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Boston & Maine RR Early (1885-1893) 278 "Random Numbered" Box Cars

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Builder's Photo

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ORER data and numbers

In the table below:
ORER History
In "Freight Equipment" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
Car description is "Box, Long"
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
278-282 303 305-307 348-350 352-372 374-378 380-396
1885 - 06 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1885 - 07 (same) (all 7 columns)
1885 - 08 (same) (all 7 columns)
1885 - 09 (same) (all 7 columns)
1885 - 10 (same) (all 7 columns)
1885 - 11 (same) (all 7 columns)
1885 - 12 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 01 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 02 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 03 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 04 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 05 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 06 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 07 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 08 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 09 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 10 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 11 (same) (all 7 columns)
1886 - 12 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 01 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 02 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 03 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 04 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 05 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 06 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 07 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 08 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 09 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 10 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 11 (same) (all 7 columns)
1887 - 12 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 01 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 02 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 03 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 04 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 05 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 06 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 07 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 08 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 09 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 10 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 11 (same) (all 7 columns)
1888 - 12 (same) (all 7 columns)
1889 - 01 (same) (all 7 columns)
1889 - 02 (same) (all 7 columns)
1889 - 03 (same) (all 7 columns)
1889 - 04 (same) (all 7 columns)
1889 - 05 (same) (all 7 columns)
1889 - 06 (same) (all 7 columns)

Car Nos 278-279 281-282 303 305-307 349-350 352-353 355 358-363 365-369 371-372 380-389 391-396
1889 - 07 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 5 5 2 9 4
1889 - 08 (same) (all 12 columns)
1889 - 09 (same) (all 12 columns)
[line for 391-396 includes 409, but I'm leaving 409 in the "409-799" web page...]
1889 - 10 (same) (all 12 columns)
1889 - 11 (same) (all 12 columns) (including 409)
1889 - 12 (same) (all 12 columns) (including 409)
1890 - 01 (same) (all 12 columns) (including 409)
1890 - 02 (same) (all 12 columns) (including 409)
1890 - 03 (same) (all 12 columns) (including 409)
[car 409 back to separate line in listing from 392-395]
1890 - 04 278-282 (5)1 3 348,350 352-357 (6)360-378 (19) 380-390 (11)392-395 (4)
1890 - 05 5 1 3 2 6 19 380-395 (16)
1890 - 06 (same) (all 7 columns)
1890 - 07 (same) (all 7 columns)
1890 - 08 (same) (all 7 columns)
1890 - 09 (same) (all 7 columns)
1890 - 10 5 1 306-307 2 352-378 (27) 380-396 (17)
1890 - 11 (same) (all 6 columns)
1890 - 12 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 01 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 02 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 03 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 04 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 05 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 06 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 07 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 08 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 09 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 10 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 11 (same) (all 6 columns)
1891 - 12 (same) (all 6 columns)
1892 - 01 (same) (all 6 columns)
1892 - 02 (same) (all 6 columns)
1892 - 03 (same) (all 6 columns)
1892 - 04 (same) (all 6 columns)
1892 - 05 (same) (all 6 columns)
1892 - 06 (same) (all 6 columns)

Car description changes to "Box"
Car Nos 278-282 303 305-307 348-350 352-378 380-383 387-396
1892 - 07 5 1 2 2 27 3 10
1892 - 08 5 1 306-307 (1) 348-378 (27)1 10
1892 - 09 (same) (all 6 columns)
1892 - 10 (same) (all 6 columns)
1892 - 11 (same) (all 6 columns)
1892 - 12 (same) (all 6 columns)
1893 - 01 (same) (all 6 columns)
1893 - 02 (same) (all 6 columns)
1893 - 03 (same) (all 6 columns)
1893 - 04 (same) (all 6 columns)
1893 - 05 (same) (all 6 columns)
1893 - 06 (same) (all 6 columns)
1893 - 07 (same) (all 6 columns)
1893 - 08 (same) (all 6 columns)
1893 - 09 (same) (all 6 columns)
1893 - 10 (same) (all 6 columns)
In "Freight Equipment in old series" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
1893 - 11 303-391 (3)
1893 - 12 (same) (both columns)
1894 - 01 2
1894 - 02 (same) (both columns)
1894 - 03 391
1894 - 04 (same) (both columns)
1894 - 05 Not listed - possibly moved to "new" number series?

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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

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