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Fitchburg RR 6001 Series Flat Cars

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ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data
Description 6/1885 6/1889 5/1894 5/1900
Length 28' 28' 28' 28'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds) 30000 40 & 45000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car
Numbers
# of
Cars
Description
In "Freight Equipment" table of Fitchburg RR listing
1885 - 06 6001-6800 Flat, Local
1885 - 07 (same)
1885 - 08 (same)
1885 - 09 (same)
1885 - 10 (same)
1885 - 11 (same)
1885 - 12 (same)
1886 - 01 (same)
1886 - 02 (same)
1886 - 03 (same)
1886 - 04 (same)
1886 - 05 (same)
1886 - 06 (same)
1886 - 07 (same)
1886 - 08 (same)
1886 - 09 (same)
1886 - 10 (same)
1886 - 11 (same)
1886 - 12 (same)
1887 - 01 (same)
1887 - 02 (same)
1887 - 03 (same)
1887 - 04 (same)
1887 - 05 (same)
1887 - 06 (same)
1887 - 07 (same)
1887 - 08 (same)
1887 - 09 (same)
Also listed in "new number series" table as 6001-6800 "Local Platform" (28', 30000)
1887 - 10 (same)
1887 - 11 (same)
1887 - 12 (same)
1888 - 01 (same)
1888 - 02 (same)
1888 - 03 (same)
1888 - 04 (same)
1888 - 05 (same)
1888 - 06 (same)
1888 - 07 (same)
1888 - 08 (same)
1888 - 09 (same)
1888 - 10 (same)
1888 - 11 (same)
1888 - 12 (same)
1889 - 01 (same)
1889 - 02 (same)
1889 - 03 (same)
1889 - 04 (same)
1889 - 05 (same)
Main "Freight Equipment" table now reflects new numbers;
"New number series" table removed
(note now there is a table "Misc. Equipment to be changed to Fitchburg RR numbers")
1889 - 06 " 347 Local Platform
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 " 295 "
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 " " Flat
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 " 274 "
1893 - 12 (same)
1894 - 01 " 257 "
1894 - 02 (same)
1894 - 03 (same)
1894 - 04 (same)
1894 - 05 " 278 "
1894 - 06 (same)
1894 - 07 " 276 "
1894 - 08 (same)
1894 - 09 (same)
1894 - 10 (same)
1894 - 11 " 278 "
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 " 227 "
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 " 215 "
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 " 134 "
1898 - 03 (same)
1898 - 04 " 128 " Added "*"
1898 - 05 (same) (including "*")
1898 - 06 (same) (including "*")
1898 - 07 (same) (including "*")
1898 - 08 (same) (including "*")
1898 - 09 (same) (including "*")
1898 - 10 (same) (including "*")
1898 - 11 (same) (including "*")
1898 - 12 (same) (including "*")
1899 - 01 (same) (including "*")
1899 - 02 " 115 " (including "*")
1899 - 03 (same) (including "*")
1899 - 04 (same) (including "*")
1899 - 05 " 114 " (including "*")
1899 - 06 " 108 " (including "*")
1899 - 07 (same) (including "*")
1899 - 08 (same) (including "*")
1899 - 09 (same) (including "*")
1899 - 10 " 105 " (including "*")
1899 - 11 (same) (including "*")
1899 - 12 (same) (including "*")
1900 - 01 (same) (including "*")
1900 - 02 (same) (including "*")
1900 - 03 (same) (including "*")
1900 - 04 (same) (including "*")
1900 - 05 6001-6750 77 " ("*" removed)
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)
Note "Above cars are being relettered and re-numbered in Boston & Maine series"
"The number of cars in service is included in proper series of Boston & Maine cars"
1901 - 01 6001-6730 "
1901 - 02 (same)
1901 - 03 (same)
1901 - 04 (same)
1901 - 05 (same)
1901 - 06 (same)
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 (same)
1901 - 09 (same)
1901 - 10 (same)
1901 - 11 (same)
1901 - 12 (same)
1902 - 01 (same)
1902 - 02 (same)
1902 - 03 (same)
1902 - 04 (same)
1902 - 05 (same)
1902 - 06 (same)
1902 - 07 (same)
1902 - 08 (same)
1902 - 09 (same)
1902 - 10 (same)
1902 - 11 (same)
1902 - 12 (same)
1903 - 01 (same)
1903 - 02 (same)
1903 - 03 (same)
1903 - 04 (same)
1903 - 05 (same)
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 Not listed

ORER Notes

"*" (1898-04 to 1900-04])

There are a few flat cars in this series with temporary sideboards for carrying coal. Sideboards will be removed as soon as possible

