 1964 - 07 " (same) 1964 - 10 " (same) 1965 - 01 659 198 453 " 1965 - 04 " (same) 1965 - 07 424 143 273 " 69700-69999
70000-709871965 - 10 397 389 " 1966 - 01 357 349 " 1966 - 04 314 306 " 1966 - 07 200 192 " 1966 - 10 1 1 Not Listed 1967 - 01 0 Not Listed ORER Notes
Discussion, General Notes
- I believe this is the only car series where the MTC car numbers were called out differently than the "overall" car numbers for the class of cars.
- I'm not sure what to call the original 3 panel doors. I believe Harry Frye (B&RRHS historian) originally coined the term "reverse Creco", but I've never understood it, as they aren't "reverse" of a Creco door (the ribs & panels stick in & out just like a Creco door [e.g. see PRR X-29 cars]) and (to the best of my recollection) nobody knows who made them (probably NOT Creco). I left Tim's commentary "as is", but most everywhere else I replaced it with "3 panel" (or maybe I should use "ARA"?)
Note CGW also had doors sometimes called "reverse Creco", but they are a different design than the B&M doors (and probably should not be called "reverse Creco" either).
Railway Prototype Cyclopedia #18 refers to these as "Steel clad wood doors".
- Per Tim Gilbert
The 1975 single sheathed cars were one of the few examples where [a] Pratt truss was used for diagonal bracing. The resulting tension was more suitable for steel underframe cars than the Howe truss whose compression was more suitable for wood. Other railroads using the Pratt truss for steel underframe cars were the Bangor & Aroostook and the Seaboard Air Line.When the "Reverse Creco" doors of the #71000-#71999 cars were replaced with Youngstown doors, the ARA door hardware was retained. This hardware contained seven guides for the door along the side sill, and was different than the #72000-72999's hardware which had only 5 [actually, 4]. This spotting difference remained even after the 1955 renumbering. The replacement of the Reverse Creco doors began after World War II; why the B&M purchased the Reverse Creco doors for the #71000's in 1929-1930 is a matter of speculation. No photo has been found showing an all-steel #71975 or #71996 series with the replacement Youngstown doors. A photo has surfaced showing that an all-steel boxcar in the renumbered #70988-70999 series with a Youngstown door. This leads to an assumption that all the #71000's which were renumbered into the #69700-70999 series after their sale-leaseback had Youngstown doors - the replacement done either in the post-war period or when the cars were sold and refurbished.
In 1955, many of the surviving wood sheathed cars were renumbered into the #69700-70987 series. Twelve of the steel sheathed cars were renumbered into the #70988-70999 series at the same time. This series [#69700-70999] had three different leases:
[see table below in "Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions"]In 1945, 15 of the cars were converted to stock cars with slatted sides (Lot 55A) and numbered into the #27500-27514 series. Roofs, ends & doors remained "as built". By 1955, when stock cars were no longer required, the slatted sides of the surviving cars were replaced with boxcar sheathing.
[see table in #27500 series stock cars page for specific cars numbers involved]100 of the cars were sold in 1954 to the Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern, which numbered them in their #10000-10099 series.
Starting in 1958, 590 of the cars were sold to the Wellsville, Addison & Galeton which numbered them as their #5000-5340 and #6001-6251.- All-steel cards *in original number series* retained original doors until cars were scrapped, or rebuilt (as far as we know)
- In 1954, the total number of cars doesn't reflect sale of 100 cars to FtDDM&S. By 1956, total number of cars has "room" for this sale.
I don't know if there was just a time lag in paperwork, or delivering the cars to the FtDDM&S, or what...- To re-iterate from Tim: If there are 7 door "supports" at bottom of door, those are the original 71000 series cars (originally, 3 panel door)
If there are only 4 supports, those are the original 72000 series cars (originally Youngstown door)
The number of supports/guides did not change if/when door was replaced.- Per Railway Age (Aug 13, 1927, p291) and/or B&MRRHS Newsletter (Nov-Dec 2000 issue, p6)
MTC #71997 and 71998 were renumbered into 70997 and 70996 respectively as a result of the 1956 deal with Hyman Michaels- Posted in the "realstmfc.groups.io" list by Ron Christensen, 17-Jan-2022 (in thread "Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern")
FtDDM&S purchase info for these cars:
AFE # Date Work
DoneEquipment Quantity Start
NumberEnd
NumberPurchased
FromFormer Number Notes 2154 1/9/57 Purchase Box Car 40' composite, 40 ton 12 10030 10041 B&M 7xxxx See note 7 for car number detail Purchased from Boston & Maine 2184 7/1/57 Purchase Box Car composite 40 ton 40' 6" inside 33 10042 10074 B&M 7xxxx See note 11 for car number detail Purchased from Boston & Maine 2195 11/4/57 Purchase Box Car 40'6" composite 40 ton 33 10045 10074 B&M 71xxx See note 1 for car number detail Purchased from B&M 2203 2/11/58 Purchase Box Car 40'6" Composite 28 10075 10102 B&M This AFE canceled cars sold to Wellsville, Addison & Galeton 2243 2/25/59 Purchase Box Car 40'6" Composite 25 10075 10099 B&M 71xxx&72xxx 40 ton cap. Boston & Maine #'s 71417,71826,72015,72074,72388,72402,72409 2243 2/25/59 Purchase Box Car 40'6" Composite 25 10075 10099 B&M 71xxx&72xxx 40 ton cap. Boston & Maine #'s 72503,72551,72691,72737,72842,72943 2134 9/4/56 Purchase Box Car 30 ton 40 ft single sheathed 30 10000 10029 B&M See note 4 for car number detail Purchased from B&M - In Nimke, "Rutland" book, vol II, p108, he mentions Eastern States Farmers Exchange (Rutland, VT) recieved a load of fertilizer (from N Cambridge, MA) in BM 70867 in 1961
- in Nimke, R.W. The Rutland - 60 years of trying, Volume V (part 1): The main line p121 - list of cars from B&M (Bellows Falls) to Burlington, VT in 1961:
BM 70945 with a load of fish meal from NE By Products, Gloucester, MA for A.D. Pease Grain- in Nimke, R.W. The Rutland - 60 years of trying, Volume VI (part 1): The O&LC Div p24 - table "Traffic to O&LC Points from Various Junctions 1951-1961"
BM 70018 with a load of grain from Crosby Milling, Brattleboro, VT for Irona Creamery, Irona, NY (via Bellows Falls)
BM 70589 with a load of feed from Crosby Milling, Brattleboro, VT for Fairbanks Creamery, Churubusco, NY (via Bellows Falls)
BM 70207 with a load of Merchandise from "Agent", Boston, MA for "Agent", Malone, NY (via Bellows Falls)- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume III: Claremont Branch... p10 - table "First Interchange 12/17/54"
BM 72006 (Origin, Consignee, Contents all blank)- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume III: Claremont Branch... p152 - list of cars picked up at B&M interchange 1955-08-01:
BM 71784 with a load of Merchandise from Holyoke, MA for "House"
BM 71563 with a load of Merchandise from Holyoke, MA for "House"- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume III: Claremont Branch... p152 - list of cars picked up at B&M interchange 1965-08-02:
BM 70583 with a load of Wood Pulp from Boston [Hlt?], MA for Claremont Paper Mill
BM 69993 with a load of Wood Pulp from Boston [Hlt?], MA for Claremont Paper Mill
BM 69940 with a load of Wood Pulp from Boston [Hlt?], MA for Claremont Paper Mill- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume IV: Claremont Branch... p129 - list of cars picked up at B&M interchange 1955-04-25:
BM 71915 with a load of LCL from Mechanicville, NY for House (Claremont, NH?)
BM 72649 with a load of LCL from Holyoke, MA for House (Claremont, NH?)
BM 72764 with a load of LCL from Holyoke, MA for House (Claremont, NH?)
