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Fitchburg RR 9201 Series H.T.R. Box Cars

Index

• Builder's Photo
• ORER data
• ORER Notes
• Discussion, General Notes
• Paint Schemes
• References
• Photographs
• Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions
• Modeling
• Revision History of this page

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data

Description	6-1889	5/1894
Length	28'-6"	28'-6"
Width	8'	8'
Height	6'	6'
Capacity (Pounds)	30000

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
In main "Freight Equipment" table of Fitchburg RR listing
1889 - 06	9201-9500	195	H.T.R. Box
1889 - 07	(same)
1889 - 06	(same)
1889 - 07	(same)
1889 - 08	(same)
1889 - 09	(same)
1889 - 10	(same)
1889 - 11	(same)
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)
1890 - 10	(same)
1890 - 11	(same)
1890 - 12	(same)
1891 - 01	(same)
1891 - 02	"	207	"
1891 - 03	(same)
1891 - 04	(same)
1891 - 05	(same)
1891 - 06	(same)
1891 - 07	(same)
1891 - 08	(same)
1891 - 09	(same)
1891 - 10	(same)
1891 - 11	(same)
1891 - 12	(same)
1892 - 01	(same)
1892 - 02	(same)
1892 - 03	(same)
1892 - 04	(same)
1892 - 05	(same)
1892 - 06	(same)
1892 - 07	(same)
1892 - 08	(same)
1892 - 09	(same)
1892 - 10	(same)
1892 - 11	(same)
1892 - 12	(same)
1893 - 01	(same)
1893 - 02	(same)
1893 - 03	(same)
1893 - 04	(same)
1893 - 05	(same)
1893 - 06	(same)
1893 - 07	(same)
1893 - 08	(same)
1893 - 09	(same)
1893 - 10	(same)
1893 - 11	"	181	"
1893 - 12	(same)
1894 - 01	"	185	"
1894 - 02	(same)
1894 - 03	(same)
1894 - 04	(same)
1894 - 05	"	182	Box, H.T.R.
1894 - 06	(same)
1894 - 07	"	202	"
1894 - 08	(same)
1894 - 09	(same)
1894 - 10	(same)
1894 - 11	(same)
1894 - 12	(same)
1895 - 01	(same)
1895 - 02	(same)
1895 - 03	(same)
1895 - 04	(same)
1895 - 05	(same)
1895 - 06	(same)
1895 - 07	(same)
1895 - 08	(same)
1895 - 09	(same)
1895 - 10	(same)
1895 - 11	(same)
1895 - 12	(same)
1896 - 01	(same)
1896 - 02	(same)
1896 - 03	(same)
1896 - 04	(same)
1896 - 05	"	159	"
1896 - 06	(same)
1896 - 07	(same)
1896 - 08	(same)
1896 - 09	(same)
1896 - 10	(same)
1896 - 11	(same)
1896 - 12	(same)
1897 - 01	(same)
1897 - 02	(same)
1897 - 03	(same)
1897 - 04	(same)
1897 - 05	"	199	"
1897 - 06	(same)
1897 - 07	(same)
1897 - 08	(same)
1897 - 09	(same)
1897 - 10	(same)
1897 - 11	(same)
1897 - 12	(same)
1898 - 01	(same)
1898 - 02	"	109	"
1898 - 03	(same)
1898 - 04	"	103	"
1898 - 05	(same)
1898 - 06	(same)
1898 - 07	(same)
1898 - 08	(same)
1898 - 09	(same)
1898 - 10	(same)
1898 - 11	(same)
1898 - 12	(same)
1899 - 01	(same)
1899 - 02	"	91	"
1899 - 03	(same)
1899 - 04	(same)
1899 - 05	"	90	"
1899 - 06	"	84	"
1899 - 07	(same)
1899 - 08	(same)
1899 - 09	(same)
1899 - 10	(same)
1899 - 11	(same)
1899 - 12	(same)
1900 - 01	(same)
1900 - 02	(same)
1900 - 03	(same)
1900 - 04	(same)
1900 - 05	"	76	"
1900 - 06	(same)
1900 - 07	(same)
In "Fitchburg Division - Freight Equipment" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
1900 - 08	(same)
1900 - 09	(same)
1900 - 10	(same)
Note "Above cars are being relettered and re-numbered in Boston & Maine series"
1900 - 11	"	…	"
1900 - 12	(same)
Also, cars in this series merged into 9001-9200 series (see that series for info after this date)
1901 - 01	Not listed (as this series)

