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Boston & Maine RR Early (1885-1893) 901 "Random Numbered" Box Cars

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Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

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.)
901-910 916-919 936-940 1046-1050 1071-1081 1083-1084 1086-1090 1093-1094 1097-1130
1885 - 06 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1885 - 07 (same) (all 9 columns)
1885 - 08 (same) (all 9 columns)
1885 - 09 (same) (all 9 columns)
1885 - 10 (same) (all 9 columns)
1885 - 11 (same) (all 9 columns)
1885 - 12 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 01 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 02 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 03 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 04 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 05 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 06 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 07 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 08 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 09 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 10 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 11 (same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 12 (same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 01 (same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 02 (same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 03 (same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 04 (same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 05 (same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 06 (same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 07 (same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 08 (same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 09 (same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 10 Y 916-920 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1887 - 11 (same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 12 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 01 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 02 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 03 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 04 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 05 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 06 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 07 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 08 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 09 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 10 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 11 (same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 12 (same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 01 (same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 02 (same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 03 (same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 04 (same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 05 (same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 06 (same) (all 9 columns)

Car Nos. 901 903-910 916-920 936-940 1046-1050 1071-1084 1086-1090 1093-1094 1097-1130
1889 - 07 1 8 4 5 5 14 4 2 34
1889 - 08 (same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 09 (same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 10 (same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 11 (same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 12 (same) (all 9 columns)
1890 - 01 (same) (all 9 columns)
1890 - 02 (same) (all 9 columns)
1890 - 03 (same) (all 9 columns)
1890 - 04 1 8 916-917 919-920 5 10461048-1050 1071-1130 (60)
1890 - 05 1 8 916-920(5)5 10461048-1050 1071-1081 (11) 1083-1130 (48)
1890 - 06 (same) (all 8 columns)
1890 - 07 (same) (all 8 columns)
1890 - 08 (same) (all 8 columns)
1890 - 09 (same) (all 8 columns)
1890 - 10 1 8 5 936-937939-940 1046-1050 1071-10721074-1081(8) 48
1890 - 11 (same) (all 9 columns)
1890 - 12 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 01 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 02 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 03 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 04 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 05 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 06 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 07 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 08 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 09 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 10 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 11 (same) (all 9 columns)
1891 - 12 (same) (all 9 columns)
1892 - 01 (same) (all 9 columns)
1892 - 02 (same) (all 9 columns)
1892 - 03 (same) (all 9 columns)
1892 - 04 (same) (all 9 columns)
1892 - 05 (same) (all 9 columns)
1892 - 06 (same) (all 9 columns)

Car description changes to "Box"
Cars in 1122-1130 now described as "Machinery" (see that web page)
Car Nos. 901 903-910 916-920 936-937939-940 1046-1050 1071-10721074-1081 1083-1088 1090-1115 1117-1120
1892 - 07 1 8 3 2 2 5 2 8 5 25 4
1892 - 08 1 7 3 2 2 4 2 8 4 26 4
1892 - 09 (same) (all 11 columns)
1892 - 10 1 7 3 2 2 4 2 8 4 26 3
1892 - 11 (same) (all 11 columns)
1892 - 12 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 01 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 02 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 03 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 04 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 05 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 06 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 07 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 08 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 09 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 10 (same) (all 11 columns)

In "Freight Equipment in old series" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
Car Nos. 907-1048 1102-1118
1893 - 11 3 2
1893 - 12 (same) (both columns)
1894 - 01 2 2
1894 - 02 2
1894 - 03 (same) (both columns)
1894 - 04 (same) (both columns)
1894 - 05 Not listed - possibly moved to "new" number series?

ORER Notes

‡ (1892-07 to 1892-11)

Applies to car number 922 (in 1892-12 car 922 is a "Flat, Boiler")
Vacant Numbers

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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

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