BM 71683 with a load of Woodpulp from Boston, MA for Coy Paper (Claremont, NH)- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume VI: Wells River - North p67 - CP train list of cars for #50 south 1936-12-15(?):
BM 71818 empty to "?spare?" (Springfield?)- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume VII: StJ&LC (part I), MEC p28 - train list of CP RR train #50, 1936-12-15:
Same image as in vol VI, BM71818 is noted as "for yard" in St Johnsbury- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume VII: StJ&LC (part I), MEC p29 - CP train list of cars for shifter, 1936-12-15:
BM 71721 with a load of scales from Fairbanks (St. Johnsbury, VT) for ?Crossett Ark?
BM 72327 with a load of scales from Fairbanks (St. Johnsbury, VT) for ?New York, NY?
BM 72606 with a load of feed from Purina Mills (St. Johnsbury, VT) for ?Greensboro VT?- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume VII: StJ&LC (part I), MEC p30 - MEC train list of cars from train 376 (inbound to St Johnsbury), 1936-12-15:
BM 71864 with a load of B[can't read] Paper from Livermore Falls [ME?] for Chicago, IL (leaves on CP EX 3516)- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume VII: StJ&LC (part I), MEC p128 - MEC train list of cars from train 376 (inbound to St Johnsbury), 1936-12-16:
BM 72272 with a load of Paper from Cumberland Mills [ME?] for Chicago, IL
BM 71241 with a load of Paper from Cumberland Mills [ME?] for Cincinnati, OH
BM 71100 with a load of Paper from Cumberland Mills [ME?] for Indianapolis, IN- From Alex Huff (co-owner of DSRC - Dakota Southern Ry) - Geddes, SD book of grain shipments from 1947 thru 1954
Post on MILW@groups.io thread "Re: Fargo & Southern Branch and foreign cars in grain service - July 1973", posted 15-Mar-2024
(With "grain doors" applied, which counted as 53 lbs against car weight.)
Destination was Sioux City, IA, a "rate basis" point (presumably forwarded somewhere else from there?)
BM 72670 released from elevator (loaded) 5-29-1947 with Yellow corn
BM 71181 released from elevator (loaded) 7-07-1951 with Yellow corn
BM 71639 released from elevator (loaded) 1-19-1952 with Barley
BM 71745 released from elevator (loaded) 9-02-1953 with Yellow corn
- Car details
One detail that I was just made aware of (thanks to posts in main@RealSTMFC.groups.io)...
On the 72000 series cars only (from what I've seen, NOT 71000 series cars that had replacement Youngstown doors) the top rib ended short of the (vertical) end ribs of the door, with a flat area where the door hardware was attached (image extracted from builder's photo of 72000 above):
As opposed to the replacement doors for the 71000 series cars (detail from photo of 71585 on NMRA Archives).
Note how top rib is continuous between the vertical ribs, and the door hardware wraps over it:
Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data
As the carbook and car disposition data are HUGE, I am breaking it up into separate web pages:Car Disposition Records
Source(s) ID Box Folder Folder name Link Title Approx.
Start dateApprox.
End dateA1 2 4 Boxcars 70000 71000-72020 - "A" 1930 1943? A2 2 4 Boxcars 70000 72021-72999 - "A" B1 2 5 Boxcars 70000-2 71000-71402 - "B" 1944 1957-01? B2 2 5 Boxcars 70000-2 71403-71808 - "B" B3 2 5 Boxcars 70000-2 71809-72215 - "B" B4 2 5 Boxcars 70000-2 72216-72616 - "B" B5 2 5 Boxcars 70000-2
Note: 72996-72999: Page missing?72617-72995 - "B" C 2 5 Boxcars 70000-2 71000 + 69999 - "C" 1957 1959? Paint Schemes
- As delivered
- maroon, rectangular herald
Only the first 1000 (71000-71999)(?see below?) cars had "frown" "MINUTE MAN SERVICE" under herald
This was in similar font as 8000 series hoppers "smiling" "MINUTE MAN SERVICE" under the herald, and on the side of a couple "special paint scheme" Pacific locos. This font also resurfaces in the B&M RR Magazine - e.g. back cover of Jul-Aug 1956 (vol 24 #4) issue.
Per Earl Tuson, perhaps only the first 300-500(?) cars got the "MINUTE MAN SERVICE" slogan
Note originally the road abbreviation was split by the diagonal: "|B&\M" (vertical "rib", the characters "B&", diagonal rib, then "M")- Per Earl Tuson, "Early 1930s"
- Reporting marks "squashed" to fit between the ribs: "|B&M\" (vertical "rib", the characters "B&M", diagonal rib)
- Unknown dates/eras/paint shops (pointed out by Dave Parker)
- There were at least 2 versions of the rectangular herald used on these cars. The difference is primarily in the shape of the "O"s and the "S" in "Boston"
Originally these were rather "rounded" (see builder's photos above)
Later, at least in some cases, it appeared more like the "K-10" font used for signs - more "squared off" with filleted corners. (see picture of 72074, repack date 7-1936 in Culotta, Ted. Focus on Freight Cars volume 9: Single sheath box & automobile cars 2, 2017)References or other data
- Nehrich, John. "1924 ARA Standard Boxcar, part I" Mainline Modeler Jul 1986, pp 76-81
Plans of car (HO scale)
Many photos (including B&M 70424, 70149, during rebuild at Valley RR Museum)- Barkan, Chris, and Nehrich, John. "1924 ARA Standard Single Sheathed Boxcar, part II"" Mainline Modeler Aug 1986, pp 34-38
Plans of car (HO scale)
Many photos (including B&M cars, number not legible)- Nehrich, John. "1923 ARA Boxcar Modeling" Mainline Modeler Dec 1986, pp 26-30
- ? "Boxcar lettering and detail" Railroad Model Craftsman Sep 1956, pp 48-49
Includes photo (Builder's photo?) of 72000 (same photo as Laconia Industries ad? - see models section below)- Mathews, J. W., Jr. "Single Sheathed Outside-Braced boxcars" NMRA Bulletin Apr 1976, pp 26-29
Includes photos of 70145, 71442- Frye, Harry A. "The B&M XM-1 1929-1930 ARA single sheathed boxcar" Model Railroading May, 1991 pp 40-42
Photos of 70569, 71923, 7048x, 71970, 69974, 70621, 27510 (stock), EHB 54, MTC 71979- Fitzgerald, Tom. "Building the B&M XM-1 boxcar from a Yankee Clipper kit" Model Railroading May, 1991 pp 43-44
- Hawkins, Ed and Wider, Patrick C. Railway Prototype Cyclopedia #34 RP CYC Publishing Co., 2017
- A general arrangement drawing is available om the NMRO (Scott Whitney) CDs/DVDs
As file "B&M Data 1" → "Freight Cars" → bm-15911.gif
NOTE: It may be available also on other DVDs.- I don't know quite how to list these, so here goes...
Ry-ops-industrialSIG@groups.io list
Post by Jerry Dziedzic, Fri, 14 Aug 2020 09:28:41 PDT, "Re: For the life of me, I can't remember"
Attached file "4-12 and 4-13, WEST, Pages 5.pdf"
NY, S&W "Conductor's Train report" forms, one dated 13-Apr-1954. Train X244 Westward, departed "WS".
B&M 72528 [Contents = "-"; total weight contents = 29 tons; ?4 loaded car miles?; destination "RS"]NY, S&W "Conductor's Train report" forms, one dated 14-Apr [-1954?]. Train X... Westward, departed "WS".
