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Connecticut River Railroad Freight Cars - Summary

A complete (?) listing of Connecticut River RR freight equipment.
Based on Official Railway Equipment Register data, and other sources.

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Index

Some General Notes

Boxcars

Series Road Description # Built First ListedLast Listed Inside
Length
Inside
Height
Conn River 2-444 (Even Nos.) Conn River Box 248? 1885-06 1894-05
Conn River 32, 250 Conn River Machinery 2? 1886-06 1893-10 30'-6" 6'
Conn River 2050-2088 (Even Nos.)
1892-10: to 2050-2128
Conn River Machinery 40 1888-01 1894-05 33'-6"

Boxcar photos I can't put in a specific class

Boxcar photos I can't put in a specific class
Date Car #(s) Photo Location Description
B&MRRH The Central Mass. p46 Conn River box car
Conn River 382 Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume II: Bellows Falls, Vermont East and West p94 top-right "Conn. River." (arched) RR box , partial view of side

Gondolas

Series Road Description # Built First Listed Last Listed Inside
Length
Conn River 700-752 (Even Nos.)
1886-06: to 714-752 (Even Nos.)
Conn River Sideboard, Coal 20 1885-06 1887-12

Flat Cars

Series Road Description # Built First Listed Last Listed Inside
Length
Conn River 500-538 (Even Nos.)
1893-05: to 500-706 (Even Nos.)
1894-01: to 500-2038 (Even Nos.)
Conn River Flat 20 1885-06 1894-05
Conn River 540-562 (Even Nos.) Conn River Flat, Stone 12 1885-06 1893-04 (merged into 500)
Conn River 564-698 (Even Nos.) Conn River Flat 68 1885-06 1893-04 (merged into 500)
Conn River 754-982 (Even Nos.)
1886-06: to 754-996 (Even Nos.)
1888-01: to 714-996 (Even Nos.)
1893-05: to 714-1088 (Even Nos.)
1893-11: to 714-2038 (Even Nos.)
Conn River Flat 142 1885-06 1893-12 (merged into 500)
Conn River 1000-1038 (Even Nos.)
1893-01: to 1000-1088 (Even Nos.)
Conn River Platform 45 1888-01 1893-04 (merged into 754) 34'
Conn River 2000-2038 (Even Nos.) Conn River Flat, Wood 20 1885-06 1893-10 (merged into 754) 33'

Stock Cars

Series Road Description # Built First Listed Last Listed Inside
Length
Conn River 480-484 (Even Nos.)Conn River Stock, Single Deck 3? 1885-06 1887-03
Conn River 708-712 (Even Nos.)Conn River Stock, Single Deck 3? 1887-04 1894-01 Renumbered 480 series?

Reefers, Milk and Ice cars

Includes "Heater" cars (not leased from EFCHC)
Series Road Description # Built First Listed Last Listed Inside
Length
Inside
Height
Conn River 162, 470 Conn River Refrigerator 2? 1888-01 1893-10 29'-6" 6'

Miscellaneous

Series Road Description # Built First Listed Last Listed Inside
Length
Conn River 51-137 (Odd Nos.) Conn River Gravel Dumps, 4 wheel 44 1885-06 1893-04

"Line" cars

See main listing "Line" cars section

General Info

Notes/discussion/TODO about this web page

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
17-Mar-2023 KG Akerboom Initial version

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