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page	Car #	Photo Date yr-mo-day		Visible?				Paint Scheme	Herald	Notes
Digital Commonwealth
	F 9236	1902-11-22		p						Fitchburg RR box at left edge of photo
EarlyRail groups.io Thread titled "NYC&HR Circa 1896 Grain Line Boxcars"
	F 9322			X						Hoosac Tunnel Route

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Information from Descriptive Inventory of Cars Belonging to the Fitchburg Railroad June 30, 1900"

Summary

Approx 58 cars renumbered from this series to B&M 15375 Series Box cars

Approx 12 cars renumbered from this series to B&M 12600 Series "Box, Refrigerator" cars

Approx 2 cars renumbered from this series to B&M 41100 Series Box cars

For the "Notes" column: "D" indicates (I think) "Destroyed", sometimes with a date.
"DoR" / "DR" = Destroyed or Retired?
For the "Trucks" column: Dia. = Diamond Archbar?
"Wood Jaw" = ?

Page	FRR #	B&M Car #	Notes	Class	Length	Capacity	Trucks	Brake	Built	Remarks	Price
82	9204	16280		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	No	7-1879	Rebuilt 8-1887 Rebuilt 10-1890 General Repairs 9-1897	$ 227.09
82	9206	15834	D	Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	Air	4-1879	Rebuilt 8-1887 General Repairs 4-1897	$ 222.65
83	9209	15460		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	Air	4-1879	Rebuilt 8-1887 General Repairs 8-1897	$ 222.65
83	9211	15564		Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 8-1887 General Repairs 2-1897	$ 222.65
83	9214	16109		Box	28'	45000	Dia.	Air	4-1879	Rebuilt 8-1887 General Repairs 11-1896	$ 222.65
83	9216	15446		Box	29'-2"	35000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 8-1887 General Repairs 6-1895	$ 222.65
83	9217	15408		Box	29'-2"	30000	Dia.	No	4-1879	Rebuilt 8-1887 General Repairs 6-1896	$ 186.65
83	9220	15795		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	Air	4-1879	Rebuilt 8-1887 General Repairs 1-1896	$ 222.65
83	9226	15911		Box	29'-2"	35000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 9-1887 General Repairs 6-1895	$ 222.65
83	9228	15545		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 9-1887 General Repairs 2-1897	$ 223.64
83	9234	15415		Box	29'-2"	40000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 10-1887 General Repairs 6-1899	$ 224.62
83	9236	16152		Box	29'-2"	No Record	Dia.	No	4-1879	Rebuilt 10-1887 General Repairs 10-1896	$ 188.62
83	9238	15790		Box	29'-2"	45000	Dia.	No	6-1879	Rebuilt 11-1887 General Repairs 6-1897	$ 189.61
83	9240	16192		Box	29'-2"	35000	Dia.	Air	4-1879	Rebuilt 11-1887 General Repairs 5-1895	$ 225.61
83	9241	15728		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	No	4-1879	Rebuilt 11-1887 General Repairs 9-1897	$ 189.61
83	9245	15513		Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	No	5-1879	Rebuilt 12-1887 General Repairs 3-1897	$ 190.60
83	9246	15895		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	No	6-1879	Rebuilt 2-1888 General Repairs 8-1897	$ 192.57
83	9251		D 3-15-02	Box	28'	40000	Dia.	Air	6-1879	Rebuilt 3-1888 General Repairs 7-1899	$ 229.56
83	9252	15848	D 12-5-04	Box	29'-2"	30000	Dia.	No	6-1879	Rebuilt 3-1888 General Repairs 1-1896	$ 193.65