B&M 71294 [Contents = "Mdse"; total weight contents = 3 tons; ?7 loaded car miles?; destination "PC"]- Slaughter, Wayne; Lyons, Dennis; and Dziadul, Jack. [3 articles in] B&MRRHS Modelers Notes Issue #173 (Jul-Aug, 2020)
Entire issue is about these cars.List of references includes (besides ones mentioned above, or in the photos list below)
- David Peirce Chester Railway Museum, which has 2 cars preserved:
71047 (was 72670)
70466 (was 72906)- Culotta, Ted. "Essential Freight Cars: 14, USRA 50-ton Single Sheathed Cars" Railroad Model Craftsman 7/2004
- Culotta, Ted. Focus on Freight Cars - Volume 9: Single Sheathed Box & Automobile Cars Speedwitch Media, 2017. ISBN 978-0-9987341-0-1
- Hawkins, Ed and Wider, Patrick C. Railway Prototype Cyclopedia #18 RP CYC Publishing Co., 2009
Covers these (both single sheath and all-steel) series (and related cars) in great detail
Many drawings, pictures, details, etc. Roster.- Thompson, Tony. "Modeling "signature" freight cars" Model Railroad Hobbyist April, 2013
General article on signature cars, one short segment on the B&M 71000 series cars.- The PULLMAN LIBRARY at Illinois Railway Museum file "All drawings.pdf" (or "All_Drawings.xls") indicates these drawings exist.
This data was extracted Jan, 2021. More drawings for these cars may have been scanned since then (and/or I may have missed some in the file), so I do NOT guarantee this is a complete list.
I have not seen these drawings, and am ASSUMING they are for these cars.
I am assuming the "975 cars" are for 71000-71974 (B&M and MTC Single sheathed), and "25 cars" are for 71975-71999 (B&M and MTC all-steel, "SS" = Steel sheathed?)
and "1000 cars" are common to the whole 71000-71999 series.
DRAWING NAME DRAWING CAPTION KEYWORDS ALTERNATE
NAME/LOCATIONSS-55167.tif Bolt Details - 1929 - 1000 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-55165.tif B&M Box Car End Construction - 1000 Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-55164.tif B&M Box Car General Drawing 40 ton General Arrangement Assembly, Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-55163.tif Steel Details - 1929 - 1000 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-55162.tif Steeel [sic?] Details - 1929 - 1000 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-55161.tif B&M Box Car side construction - 1000 Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-54998.tif General Drawing of 100,000 Lbs Capacity Steel Box Car with O.C.
Duryea Underframe 1929 - B&M Double Sheathed Box car - 25 Box CarsStandard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-54996.tif Stenciling B&M Box car Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54990.tif B&M Box Car Brake arrangement - 25 Box Cars Standard_Steel,
Underneath EquipmentDrawer 467 SS-54984.tif Coupler Release Rigging -25 B&M Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54983.tif Steel Details - 25 B&M Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54982.tif Side Construction Boston & Maine Box cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54979.tif B&M Box Car end construction - 25 Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-54977.tif Punching Diagram for Side Sheets - 25 B&M Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54973.tif Punching Diagram for end Sheets - 25 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54972.tif Steel Details - 25 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54971.tif Steel Details - 25 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54970.tif Steel Details - 25 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54921.tif B&M Box Car side door arrangement Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-54900.tif B&M Box Car Stenciling - 975 Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 407 SS-54880.tif Steel Details- 25 B&M DS Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54879.tif Steel Details - 25 B&M S S Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54878.tif Side Door Sheets - 25 B&M SS Box Cras [sic?] Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54871.tif Punching Diagram for End Sheets - 975 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54862.tif Truck Conditions 5" x 9" Journals - 975 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54854.tif End Construction - 1929 - 975 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 567 SS-54852.tif Bolt Details - 1929 - 975 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-54845.tif Combined Striking Plate Front Draft Lug 975 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54839.tif Car Brake Arrrangement [sic?] 975 B&M Box Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-54838.tif Draft Gear Arrangement - 975 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54824.tif B&M Box Car Side door Arrangement Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-54823.tif Steel Details - 975 B&M SS Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54822.tif Steel Details - 975 B&M SS Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54821.tif Side Door Sheets - 975 B&M SS Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54811.tif Brake Steel Details - 975 B&M Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54810.tif Underframe Steel Details - 975 B&M Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54809.tif Center & Side Sill Details - 975 & 1000 B&M Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54808.tif Underframe Steel Details - 975 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54805.tif Steel Details - 975 & 1000 B&M Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54804.tif Steel Detais [sic?] - 1929 - 975 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54803.tif Roof Steel Details - 975 B&M Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54802.tif Steel Details - 975 B&M Boxcars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54801.tif B&M Box Car application of roof - 975 Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-54800.tif B&M Box Car side construction 975 Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-54745.tif General Drawing of SS Box Car Capacity 80,000 Lbs - 1929 - 975 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-54715.tif Bolster Construction -1929 - 1000 B&O Hoppers (Duryea) & 25 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 467 SS-54692.tif Steel Details - 1929 - 1000 B&O Hoppers (Duryea); 25 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 180 SS-54662.tif Longitudinal Hood End - 1929 - 1000 B&O Hoppers; 25 B&M Box Cars Standard_Steel Drawer 467 - B&M RR Employees Magazine Mar, 1930 (vol ? No. ?), p9 - "2000 new box cars going into service"
Note truck sideframes described as "cast steel truck side frames with integral journal boxes made by Pittsburgh Steel Foundry and the Gould Coupler Company"- B&M RR Employees Magazine Winter, 1940 (vol ? No. ?), p22 - "Homely but so efficient"
Nothing techincal, but another copy of the builder's photo of 71000Photographs
Page Car # Photo Date
yr-mo-dayVisible? Markings Paint
SchemeHerald Notes 
builder's photos (see above) from DK Retterer collection Northern New England Color Guide p26 70021 1955-01-19 Y X ? BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, placard/sign on door, 4 door supports/guides p26 70242 1958-03 Y X A BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides p27 70857 1960-02-27 Y X B BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides p27 MTC 71999 (ER 2) 1960-01-30 Y X B MTC R R AB Maroon MM All-steel, 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides Mainline Modeler magazine - issue included in "page" column (see above for article titles, etc.) 7/1986 p76 70424 after 1964 X B p BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, "flat" roof, 7 door supports/guides, very faded 7/1986 p77 70149 mid 1950s X BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, placard/sign on door, 4 door supports/guides, roof has "carlines" 7/1986 p78 ? 1980s? X X X n/a n/a 4 detail pictures of cars being rebuilt at Valley RR museum, Essex, CT
- Sides, roofs7/1986 p79 ? 1980s? X n/a n/a 6 detail pictures of cars being rebuilt at Valley RR museum, Essex, CT
- Including underframe (from top) and interior of end7/1986 p80 ? 1980s? A,B X n/a n/a 4 detail pictures of cars being rebuilt at Valley RR museum, Essex, CT
- Ends7/1986 p81 ? 1980s? A,B X n/a n/a 7 detail pictures of cars being rebuilt at Valley RR museum, Essex, CT
- Truck, ends, door guides, etc.8/1986 p34 WAG 5014 ? X 4 door supports/guides, carlines in roof 8/1986 p35 ? ? X ? ? bottom-right - detail of car end, showing truck spacing from end 8/1986 p36 70062 ? X B BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides 8/1986 p37 ? ? X Maroon Rect ?Restored car at Essex? "end on" angle shot of car side Railroad Model Craftsman magazine - issue included in "page" column (see above for article titles, etc.) 9/1956 p49 72000 ? X B B&M R R AB Maroon Rect Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides, carlines in roof, Same as Builder's photo above) NMRA Bulletin magazine - issue included in "page" column (see above for article titles, etc.) 4/1976 p26 70145 1960-08 X B BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides 4/1976 p27 71422 1954-12 X A? BM R R AB Maroon MM 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides Model Railroading magazine - issue included in "page" column (see above for article titles, etc.) 5/1991 p40 70569 ? X BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides 5/1991 p40 71923 ? X B B&M R R AB Maroon Rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides (all-steel sides) 5/1991 p41 70480? ? X A BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides 5/1991 p41 71970 ca. 1950 X A BM R R AB Maroon Rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides (all-steel sides), Murphy roof 5/1991 p41 69974 early 1960s X BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides, rib roof 5/1991 p42 B&M EHB-54 1969-09-21 X B BM R R AB Maroon? none in Company service. Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides, So. Lawrence, MA 5/1991 p42 MTC 71979 1952-05-31 X A MTC R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides 5/1991 p42 70621 1964-08-09 X A BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides, rib roof Philip Ross Hastings The Boston & Maine - A Photographic Essay Railway & Locomotive Preservation, 1989 ISBN 0-9625602-0-0 p172 ? 1949-08 X Maroon Rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides. Barber, MA Sweetland, David R. New England Rails 1948-1968 Morning Sun Books, 1989. ISBN 0-9619058-4-0 p42 71189 1956-06-20 Y X B BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides p43 71189 1956-06-20 Y X BM R R AB Maroon MM Same car as above, 2 more photos Jones, Robert W. - Three Colorful Decades of New England Railroading Trans-Anglo Books, 1991. ISBN 0-87046-101-X p143 ? 1942 Y X Maroon Rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides
Pusher on Central Mass at Waverly, MAByron, Carl R. Trackside around Boston 1942-1962 with Lawson Hill Morning Sun Books, 2000. ISBN 0-58248-040-0 p64 72xxx Y X A BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides, blurred Melvin, George F. Trackside around New Hampshire 1950-1970 with Ben English, Jr. Morning Sun Books, 2009. ISBN 1-58248-253-5 p4 70008 ca 1959 Y A Maroon ? End-on view. Presumably Minuteman herald (as it is a rebuilt/renumbered car) p39 ? 1962-07-27 Y X Maroon MM lower part of side, car number not visible Byron, Carl R. Trackside along the Boston & Maine 1945-1975 with Donald G Hills Morning Sun Books, 2005. ISBN 1-58248-149-0 p23 72xxx 1953-06-02 Y p A p Maroon MM distant shot. Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides p28 72xxx 1953-06-02 Y p A p Maroon MM Same car / location as above, slightly different view Plant, Jeremy F. Trackside around Massachusetts 1950-1970 with Russ Munroe Morning Sun Books, 2004. ISBN 1-58248-119-9 p82 1963-05-12 Y p A Maroon MM partial side view, Youngstown door. Paint/lettering very weathered MacDonald, Robert L. Mid-Century Memories - The Boston & Maine Railroad: 1936-1950 B&MRRHS, 2013. ISBN 978-0-615-78184-6 p7 ? 1948-01 p B Maroon Rect Youngstown door, hard to see much detail Blodgett, BG and Richards, RR Jr. Iron Roads of the Monadnock Region Vol 1 Bauhan Publishing, 2020. ISBN 978-0-87233-305-5 p xxi ? 1952 p Maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides.
