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Boston & Maine RR Early (1885-1893) 18 "Random Numbered" Box Cars

Index

• Builder's Photo
• ORER data
• ORER Notes
• Discussion, General Notes
• Paint Schemes
• References
• Photographs
• Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions
• Modeling
• Revision History of this page

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

ORER data and numbers

In the table below:

• A "Y" indicates the car(s) are listed (but no count supplied)
• A number indicates the count of those cars (if listed)
• A Bold number (or range) indicates the number range changed
• A blank cells mean the car(s) is not listed
• another car type indicates the car type changed in that issue of the ORER, and further info is to be found in that "other" car type page

ORER History

In "Freight Equipment" table of Boston & Maine RR listing Car description is "Box, Long"
ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	18	30-46	49	51-53	55	57-64	67-73	75-76	100-110		112	114-118
1885 - 06	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	Y
1885 - 07	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	100-105	109-110	Y	Y
1885 - 08	(same) (all 12 columns)
1885 - 09	(same) (all 12 columns)
1885 - 10	(same) (all 12 columns)
1885 - 11	(same) (all 12 columns)
1885 - 12	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 01	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 02	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 03	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 04	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 05	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 06	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 07	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 08	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 09	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 10	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 11	(same) (all 12 columns)
1886 - 12	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 01	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 02	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 03	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 04	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 05	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 06	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 07	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 08	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 09	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 10	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 11	(same) (all 12 columns)
1887 - 12	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 01	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 02	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 03	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 04	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 05	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 06	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 07	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 08	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 09	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 10	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 11	(same) (all 12 columns)
1888 - 12	(same) (all 12 columns)
1889 - 01	(same) (all 12 columns)
1889 - 02	(same) (all 12 columns)
1889 - 03	(same) (all 12 columns)
1889 - 04	(same) (all 12 columns)
1889 - 05	(same) (all 12 columns)
1889 - 06	(same) (all 12 columns)

Car Nos.	30-32	35-37	39	41-42	44-46	49,53	57-61	63-64	68-73	100-105	109-110	112	115-118
Capy(K)		40
1889 - 07	3	3	1	2	3	2	5	2	6	6	2	1	4
1889 - 08	(same) (all 14 columns)
1889 - 09	(same) (all 14 columns)
1889 - 10	(same) (all 14 columns)
1889 - 11	(same) (all 14 columns)
1889 - 12	(same) (all 14 columns)
1890 - 01	(same) (all 14 columns)
1890 - 02	(same) (all 14 columns)
1890 - 03	(same) (all 14 columns)

Capy data removed
Car Nos.	18	30-46		49,51,53	55	57-59	61	62-64	67-73		100-105	109-110,112	114-118
1890 - 04	1	17		3	1	3	1	3	7		6	3	5
1890 - 05	1	17		3	1	3	1	3	7	75	6	3	5
1890 - 06	1	17		3	1	3	1	3	7	1	6	3	5
1890 - 07	(same) (all 12 columns)
1890 - 08	(same) (all 12 columns)
1890 - 09	(same) (all 12 columns)
1890 - 10	1	30-37(8)	39-46(8)	3	1	3	1	3	7	1	6	3	5
1890 - 11	1	8	8	3	1	3	1	3	7	1	6	3	5
1890 - 12	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 01	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 02	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 03	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 04	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 05	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 06	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 07	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 08	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 09	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 10	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 11	(same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 12	(same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 01	(same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 02	(same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 03	(same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 04	(same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 05	(same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 06	(same) (all 13 columns)

Car description changes to "Box" 117-118 to "Machinery"
Car Nos.	12	18	30-31	33-37	39-43	45-46	49	51	53	55	57-64	67-70	72-73	75-76	100-105	109-110	112	114-116	126
1892 - 07	1	1	2	5	5	2	1	1	1	1	6	4	2	2	6	1	1	2	1
1892 - 08	1	1	2	5	39-46(8)		1	1	1	1	4	2	‡	2	5	1	1	2	1
1892 - 09	1	1	2	5	8		1	1	1	1	4	2	‡	2	5	1	1	2	1
1892 - 10	flat	1	1	5	7		1	1	1	1	4	2	‡	2	5	1	1	1	1
1892 - 11	(same) (all 18 columns)
1892 - 12	(same) (all 18 columns)
1893 - 01	(same) (all 18 columns)
1893 - 02	(same) (all 18 columns)
1893 - 03	(same) (all 18 columns)
1893 - 04		1	1	5	7		1	1	1	1	4	2		2	5	1	1	1	1
1893 - 05		1	1	5	7		1			1	4	2		2	5	1	1	1	1
1893 - 06	(same) (all 18 columns)
1893 - 07	(same) (all 18 columns)
1893 - 08	(same) (all 18 columns)
1893 - 09	(same) (all 18 columns)
1893 - 10	(same) (all 18 columns)
In "Freight Equipment in old series" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
1893 - 11					40-45(2)													115
1893 - 12	(same) (all 18 columns)
1894 - 01					2
1894 - 02	(same) (all 18 columns)
1894 - 03	Not listed - possibly moved to "New" series?

ORER Notes

‡ (1892-08 to 1893-03)

Vacant Numbers

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page

Date	Who	Description
22-Apr-2023	KG Akerboom	Initial release
21-May-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled 1886-03 data that was missing
07-Jun-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled missing 1886-10 data