83	9255	15994		Box	29'-2"	No Record	Dia.	No	6-1879	Rebuilt 3-1888 General Repairs 10-1897	$ 193.56
83	9256	15585		Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	No	4-1879	Rebuilt 4-1888 General Repairs 7-1897	$ 194.55
83	9258	15517		Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	Air	6-1879	Rebuilt 4-1888 General Repairs 3-1897	$ 230.55
83	9259	16548		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	Air	4-1879	Rebuilt 4-1888 General Repairs 6-1899	$ 230.55
83	9269	16432		Box	29'-2"	30000	Dia.	No	5-1879	General Repairs 9-1897	$ 166.00
83	9272	15457		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	No	7-1879	General Repairs 1-1897	$ 166.00
83	9273	15698	D	Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	No	6-1879	General Repairs 7-1897	$ 166.00
83	9276	16508		Box	29'	35000	Dia.	Air	7-1879	General Repairs 6-1895	$ 202.00
83	9303	15802		Box	29'-2"	30000	Dia.	Air	4-1879	Rebuilt 8-1887 General Repairs 3-1895	$ 222.65
83	9305	15981		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	No	4-1879	Rebuilt 8-1887 General Repairs 9-1897	$ 186.65
83	9306	15748		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 8-1887 General Repairs 4-1897	$ 222.65
83	9308	15808	D	Box	29'-2"	30000	Dia.	No	6-1879	Rebuilt 9-1887 General Repairs 3-1896	$ 187.64
84	9311	15856	D 10-7-04	Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 9-1887 General Repairs 6-1897	$ 223.64
84	9313	15563		Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	Air	4-1879	Rebuilt 9-1887 General Repairs 3-1897	$ 223.64
84	9314	15879		Box	29'-2"	30000	Dia.	No	5-1879	Rebuilt 9-1887 General Repairs 10-1896	$ 187.64
84	9317	15619		Box	29'-2"	30000	Dia.	No	4-1879	Rebuilt 10-1887 General Repairs 10-1896	$ 188.62
84	9318	15409	DR	Box	28'	40000	Dia.	Air	7-1879	Rebuilt 10-1887 General Repairs 1-1897	$ 224.62
84	9322	15934		Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 10-1887 General Repairs 6-1897	$ 224.62
84	9327	15641		Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	No	7-1879	Rebuilt 10-1887 General Repairs 6-1897	$ 188.62
84	9328	15652		Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 11-1887 General Repairs 2-1897	$ 225.61
84	9329	15393		Box	29'-2"	40000	Dia.	Air	6-1879	Rebuilt 10-1887 General Repairs 6-1899	$ 224.62
84	9330	15578		Box	29'-2"	45000	Dia.	No	5-1879	Rebuilt 10-1887 General Repairs 3-1896	$ 188.62
84	9333	15718		Box	29'-2"	30000	Dia.	No	6-1879	Rebuilt 12-1887 General Repairs 6-1897	$ 190.60
84	9339	16170		Box	29'-2"	40000	Dia.	No	5-1879	Rebuilt 1-1888 General Repairs 7-1896	$ 191.58
84	9342	15419		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	Air	6-1879	Rebuilt 1-1888 General Repairs 6-1899	$ 227.58
84	9347	15547		Box	30'	40000	Dia.	No	7-1879	Rebuilt 3-1888 General Repairs 12-1896	$ 193.56
84	9352	15849		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	No	5-1879	Rebuilt 4-1888 General Repairs 9-1897	$ 194.55
84	9354	15559		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 5-1888 General Repairs 11-1896	$ 231.53
84	9356	15658		Box	28'-2"	40000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 5-1888 General Repairs 6-1897	$ 231.53
84	9360	15985		Box	29'-2"	40000	Dia.	No	5-1879	Rebuilt 6-1888 General Repairs 4-1896	$ 196.52