Loading car with LCLBlodgett, Bradford G. Marium Foster's Boston and Maine Railroad Historical Society of Cheshire County, 2011. ISBN 978-0-9831553-1-7 p81 ? ca. 1941 X Maroon MM it is a bit hard to tell, but the car just to the right of the
locomotive appears to be a 72000 series car (Youngstown door,
4 door supports/guides). If so, the date is a bit early for a Minuteman herald.NEB&W Guide IV P Bos-13 70242 X B BM R R AB (poor) Reproduction of same "Bob's Photo" of 70242 in Northern New England Color Guide B&MRRHS Bulletin Issue included in "page" column v XI #1 p46 ? 1953-06-02 Y p A p Maroon MM same picture as one of the Trackside along the Boston & Maine 1945-1975 with Donald G Hills p23 v XV #2 p26 ? 1952-08 p Maroon MM same picture as Iron Roads of the Monadnock Region Vol 1 p xxi
LCL load of wood turningsv XIX #2 p9 ? 1964-07-24 X A AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides v XXI #3 cover ? p p Maroon Rect Partial car at very left of photo - only class match (Outside braced box) is these cars v XXIX #2 p39 71321? X p BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, ? door supports/guides
STRC box motor #20 is in picture, could provide a partial date...B&MRRHS Modelers Notes Issue No. included in "page" column No 6 p2 70149 BM R R AB Maroon MM (same as picture of 70149 above?). Caption: "DS8-55" date near dimensional data.
Sign on door appears to read "Return to Portland, ME for paper loading"
[seems to me they would want to use a newer car for paper loading?]No.36 p3 71000 1929-10 X B B&M R R AB Maroon Rect Builder's Photo. 3 panel door,
Has "Frown" "MINUTE MAN SERVICE" (in font similar to 8000 series hoppers)
below herald, but "MINUTE MAN" is an upward arch, "SERVICE" is straight across
below thatNo.36 p3 1929-10 X Builder's Photo. Detail photo of door No.36 p3 1929-10 B Builder's Photo. End view No. 72 p3 71000 1929-10 X B B&M R R AB Maroon Rect Builder's photo - "Frown" "MINUTE MAN SERVICE" under herald.
3 panel door, 7 door supports/guidesNo. 72 p3 72000 1930? X B B&M R R AB Maroon Rect Builder's photo - Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides.
no "MINUTE MAN SERVICE" under herald.No. 72 p3 71969 1938 X A B&M R R AB Maroon Rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides
no "MINUTE MAN SERVICE" under herald. Walker Transportation Coll.No. 72 p4 71737 1948 X B BM R R AB MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides No. 72 p4 ? 1956 X B BM R R AB MM one of the sale/leaseback cars (Youngstown door, ?door supports/guides) B&MRRHS Calendar 2015 Feb 72465?? 1948-05 X p Oblique view, hard to read lettering. Youngstown door. Bob's Photos (photo "number" in "page" column, collection in "Note" column) JEL 233 717xx? Y X ? maroon MM? Emmons Lancaster collection. End of car VERY dark/hard to see BM 1-5 ? Y X maroon Rect (I believe same as one of the above pictures) BM 1-23 ? Y p maroon Rect Youngstown door, ? door supports/guides
(I believe same as one of the above pictures)1010-308 70480 1957-05-25 Y X A maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. Note scale test car at left?
(Same picture as Model Railroading 5/1991 p41 ?)BM 036 70242 Y X Ap maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides (same as Northern New England Color Guide?) BM0148 M3057 Y X B maroon none Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides.
Lights on end under end of running board.
Yellow handrails/ladders.FC239 70242 Y X Ap maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides (same as Northern New England Color Guide?) ? 71751 Y p Bp maroon MM main subject of photo Suncook Valley #3 ? 71751 Y p Bp maroon MM same day/location as one above but larger view. Side obscured by bus. Youngstown door. ? 71751 Y p Bp maroon MM same day/location as one above but even more distant. Bus still there. ? 71751 Y p maroon ? same day/location as one above but focus on combine.
2 panels of side visible, enough to see car #? 72297 p maroon ? ?ER Batson coll? B&M39 69825,69832 X p MM Look to be "permanent" location, used for storage (note fencing)
Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides? X MM 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides Railroad Picture Archives (as of 10-Apr-2020)
Go to "By Railroad", then "Fallen Flags", then "BM" Boston & Maine section
Then "Rolling Stock Roster" → "Photographed" link, then page thru for car numberBM 50 EHB 50 1979-04-14 Y X B BM R R N none Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. 1 photo BM 70466 2011-07-24 Y A maroon ? roofwalk partially missing (supports still in place) BM 72249 BM 72249 1986-11-01 Y p BM R R A maroon Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. Repainted by museum BM 72249 BM 72249 2013-06-09 Y X B BM R R A maroon ? Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. BM 72480 72480 1990-09-09 Y X B,A BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides BM 72480 72480 2010-06-15 Y X B,A BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides BM 72480 72480 2014-10-11 Y X B,A BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides BM 72480 72480 2015-05-11 Y X B,A BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides BM 72480 72480 2017-06-25 Y X B,A BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides Fallen Flags and Other Railroad Photos (as of 15-Apr-2020)
Scroll down to the "B" section, click on the "Boston & Maine (B&M)" link
Then scroll down to find the photo. The "Page" column has the "Link" text listedXM 69942 69942 Y X p BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. XM 72156 72156 1950s X A BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. XM 72165 72165 1950s X BM R R AB maroon MM Looks like slightly blurrier (and mis-identified)
copy of the photo of 72156NMRA Archives (as of 17-Apr-2020)
Select "Photographs" → "Freight Car"
Then in the "Filter by Railroad", select either "BM" or "B&M" (see "page" column)B&M 71912 1946-09-03 X B B&M R R AB Rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides, no "Minute Man Service" B&M 71575 1947-07-05 X B BM R R AB MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides B&MRRHS Flickr (as of 17-Apr-2020)
Above is direct link. Title="B&M box car no. 71854, Holyoke, Mass., Jun. 20, 1951"71854 1951-06-20 X p BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides.
interesting door on the other car?B&MRRHS "Flickr" page
Above is direct link. Title="Sterling Junction station, Sterling, Mass., looking north, c1920"
NOTE: Due to XM-1 boxcar, must be 1929 or later (when was NH track abandoned?)72xxx p B rect Youngstown door, ? door supports/guides. Number not discernable
"Minute Man Service" not visible under herald.NMRO (Scott Whitney) CDs/DVDs (as of 18-Apr-2020)
I will have one line (sort of) telling the CD & folder path, then individual car listings will have filename in "page" columnPath: Photos → B&W Historic → Hoosac-Mechanicville 531008047.tif 70120? X BM R R AB MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. Blurred, hard to read car #.
