Eastern Railroad Freight Cars - Summary

A complete (?) listing of Eastern 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 the first ORER listing (1885-06), the Eastern RR was owner by the B&M
The 1889-07 renumbering is done without any transition period, and appears to fit cars into "open" slots in B&M numbers

Boxcars

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed
1885 number series
ERR 126-150	ERR	Carriage		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
ERR 166-200	ERR	Box, End Doors		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
ERR 201-500	ERR	Box		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
ERR 526-1200	ERR	Box		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
ERR 3000-3149	ERR	Box		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
ERR 3150-3296	ERR	Box		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
ERR 6000-6030	ERR	Box		1888-01	1889-06 [renumbered]
1889-07 renumbering (small random groups)
B&M 3622-3709	ERR	Box, Short [small groups]	81?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]
B&M 2156-2644 1890-10: to 2156-2708	ERR	Box, Long [small groups]	479?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]
B&M 2646-4309 1890-10: to 2710-4310	ERR	Box, Long [small groups]	540?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]

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
before 1893? ERR 84883 Maine Memory Network Eastern RR? box (at right) - end view.
? ? Nimke, R.W. The Rutland - 60 years of trying, Volume V (part 1): The main line inside front endleaf end view of boxcar ERR 93261 (Eastern RR or someone else?)

Boxcar photos I can't put in a specific class
Date	Car #(s)	Photo Location	Description
before 1893?	ERR 84883	Maine Memory Network	Eastern RR? box (at right) - end view.
?	?	Nimke, R.W. The Rutland - 60 years of trying, Volume V (part 1): The main line inside front endleaf	end view of boxcar ERR 93261 (Eastern RR or someone else?)

Gondolas

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed
1885 number series
ERR 1901-2000	ERR	Flat, Drop Sideboard		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
ERR 2001-2258	ERR	Coal, 4-wheel		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
1889-07 renumbering (small random groups)
B&M 3521-3621	ERR	Coal Dump	101?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]
B&M 3125-3128	ERR	Coal Dump, Double [small groups]	4?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]

Flat Cars

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed
1885 number series
ERR 1201-1753	ERR	Flat [also Hay, Charcoal]		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
ERR 1754-1828	ERR	Flat [also Charcoal]		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
ERR 4000-4099	ERR	Flat		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
1889-07 renumbering (small random groups)
B&M 3313-3383	ERR	Platform, Short (Coal) [small groups]	49?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]
B&M 3385-3456	ERR	Platform, Short (Coal) [small groups]	34?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]
B&M 3459-3520	ERR	Platform, Short (Coal) [small groups]	34?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]
B&M 2141-3294	ERR	Platform, Long [small groups]	470?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]
B&M 4025-4407	ERR	Platform, Long [small groups]	746?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]

Stock Cars

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed
1885 number series
ERR 5001-5029	ERR	Stock		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
1889-07 renumbering (small random groups)
B&M 3296-4405	ERR	Cattle [small groups]	22?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]

Reefers, Milk and Ice cars

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed
1885 number series
ERR 121-125	ERR	Milk		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
ERR 151-165	ERR	Refrigerator		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
ERR 2501-2602	ERR	Ice, 4-wheel		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]
1889-07 renumbering
B&M 2154-2155	ERR	Milk	3?	1889-07	1892-06 [regrouped]

Miscellaneous

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed	Inside Length	Inside Height
1885 number series
ERR 01-0100	ERR	Coal Dumps, 4-wheel		1885-06	1889-06 [renumbered]

"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-Apr-2023	KG Akerboom	Initial version

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