84	9361	15715		Box	29'-2"	40000	Dia.	No	4-1879	Rebuilt 7-1888 General Repairs 6-1897	$ 197.51
84	9364		D 7-27-01	Box	28'-2"	45000	Dia.	Air	5-1879	Rebuilt 11-1888 General Repairs 3-1896	$ 237.71
84	9410	15466		Box	28'	45000	Wood Jaw	Air	1877	General Repairs 6-1898	$ 202.00
84	9411	15614		Box	28'	40000	Wood Jaw	Air	1877	General Repairs 8-1899	$ 202.00
84	9413	15553		Box	28'	45000	Wood Jaw	Air	1877	General Repairs 8-1897	$ 202.00
84	9415		D 1-11-01	Box	28'	40000	Wood Jaw	No	1877	General Repairs 9-1897	$ 166.00
84	9416	15575		Box	28'	40000	Wood Jaw	No	No Record	Rebuilt 1884 General Repairs 12-1896	$ 166.00
84	9417	15805		Box	28'	45000	Wood Jaw	No	No Record	Rebuilt 1884 General Repairs 6-1897	$ 166.00
84	9418	16123		Box	28'	40000	Wood Jaw	No	1877	General Repairs 9-1897	$ 166.00
84	9421	15909		Box	28'	45000	Wood Jaw	Air	No Record	Rebuilt 1884 General Repairs 9-1897	$ 202.00
84	9422	15579		Box	29'	40000	Wood Jaw	Air	1877	General Repairs 7-1899	$ 202.00
84	9423	15412		Box	29'	40000	Wood Jaw	No	1877	General Repairs 10-1897	$ 166.00
85	9425	15485		Box	28'	45000	Wood Jaw	Air	1877	General Repairs 4-1897	$ 202.00
85	9427	15635		Box	29'	40000	Wood Jaw	No	1877	General Repairs 6-1897	$ 166.00
85	9429	15733	DR 5-4-04	Box	29'	No Record	Wood	No	1877	General Repairs 3-1897	$ 166.00
85	9431	16805	D	Box	28'	40000	Wood Jaw	Air	1877	General Repairs 2-1898	$ 202.00
85	9433	16188	DR 5-3-04	Box	28'	40000	Wood Jaw	No	No Record	Rebuilt 1884 General Repairs 12-1896	$ 166.00
85	9435	15538		Box	28'	40000	Wood Jaw	Air	No Record	Rebuilt 1884 General Repairs 8-1899	$ 202.00
85	9436	41366		Box	34'	45000	Jewett	Air	No Record	Rebuilt 10-1888 General Repairs 8-1896	$ 292.27
85	9437	15987		Box	28'-6"	45000	Wood Jaw	Air	No Record	Rebuilt 1884 General Repairs 7-1897	$ 202.00
85	9439	15657	D 11-6-04	Box	28'	40000	Wood Jaw	Air	No Record	Rebuilt 4-1886 General Repairs 8-1899	$ 202.00
85	9451	15903		Box	29'	40000	Wood	No	No Record	Rebuilt 1884 General Repairs 9-1897	$ 166.00
85	9453	15557		Box	28'	40000	Dia.	No	1877	General Repairs 4-1897	$ 166.00
85	9454	42443		Box	28'	40000	Wood Jaw	Air	No Record	Rebuilt 6-1885 General Repairs 5-1899	$ 202.00
85	9455	15709	D No. sent out	Box	28'	40000	Wood Jaw	No	1877	General Repairs 6-1897	$ 166.00
85	9457		D 10-26-01	Box	28'	45000	Wood Jaw	Air	No Record	Rebuilt 1884 General Repairs 2-1897	$ 202.00
85	9459	16347		Box	28'	40000	Wood Jaw	No	No Record	Rebuilt 1884 General Repairs 5-1897	$ 166.00

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page

Date	Who	Description
10-Mar-2023	KG Akerboom	Initial release
22-May-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled 1897 data, fix 1894-06
29-May-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled 1900 data
04-Jun-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled missing 1892,1896 data
04-Jul-2023	KG Akerboom	Added photos
08-Feb-2025	KG Akerboom	Typo fixes
06-Jul-2025	KG Akerboom	Added "Descriptive Inventory of Cars Belonging to the Fitchburg Railroad June 30, 1900" data
26-Jul-2025	KG Akerboom	Added summary of cars leased by B&M (based on "Descriptive Inventory ... 1900" data) and typo fix
29-Jul-2025	KG Akerboom	Fix typos in lease data