Note 1, possibly 2 other similar cars.Path: Photos → Color-SJW → Rolling-Stock bmBox.jpg EHD ? Y X B BM R R N ? ? Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. Path: Rolling Stock → Freight Cars BM71000.jpg 71000 1929-10? X B B&M R R AB maroon rect Builder's photo. 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides
Includes "arched" "Minute Man Service"BM72000.jpg 72000 1930-02? X B B&M R R AB maroon rect Builder's photo. Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides.
No "Minute Man Service"Digital Commonwealth
If link no longer works, search on "Boston Maine Railroad" and page thru
Title = "Possibly Boston & Maine RR along Deerfield River, Mass."71368 1938 p p BM R R AB 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides. Partly destroyed in crash, roof covered by snow 72xxx? 1938 p rect Youngstown door, ?4 door supports/guides? Digital Commonwealth
Title = "Possibly Boston & Maine RR along Deerfield River, Mass. One derailed car is a B&M outside braced box car, no. 72721" [that may be the 72xxx in photo above, but not the car in THIS picture]71368 1938 X p BM R R AB rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides. Roof covered by snow Digital Commonwealth
Title = "Possibly Boston & Maine RR along Deerfield River, Mass. One derailed car is a B&M outside braced box car, no. 72721"72721 1938 p B BM R R AB rect Youngstown door, ? door supports/guides. Note roof ribs Digital Commonwealth
Title = "Possibly Boston & Maine RR along Deerfield River, Mass. One derailed car is a B&M outside braced box car, no. 72721"72721 1938 p B B&M R R AB rect Youngstown door, ? door supports/guides. Note roof ribs Historic Beverly
Above is a direct link
Titled: Baggage-mail-coach #3 at Suncook, NH.
Object ID: 36041.004.0200? 1937 p ? rect 3 panel door. On-line image - hard to make out lettering.
I am assuming the actual photo is much clearerHistoric Beverly
Above is a direct link
Titled: B&W Image shows B&M RR Engine#956
Object ID: 36041.013.447? 1936-03-25 p ? rect 3 panel door. On-line image - hard to make out lettering. Historic Beverly
Above is a direct link
Titled: Class B 2-6-0, 1465, Boston & Maine
Object ID: 36041.014.1069? 1940-08-22 X p ? rect? 3 panel door. On-line image - hard to make out lettering. Historic Beverly
Above is a direct link
Titled: Class B 2-6-0, 1408, Boston & Maine
Object ID: 36041.014.519723xx 1947-07-30 p BM R R AB ? ? Only left end of car visible (car # cut off) B&M RR Magazine Apr, 1949 (vol 17 No. 4) p17 72xxx 1948-11 X ? MM? Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. Culotta, T. and Kline, L The Postwar Freight Car Fleet NMRA, 2014 p43 (top) 71575 1947-07-05 X B BM R R AB original Minuteman Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. p43 (bot) 71912 1946-09-03 X B B&M R R AB original Rect (no "MMS") 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides. Hawkins, Ed and Wider, Patrick C. Railway Prototype Cyclopedia #34 RP CYC Publishing Co., 2017
Pictures of ex-B&M 71000 and 72000 series boxcarsp134 (middle) L&NW 5002 1968-09-15 X B LNW angled L&NWRR Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. p135 (bottom) WAG 5043 1962-05-30 X WAG angled WA&G Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line" p136 (top) WAG 5063 1958-09-01 X A WAG angled WA&G Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line" p136 (middle) WAG 5066 1958-09-01 X Bp WAG angled WA&G Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. no "Sole leather line" p136 (bottom) WAG 5100 1966-04 X WAG angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line" p137 (top) WAG 5046 1961-02-22 X B WAG angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line" p137 (middle) WAG 5270 1968-09-15 X B WAG angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line" p137 (bottom) WAG 5314 ca. 1966 X a WAG angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line" Cornell University Digital Collection
Above is a direct link
Titled: Yard 7 "A" House, Lechmere Square, Cambridge1960 A End views of 2 cars Cornell University Kheel Center Flickr
Above is a direct link
Titled: "A" House Platforms, Yard 7, Lechmere Square, Cambridgeca. 1961 BP End view of car Cornell University Kheel Center Flickr
Above is a direct link
Titled: "A" House Platforms, Yard 7, Lechmere Square, Cambridge70126 ca. 1961 p End view of car Culotta, Theodore J. The American Railway Association Standard Box Car of 1932 (revised edition) Speedwitch Media, 2016 ISBN 0-9749508-4-6 p11 top 72000 1930-02? X B B&M R R AB maroon rect Builder's photo. Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides.
No "Minute Man Service"Culotta, Ted. Focus on Freight Cars - Volume 9: Single Sheathed Box & Automobile Cars Speedwitch Media, 2017. ISBN 978-0-9987341-0-1 p33 72074 after 1936-07-18 (rpkd) X A B&M R R AB maroon rect Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides.
Note "B&M" squeezed between rib/diagonal (originally it spanned the diagonal)p34 72074 after 1936-07-18 (rpkd) p B&M R R AB maroon rect Detail - left half of car side p35 72074 after 1936-07-18 (rpkd) p B&M R R AB maroon rect Detail - right half of car side p36 72074 after 1936-07-18 (rpkd) p B B&M R R AB maroon rect Detail - leftmost panel of car side and oblique view of B end B&MRRHS Modelers Notes Issue No. included in "page" column No 173 p1 72662 mid 1950s X BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. Rail Car Photos (as of 24-Aug-2020)
May require a login, May require a browser newer than Internet Explorer.
Several ways to get there, I "Search Photos" → "By Reporting Mark"
Scroll down and click the "Search" button to the right of the "BM" reporting marks
Then scroll down to find the photo. The "Page" column has the "Link" text listed72480 2008-11-02 Y X BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. Canadian Freight Railcar Gallery (as of 29-Aug-2020)
"American Railroads" → "Boston & Maine"
Then scroll down to find the photo.BM 72156 mid 1950s X A BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. Niagara Rails (as of 30-Aug-2020)
Rosters → Railcars → Expand "B" (menu on left) → BM
Then scroll to find the photo. (mostly seem to be poorer quality images of equivalent "Canadian Freight Railcar Gallery" photos)72156 X A BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. Box and Freight Cars of North America (as of 30-Aug-2020)
Select the "A-L" link → Select the "B-BM" link → B&M cars are on pp 10-11 (of 11 total)
Images on web are "thumbnails", you may have pay for higher resolution imagesEHB-54 ca. 1970 X B BM R R N Maroon? none Title = "BM, 36' Single Door Boxcar, 54 cir 1970 Worcester MA" in Company service. Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides, Worcester, MA 70792 X p BM R R AB Maroon? MM Title = "BM, Boston and Maine 40' Single Door Boxcar, 70792" Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides Hawkins, Ed and Wider, Patrick C. Railway Prototype Cyclopedia #18 RP CYC Publishing Co., 2009
Photo of 71923 also available on Earl Tuson's Web sitep1 72113 X Bp BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides.
