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
Gondolas
Flat Cars
Stock Cars
Reefers, Milk and Ice cars
Miscellaneous
"Line" cars
General Info
Notes/discussion/TODO about this web page
Revision History of this page

Some General Notes

As of 1887-10, the Conn River cars are listed under the B&M RR
As of 1894-06, there are no cars listed in the main table, however, not indicates remaining cars to be relettered
Note last listed 1895-01

Boxcars

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last 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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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