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Concord & Montreal RR 301 Series Box Cars

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ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data
Description1889-111890-101892-071893-101894-11 1895-06 1896-05 1896-05
301-368 371-700 301-368 371-399 400-499 500-549 550-699 301-368 371-549 550-699 301-368 371-549
Length 33' 33' 30 to 33' 33' 33' 32'-6" 32'-6" 32'-6" 32'-6" 32'-6" 32'-6" 32'-6" 32'-6" 32'-6" 32'-6" 32'-6"
Width 7'-10" 7'-10" 7'-10" 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8' 8'
Height 6' 6' 6' (3) (5) (5) 6' 6' (3) (5) 6' (3) (5) 6' - 7'6"
Capacity (Pounds) 20000 20 to 40000 30 & 40000 A B B C 40000 40000 F F 40000 26-4000026-4000026-40000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car
Numbers
# of
Cars
Description
In "The Foregoing cars will be relettered..."
table of the Concord & Montreal RR listing
1889 - 11 301-700 Box
1889 - 12 (same)
1890 - 01 (same)
1890 - 02 (same)
1890 - 03 (same)
1890 - 04 (same)
1890 - 05 (same)
1890 - 06 (same)
1890 - 07 (same)
1890 - 08 (same)
1890 - 09 (same)
In "Freight Equipment" table of the Concord & Montreal RR listing
1890 - 10 C&M 301-700 50 "
1890 - 11 (same)
1890 - 12 (same)
1891 - 01 (same)
1891 - 02 (same)
1891 - 03 (same)
1891 - 04 (same)
In "New Numbers" table of the Concord & Montreal RR listing
1891 - 05 301-368 66 Box [Added note] (6)
371-700 2 Box
1891 - 06 (same) (both rows) [including (6)]
1891 - 07 (same) (both rows) [including (6)]
1891 - 08 (same) (both rows) [including (6)]
1891 - 09 (same) (both rows) [including (6)]
1891 - 10 (same) (both rows) [including (6)]
1891 - 11 301-368 67 Box (5) [note number changed]
371-700 17 Box
1891 - 12 (same) (both rows) [including (5)]
1892 - 01 (same) (both rows) [including (5)]
1892 - 02 (same) (both rows) [including (5)]
1892 - 03 (same) (both rows) [including (5)]
1892 - 04 (same) (both rows) [including (5)]
1892 - 05 (same) (both rows) [including (5)]
1892 - 06 (same) (both rows) [including (5)]
1892 - 07 301-368 67 Box [note (5) removed]
371-700 113 Box
1892 - 08 (same) (both rows)
1892 - 09 (same) (both rows)
1892 - 10 (same) (both rows)
1892 - 11 (same) (both rows)
1892 - 12 (same) (both rows)
1893 - 01 (same) (both rows)
1893 - 02 (same) (both rows)
1893 - 03 (same) (both rows)
1893 - 04 (same) (both rows)
1893 - 05 (same) (both rows)
1893 - 06 (same) (both rows)
1893 - 07 (same) (both rows)
1893 - 08 (same) (both rows)
1893 - 09 (same) (both rows)
1893 - 10 301-368 67 Box (1) [note added]
371-700 192 Box (2) [note added]
1893 - 11 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1893 - 12 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1894 - 01 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1894 - 02 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1894 - 03 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1894 - 04 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1894 - 05 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1894 - 06 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1894 - 07 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1894 - 08 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1894 - 09 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1894 - 10 (same) (both rows) (including notes)
1894 - 11 301-368 67 Box [note moved to dimensional data table]
371-399 27 Box [note moved to dimensional data table]
400-499 100 Box [note moved to dimensional data table]
500-549 47 Box [no note]
550-699 54 Box [no note]
1894 - 12 (same) (all 5 rows) (including notes)
1895 - 01 (same) (all 5 rows) (including notes)
1895 - 02 (same) (all 5 rows) (including notes)
1895 - 03 (same) (all 5 rows) (including notes)
1895 - 04 (same) (all 5 rows) (including notes)
1895 - 05 (same) (all 5 rows) (including notes)
1895 - 06 (same) (all 5 rows) (including notes)
Back to main "Freight Equipment" table of the Concord & Montreal RR listing
1895 - 07 301-368 66 Box [note moved to dimensional data table]
371-549 174 Box [note moved to dimensional data table]
550-699 71 Box [no note]
In "Concord & Montreal RR" table of Boston & Maine RR" listing
1895 - 08 (same) (all 3 rows) (including notes)
1895 - 09 (same) (all 3 rows) (including notes)
1895 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) (including notes)
1895 - 11 301-368 66 Box [note moved to dimensional data table]
371-549 174 Box [note moved to dimensional data table]
550-699 73 Box [no note]
1895 - 12 301-368 Box [note moved to dimensional data table]
371-549 Box [note moved to dimensional data table]
550-699 Box [no note]
1896 - 01 (same) (all 3 rows) (including notes)
1896 - 02 (same) (all 3 rows) (including notes)
1896 - 03 (same) (all 3 rows) (including notes)
1896 - 04 (same) (all 3 rows) (including notes)
1896 - 05 301-368 Box [note moved to dimensional data table]
371-699 Box [note moved to dimensional data table]
1896 - 06 300-699 " [all notes removed]
1896 - 07 (same)
1896 - 08 (same)
1896 - 09 (same)
Merged into car series 1-999 (see that series for later data)
1896 - 10 Not listed separately

ORER Notes

(6) (1891-05 to 1891-10)

The following cars of this series are 30' long: 304-308, 316, 318, 320-322, 324-326, 334, 339, 341-345, 347

(5) (1891-11 to 1892-06)

The following cars of this series are 30' long: 304, 306-308, 316, 318, 321, 334, 339, 341;
365 is 28';
305 is 32';
343 is 32'-6"

(1) (1893-10 to 1894-10)
(3) (1894-11 to 1896-05)

The height of these cars is 6, 6.2 [I assume 6'-2"], 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 7.4 and 7.6

(2) (1893-10 to 1894-10)

The height of these cars is 6, 6.2 [I assume 6'-2"], 6.3, 6.8, and 6.10

(5) (1894-11 to 1896-05)

The height of these cars is 6, 6.8, and 6.10, mostly 6' and 6.8'

Capacity note "A" (1893-10 to 1894-10)

26000, 30000, 32000, and 40000 pound capacity

Capacity note "B" (1894-11 to 1895-06)

26000, 30000, 32000, and 40000 pound capacity

Capacity note "C" (1894-11 to 1895-06)

30000, 32000, and 40000 pound capacity

Capacity note "F" (1895-07 to 1896-04)

26000, 30000, 32000, and 40000 pound capacity; mostly 40000 pound capacity

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Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
07-Apr-2023 KG Akerboom Initial release
06-Jun-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed [ORER] table definitions

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