"R" in middle of reporting marks
2 other 71000-72999 cars after it (one with 3 panel door)p16 71000 1929 B R R AB maroon rect Builder's photo of car end (same as top of this web page) p16 1929 p R R AB maroon rect Builder's photo of 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides. (same as top of this web page) p35 71000 1929 X B B&M R R AB maroon rect Builder's photo, 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides. (same as top of this web page)
"Frowning" "MINUTE MAN SERVICE" under herald.p35 71923 after 1930-01 X B&M R R AB maroon rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides. p36 71276 after 1949-12 X BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. p36 MTC 71975 1951-10-30 X MTC R R AB maroon mm Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. p37 72000 1930 X B B&M R R AB maroon rect Builder's photo. Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. (same as top of this web page) p37 72998 after 1950-01 X Ap BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. p38 72496 X B B&M R R AB maroon rect Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. p38 72109 after 1933-03 X BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. p39 70621 ca. 1961 X A BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. p39 70749 1959-02-22 X BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. p40 69701 X BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. p40 70149 ca 1955 X BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. p40 70713 X B BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. p54 WAG 5021 1958-06-15 X WAG R R AB maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. No "Sole leather line" p54 WAG 5007 1958-05-30 X WAG R R AB maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. No "Sole leather line" p55 WAG 5135 after 1963-04 X WAG R R AB maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line" p55 WAG 5102 after 1963-02 X WAG R R AB maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line" p81 71954 1929 X B B&M R R AB maroon rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides.
"Frowning" "MINUTE MAN SERVICE" under herald.p81 MTC 71996 1929 X B MTC R R AB maroon rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides.
"Frowning" "MINUTE MAN SERVICE" under herald.Thread in the RealSTMFC.groups.io group
Thread started as "F&C B&M XM1" on 25-Sep-2020 by Clark Propst
in a reply by Doug Harding on 27-Sep-2020, he includes a scan of the "full" photo (Jim Sands photo, possibly shot in Marshalltown IA in 1966-68)
Excellent photo as it shows the roofs of both carsSame photo in thread in Thread in the MFCL.groups.io group
Thread started as "Hide cars" on 06-Jan-2021 by Robert Nielsen
in a reply by Tim O'Connor on 08-Jan-2021, he includes a scan of the "full" photo (Jim Sands photo, possibly shot in Marshalltown IA in 1966-68)Also posted in Thread in the RealSTMFC.groups.io group
Thread started as "Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern" on 01-Jan-2022, in a reply 01-Jan-2022 by Doug HardingWAG 5240 ca 1965? Y X p X maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line" FtDDM&S 10094 ca 1965? Y X p X maroon none Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. Thread in the RealSTMFC.groups.io group
Later in the same thread is a post by Garth Groff (28-Sep-2020)WAG 6086 ca 1968 X maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. No "Sole leather line" Personal email from Clark Propst
I queried Clark about something he said, he sent me a scanned image - there *IS* proof the 3 panel doors survived to secondary owners :-)FtDDM&S 10007 Y X maroon none 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides.
[reweight date behind telephone pole]LSHRA, Ed Wilkommen Collection WAG 5223 [RW=1965-11?] X B maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line", ACI label LSHRA, Ed Wilkommen Collection WAG 5231 [RW=1965-12] X B maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line", ACI label the Library of Congress Farm/War Admin collections
Digital ID = fsac 1a34815 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a34815
Library of Congress Control Number = 2017878185
Alternate URL = https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/fsac/1a34000/1a34800/1a34815u.tifxxx63 1939? or 1943-05? Y Bp X ? ? You can see the roof!. Start with line of cars (roofwalks) in lower right corner, follow up and left, 2nd "full" car shown. 01-IMG_3313.JPG
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or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "Sole Leather Line".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=249962WAG 5296 1969-01 Y X A WAG R G B maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line" NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "before the ballpark".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=2432781969-03 p p in company service, can't read the car # NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "Lawrence, MA".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=240563EHB 50 X B BM R R N ? none Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "Boston & Maine @ Worcester, Ma.".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=227231EHB 52 Y p BM R R N maroon NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "Boston & Maine @ Worcester, Ma.".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=227134EHB 52 Y X B BM R R N maroon none Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "B&M boxcar".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=18685372480 1988-11-06 Y X Ap BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides.
Rebuilt/repainted by ?Valley RR?NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "Lowell car shops".
or try:1979 Y p maroon none? Company service? NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "B&M wooden boxcar 72480".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=10667172480 2007-12-05 Y X BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides.
Rebuilt/repainted by ?Valley RR?NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "Still on guard".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=699402006-05-20 Y p MM detail view of (repainted) MM herald NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "Chester".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=644892 cars 2006-02-28 Y X BM R R ex-Valley/Essex cars? NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "Chester On Track!".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=467062005-05-21 Y X BM R R ex-Valley/Essex cars? NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "B&M East Deerfield yard 1964".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=31381964 X A MM Looks like a 71000 or 72000 series car (probably refurbished/renumbered) on left side of picture B&M RR Magazine Dec, 1930 (vol 7 No. 8) p3 1930 p rect Youngstown door Thread in the MFCL.groups.io group
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Thread started as "Hide cars" on 06-Jan-2021 by Robert Nielsen
in a reply by Tim O'Connor on 08-Jan-2021, he includes a scan of a photo of this car (ex-WAG)
per www.railfan.net: TOC = Toledo & Ohio Central Railway (Consolidated Rail Corp.)TOC 5133 ca 196x? Y X p maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line", ACI label Tim O'Connor (privately) shared a couple other TOC car photos during the above MFCL.groups.io thread TOC 5317 ca 196x? X A maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line", ACI label TOC 6020 r/w 10-1966? X B maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. NO "Sole leather line", ACI label (left of door) B&MRRHS Facebook 1950-01-30 p B, A Ends (and just a bit of sides) of one (if not 2) 71000 or 72000 series single sheathed cars. Thread in the RealSTMFC.groups.io group
Thread started as "Single-sheathed box cars" on 24-Feb-2009 by Clark Propst
in a reply by Doug Harding on 29-Nov-2021, he includes a picture of WAG 5009
a pretty good photo
Source appears to be an e-bay seller "MARRLR"WAG 5009 ca 1960? Y X B maroon MM still visible Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. Reweigh date 5-59? Possibly just reporting marks changed (car not completely repainted) Note "rub rail" (?) added to car side to right of door Kinkaid, James and Donnelly, Ken 1950s Freight Car Color Guide Vol 1: Boxcars Morning Sun Books, 2022 ISBN 1-58248-782-0 p25 bottom 70242 1958-03 Y X Ap BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. p113 bottom MTC 71999 1960-01-30 Y X Bp MTC R R A maroon MM 3 panel door, marked "ER-2" above CAPY data. Kyper, F. The railroads that ran along the edge of the road (2nd ed.) Garbely Publishing Co., 2021. ISBN 978-1-7349588-5-0 p56 ? 1954? p Maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides.
Loading car with LCL
Probably same picture as Iron Roads of the Monadnock Region Vol 1 p xxip66 71463 / ER2 1955 (rw) p B BM R R AB Maroon ? Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides.
date from reweigh. In captive service on Hillsboro branchDane Malcolm's ebay site?
2 pictures of a 71000 series car in wreck train service, photos by Kenneth J MacDonald? 1967 Y p p Maroon none Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. Clinton Co Historical Assn Facebook
posted 2022-08-25 at 7:31 AM, titled: "PLATTSBURGH DAILY PRESS - February 7, 1935 - 87 years ago - 29 Cars Derailed In Train Wreck In Irona Yesterday"72094?? 1935-02-07 p B&M R R AB Left half of car side, door not visible. Nimke, R.W. The Rutland - 60 years of trying, Volume II: The Hub - Rutland Vermont Sharp Offset Printing, 1987. LoC Cat. No. 87-90488 p93 bottom ? ? X maroon ? 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides. p133 71100 ? Xp BM R R AB maroon ? Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. Nimke, R.W. The Rutland - 60 years of trying, Volume III: The Bellows Falls Sub Sharp Offset Printing, 1987. LoC Cat. No. 87-90488 p114 "top-left" 71xxx 1955-02 Xp BM R R AB maroon ? Youngstown door, can't see door supports - in a wreck Nimke, R.W. The Rutland - 60 years of trying, Volume IV: B&R and Corkscrew Divisions Sharp Offset Printing, 1988. LoC Cat. No. 87-90488 p154 "bottom" ? 1953-10 Xp p BM R R AB maroon ? Youngstown door, can't count door supports Nimke, R.W. The Rutland - 60 years of trying, Volume VI (part 2): The O&LC Div Sharp Offset Printing, 1989. LoC Cat. No. 87-90488 p23 "top" ? 1935-02-06 X BM R R AB maroon rectangular Youngstown door, can't count door supports Nimke, R.W. The Rutland - 60 years of trying, Volume VII: The Addendum Sharp Offset Printing, 1990. LoC Cat. No. 87-90488 p181 71xxx 1961 A Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume I: Greenfield-East Deerfield-Westminster Sharp Offset Printing, 1991. ISBN 0-914960-91-3 p4 bottom ? 1954-04-21 p B MM can't see door p104 bottom ? 1953-06-23 X Rect? Youngstown door, can't count door supports Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume II: Bellows Falls, Vermont East and West Sharp Offset Printing, 1991. ISBN 0-914960-95-4 p49 top X p X MM Youngstown door, can't see door supports p163 top 1952 p MM Youngstown door, 7(?) door supports/guides. Loading bags of LCL using 2 wheel hand truck p174 bottom 1949-06 X BM R R AB MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume IV: Claremont Branch... Sharp Offset Printing, 1992. ISBN 0-914960-91-3 p122 1952 p MM Youngstown door, 7(?) door supports/guides.
Loading bags of LCL using 2 wheel hand truck
Same picture as Vol II, p163p123 Top 72xxx? 1953-09-10 p BM R R AB Youngstown door? Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume V: Bellows Falls to Wells River Sharp Offset Printing, 1993. ISBN 0-914960-95-4 p183 middle 1954-10-26 X MM hard to read any lettering Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume VI: Wells River - North Sharp Offset Printing, 1993. ISBN 0-914960-95-4 p80 top 1957-07-11 B hard to read. Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume VII: StJ&LC (part I), MEC Sharp Offset Printing, 1993. ISBN 0-914960-95-4 p39, bottom 3 1940-07 X Bp BM? R R AB rectangular Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume VIII: StJ&LC (part II), Spr. Term. Sharp Offset Printing, 1993. ISBN 0-914960-95-4 p33 bottom 71xxx X p p AB rectangular Oblique view. 3 panel door p168 mid-right 72xxx X Bp AB MM Oblique view. Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. p172 bottom-right 70472 X BM R R AB MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides. p177 top 1954-02 X AB MM Oblique view. Youngstown door. Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume IX: Concord-WRJ-Swanton-Other Sharp Offset Printing, 1993. ISBN 0-914960-95-4 p3 middle 1930s? X rect? 3 panel door p18 bottom-left 1936-03+ X ? R R AB rect? 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides. p197 TOP 1948 P MM Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume X: Woodsville, the "Pemi", EB&L Sharp Offset Printing, 1993. ISBN 0-914960-95-4 rear end leaf 72293? p BM R R AB Youngstown door. Can't see door guides p59 middle-right 1954-09*08? Youngstown door. Can't see door guides or read lettering.
5 pictures of same train on page, car not visible in all.
?Possible B&M 73000 series car just after engine in this photo?p63 2nd from bottom MM hard to see (can't read lettering). Youngstwon door p93 top 721xx 1931-08-08 X B B&M R R AB rect Youngstown door Thread in the RealSTMFC.groups.io group
in thread "Re: Single Sheath Sides", posted on 29-Jun-2023 by Dave Parker
note both photos in same post71555 after 1937-07 X B&M R R AB rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides.
B&M of reporting marks squished to fit all on one side of diagonal72998 after 1950-01 X Ap BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides.
Same photo as RP Cyc #18 p37Metropolitan Museum of Art
155 Studies of Railroad Car Insiginias, For Fortune Article "Before They Disappear"
Walker Evans Archive, pictures taken (per site) in 1956
Just keep scrolling to the right...First there is a series of 3 photos of the MM herald and dimensional data of (I think) a newly rebuilt car
1956 p maroon MM Youngstown door, 7 door supports/guides, newly rebuilt/repainted car? followed (a few pictures to the right) by herald itself on different car (note gaps between sheathing boards), but the paint looks good? 1956 p maroon MM Youngstown door, ? door supports/guides, newly repainted car? Protocraft Decals
"lettering set for B&M and MTC's 8'-7" IH 1929 boxcars"71000 1929 X B B&M R R AB Original? Rect [w/out Arrow?] 3 panel door, Builder's photo (same as Keith Retterer) "Frowning" "Minute Man Service" MTC 71996 1929 X B MTC R R AB Original? Rect [w/out Arrow?] 3 panel door, Builder's photo (same as Keith Retterer) "Frowning" "Minute Man Service" Thread in the RealSTMFC.groups.io group
in thread "WA&G 7017 boxcar", posted on 14 Sep 2023 by Jim Mischke (Jim Parker Coll. photo, per lable on photo)WAG 5305 1966-06 Y X B WAG R G B maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line" - looks newly repainted Thread in the RealSTMFC.groups.io group
in thread "WA&G 7017 boxcar", posted on 14 Sep 2023 by Jim Mischke
Several photos attached to same message71555 after 1937-07 X B&M R R AB rect 3 panel door, 7 door supports/guides.
B&M of reporting marks squished to fit all on one side of diagonal72156 "1950s" X A BM R R AB Maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. 72998 after 1950-01 X Ap BM R R AB maroon MM Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. ER3? / 55 1966-06 Y X A BM R R maroon none Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. In company service WAG 5058 1963-08 Y X B WAG R G B maroon angled WA&G "Flat" (steel/wood/?) custom door, 7 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line"
Note rusted out end paint where "wheel streaks" would beWAG 5054 after 1971-07? Y X p WAG R G B maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "Sole leather line"
note ACI label; note "riveted bar" where door would slideRoy, John H. Jr. A Field Guide to Southern New England Railroad Depots and Freight Houses Branch Line Press, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0-942147-08-7 p155 pre-1962 p p MM Youngstown door, (Walker Transp. Coll of Beverly Hist. Soc photo) - includes pre-1962 Fitchburg, MA station. Note running board damage
Note end of 2nd car in this series to its right.Reen, William M Minuteman Railroad - Boston & Maine's Lexington Branch > Friends of the Bedford Park Depot 2023 ISBN 978-0-578-35112-4 p134 717[64?] 1953-07-20 A end view Timko, Stephen M. Boston & Maine Power - In Color Morning Sun Books, 2023. ISBN 1-58248-815-0 p62 1974-10-23 Y p Bp in company service? B&M RR Employees Magazine Mar, 1930 (vol ? No. ?) p9 BM 71000 1929? X B B&M R R AB Original Original Same as builder's photo of 71000 (see above), but quality not very good B&M RR Employees Magazine Winter, 1940 (vol ? No. ?) p22 BM 71000 1929? X B B&M R R AB Original Original Same as builder's photo of 71000 (see above) Blodgett, BG and Richards, RR Jr. Iron Roads of the Monadnock Region Vol 3 Bauhan Publishing, 2023. ISBN 978-0-87233-368-0 p 30 ? 1968-05-21 p p Maroon MM Per caption, "cars going to scrap". 2 cars. Note different roofs.
Note missing door. One car has 7 door supports/guides (not visible on other)
Note ex-70000(?) car (5/5/5 Murphy end) in work service at rightp 121 ? ca 1960? p Maroon MM Appears to be 7 door supports/guides Thread in the MILW.groups.io group
Reply thread "Fargo & Southern Branch and foreign cars in grain service - July 1973", posted on 06-Mar-2024 by Ira SilvermanWAG 5124 1974 Y X p WAG G G B maroon angled WA&G Youngstown door, 4 door supports/guides. "The Sole Leather Line"
Note ACI label (left of door)Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions/Survivors
Date Quantity New Numbers Description 1945 15 27500-27514 Converted to stock cars 1955 14 (see #27500 page) Stock cars converted back to box cars 1954 100 FtDDM&S 10000-10099 Sold to Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern (is date correct?) 1955 500 70000-70499 Sale/leaseback to International Railway Car Co. (sale 6/1955, lease expired 7/65) 1955 500 70500-70999 Sale/leaseback to Hyman Michaels Co. (sale 11/1955, lease expired 5/1961) 1956 300 69700-69999 Sale/leaseback to Hyman Michaels Co. (sale 5/1956, lease expired 5/1961) 1958-? 590 WAG 5000-5340;
WAG 6001-6251Sold to Wellsville, Addison & Galeton
(at least one re-sold/transferred to Louisiana and North West RR, another Salzburg line)? ? ? per Harry Frye article in Model Railroading (see above), at least one car ended up on the P&WV ? ? ? per Harry Frye article in Model Railroading (see above), several cars sold to Norton Abrasives (Worcester, MA) ? 5 or more EHB 50-55 per Harry Frye article in Model Railroading (see above), cars retained for company service. ? 1 or more TOC 5xxx ex-WAG cars moved to the TOC (Conrail). Survivors
I believe 4 cars from this series have survived:
- 2 (unknown numbers at this time) are at the Chester Railway Station & Museum in Chester, MA
- 2 (71870, 72480) are at the Railroad Museum of New England in Thomaston, CT
Models
Also see list in B&MRRHS Modelers Notes Issue #173 (Jul-Aug 2020)
As far as I know, the F&C kits are still available (Dec, 2020)Note Accurail has a single sheath box lettered for B&M, but it is a Howe (vs. Pratt) truss design, so is not particularly accurate (stock numbers 7014, 70149)
Scale Manufacturer Stock number Car number Paint scheme Notes O Laconia Industries Boston & Maine Outside Braced boxcar Kit (advertised p471 in Sep, 1939 The Model Railroader)
Ad includes prototype photo of 72000 (Builder's photo)HO Yankee Clipper (many) B&M 40' XM-1 SS Boxcar (several varieties produced, out of production, see F&C next few lines) HO Funaro & Camerlengo 6000 B&M 40' XM-1 SS Boxcar Flat Pullman Roof Boxcar Flat Kit with Decals HO Funaro & Camerlengo 6001 B&M 40' XM-1 SS Boxcar External Car Lines Roof Boxcar Flat Kit with Decals HO Funaro & Camerlengo 6004 B&M 40' Stockcar With Decals HO Funaro & Camerlengo 6005 B&M 40' XM-1 SS Boxcar Flat Kit with Creco Door & Decals HO Funaro & Camerlengo 6006 B&M 40' XM-1 SS Boxcar Flat Pullman Roof Boxcar ONE PIECE BODY with Decals HO Funaro & Camerlengo 6007 B&M 40' XM-1 SS Boxcar External Car Lines Roof Boxcar ONE PIECE BODY with Decals HO Funaro & Camerlengo 6010 B&M 40' XM-1 SS Boxcar ONE PIECE BODY with Creco Door K Brake & Decals HO Funaro & Camerlengo 6011 B&M 40' XM-1 SS Boxcar ONE PIECE BODY with Creco Door AB Brake & Decals HO Overland Models OMI #3151 B&M 40' XM-1 SS Boxcar wood sides, Youngstown door (ad from 1989 time frame) HO Overland Models OMI #3228 B&M 40' XM-1 SS Boxcar wood sides, Youngstown door raised roof ribs HO Sunshine 91.5 B&M/MTC 71000-71999 XM-1 boxcar [technically it would be 71000-71953 or 71975-71995]
1923 ARA Pratt truss XM-1 boxcar, lap seam metal roof, riveted plate ends, top mounted Youngstown doors [replacement doors?] white decals
From document on https://www.yumpu.com- I assume a fairly accurate kit. Produced ca. 2009HO Sunshine 91.6 B&M 72000-72999 XM-1 boxcar
1923 ARA Pratt truss XM-1 boxcar, solid steel roof, riveted plate ends, top mounted wood doors [huh?] white decals
From document on https://www.yumpu.com- I assume a fairly accurate kit. Produced ca. 2009HO Red Caboose 7020-9 ? All-Steel car (w/ ARA door). Unknown accuracy. Produced approx 1998-2000.
Possibly a Bethlehem Car Works modified Red Caboose model?N Red Caboose 17020 ? All-Steel car (w/ Youngstown door). Unknown accuracy. Produced approx 2000. This car not shown on Intermountain's web site (as of Dec 2020) HO Athearn (Roundhouse line) RND2882 72466 maroon w/ MM Wrong ends (ribbed, not flat) Wrong door, wrong [lower] door tracks. Correct (Pratt) truss. Wrong ladders, roof does not overlap ribs of sides, probably wrong roof. Announced Jun, 2020. Due Aug, 2021 HO Athearn (Roundhouse line) RND2883 72480 maroon w/ MM Wrong ends (ribbed, not flat) Wrong door, wrong [lower] door tracks. Correct (Pratt) truss. Wrong ladders, roof does not overlap ribs of sides, probably wrong roof. Announced Jun, 2020. Due Aug, 2021 HO Athearn (Roundhouse line) RND2884 72489 maroon w/ MM Wrong ends (ribbed, not flat) Wrong door, wrong [lower] door tracks. Correct (Pratt) truss. Wrong ladders, roof does not overlap ribs of sides, probably wrong roof. Announced Jun, 2020. Due Aug, 2021 O Atlas Models 8788 (3 rail) 71957 Rect w/ "MMS" Unknown accuracy - note "standard" CRECO door (not B&M "ARA" 3 panel, or Youngstown). Released Aug, 2009, listed as "sold out" on their web site as of Dec, 2020 O Atlas Models 9788 (2 rail) 71957 Rect w/ "MMS" Unknown accuracy - note "standard" CRECO door (not B&M "ARA" 3 panel, or Youngstown). Released Aug, 2009, listed as "sold out" on their web site as of Dec, 2020 O Atlas Models 8783 (3 rail) MTC 71998 maroon w/ MM Unknown accuracy - note "standard" CRECO door (not B&M "ARA" 3 panel, or Youngstown). Released Sep, 2008, listed as "sold out" on their web site as of Dec, 2020 O Atlas Models 9783 (2 rail) MTC 71998 maroon w/ MM Unknown accuracy - note "standard" CRECO door (not B&M "ARA" 3 panel, or Youngstown). Released Sep, 2008, listed as "sold out" on their web site as of Dec, 2020 O ? ? ? "East Wind '08 Convention car" - resin kit O Crown Model Products OB-113 70149, 70155 ? I believe they are out of business??? (possibly tied to Weaver closing)
Note door appears to be an (incorrect) all-wood design.
It is possible Lionel is now producing this car?O Quality Craft "Weaver Ultra Line" U33228D 69700 ? Weaver closed in 2015 (I think)
It is possible Lionel is now producing this car?For the all-steel cars, they had Duryea underframes. At least in HO, these underframes could be modeled with the Speedwich Media "P107 – Baltimore & Ohio M-26D/E Duryea Underframe parts plus decals"
(or, if you can find them, the Sunshine Models Duryea underframe castings parts set.)per http://www.steamerafreightcars.com, the extra door guides can be modeled using parts from Grandt Line's Camel doors
(also from that web site) The cars rode on ARA Type Y trucks that can be represented quite nicely with RC's PRR trucks.More modeling information can be found on James B. Van Bokkelen's web site:
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