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Information from Descriptive Inventory of Cars Belonging to the Fitchburg Railroad June 30, 1900"
Summary
Approx 3 cars to MOW service
Approx 8 cars renumbered from this series to B&M 5974 series Coke cars
Approx 4 cars renumbered from this series to B&M 20300 (nee 20600) series "Platform, Sideboard" cars
Approx 54 cars renumbered from this series to B&M 24000 (nee 25025) series Flat 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
37 6001 D 4-27-01 Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record From C.R.R 10-1890
General Repairs 4-1899
$ 146.00
37 6003 25321 D 7-13-04 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawNo No record General Repairs 10-1897 $ 110.00
37 6006 25281 D 3-3-05 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawNo No record General Repairs 7-1896 $ 110.00
38 6008 3926 Flat 28' 35000 Dia. No No record From C.R.R 10-1890 $ 110.00
38 6013 25022 Flat 30' 40000 Dia. Air No record New Body 5-1891
General Repairs 5-1897
$ 162.73
38 6016 25000 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawNo No record General Repairs 11-1896 $ 110.00
38 6018 6010 Flat 30' 40000 Wood JawNo No record From C.R.R 10-1-1890
General Repairs 8-1897
$ 110.00
38 6022 25394 Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record General Repairs 6-1899 $ 146.00
38 6026 25433 D Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record From C.R.R 10-1-1890
General Repairs 1-1897
$ 146.00
38 6029 25026 D 5-12-04 Flat 30' 45000 Wood JawAir No record From C.R.R 10-1-1890
General Repairs 7-1897
$ 146.00
38 6033 25095 Flat 28' 45000 Dia. No No record From C.R.R 10-1-1890
General Repairs 10-1897
$ 110.00
38 6036 25016 Flat 30' 40000 Dia. No No record From C.R.R 10-1-1890
New Body 8-1891
$ 127.60
38 6038 25358 Flat 30' 40000 Dia. No No record From C.R.R 10-1-1890
Rebuilt, mostly new 10-1891
General Repairs 9-1897
$ 160.09
38 6040 6034 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawNo No record From C.R.R 10-1-1890
Rebuilt 7-1892
General Repairs 8-1897
$ 167.63
38 6042 D 5-30-03 Flat 33' 40000 Dia. No No record From C.R.R 10-1-1890
General Repairs 12-1896
$ 120.00
38 6053 25161 Flat 30' 40000 Wood JawNo No record From C.R.R 10-1-1890
General Repairs 10-1897
$ 110.00
38 6055 25328 D 8-18-04 Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record From C.R.R 10-1-1890
General Repairs 6-1899
$ 146.00
38 6056 25128 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawAir No record General Repairs 1-1900 $ 146.00
38 6059 D 10-27- [sic]Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawAir No record From C.R.R 10-1-1890
General Repairs 9-1899
$ 146.00
38 6089 25360 Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record General Repairs 6-1899 $ 146.00
38 6093 25319 D 4-2-04 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawNo No record General Repairs 1-1897 $ 110.00
38 6094 25317 Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record General Repairs 9-1899 $ 146.00
38 6106 25254 D 7-1-04 Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record General Repairs 4-1897 $ 146.00
38 6113 20857 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawAir No record General Repairs 5-1899 $ 146.00
38 6117 25224 Flat 30' 35000 Dia. No No record General Repairs 7-1894 $ 110.00
38 6123 25086 D Flat 28' 45000 Wood JawAir No record General Repairs 3-1897 $ 146.00
38 6145 25025 D 1-25-05 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawAir No record General Repairs 9-1899 $ 146.00
38 6163 25067 DR Flat 28' 25000 Wood JawNo No record General Repairs 1-1900 $ 110.00
38 6172 25408 D Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawNo No record General Repairs 10-1892 $ 110.00
38 6185 25061 DR Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record General Repairs 5-1899 $ 146.00
38 6188 25179 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawNo No record General Repairs 8-1897 $ 110.00
38 6197 25173 D Flat 28' 45000 Wood JawNo No record General Repairs 10-1897 $ 110.00
38 6201 25248 Flat 30' 40000 Dia. Air No record New Body 6-1891
General Repairs 5-1897
$ 163.01
38 6203 D 5-24-02 Flat 30' 40000 Dia. No No record General Repairs 10-1897 $ 110.00
38 6208 20439 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawAir No record New Body 4-1891
General Repairs 1-1900
$ 162.41
38 6213 25238 Flat 30' 45000 Wood JawAir No record New Body 10-1888
General Repairs 8-1898
$ 154.35
39 6219 25289 D Flat 29' 45000 Wood JawAir No record Rebuilt 2-1891
General Repairs 4-1891
$ 189.63
39 6226 25024 DR 3-18-05 Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record General Repairs 6-1899 $ 146.00
39 6253 6013 Flat 28' 45000 Wood JawAir No record Rebuilt 6-1892
General Repairs 5-1898
$ 202.79
39 6263 25262 Flat 30' 45000 Dia. Air No record Rebuilt 5-1890
General Repairs 6-1897
$ 182.64
39 6264 25107 D 4-17-05 Flat 30' 40000 Dia. Air No record General Repairs 4-1899 $ 146.00
39 6269 25295 Flat 28' 40000 Dia. No No record General Repairs 10-1897 $ 110.00
39 6307 6004 Flat 30' 45000 Dia. Air No record General Repairs 7-1897 $ 146.00
39 6325 25154 Flat 29' 45000 Wood JawAir No record General Repairs 3-1899 $ 146.00
39 6348 3940 Flat 28' 45000 Wood JawNo No record General Repairs 1-1897 $ 110.00
39 6378 20629 D Flat 30' 45000 Wood JawNo No record General Repairs 10-1897 $ 110.00
39 6381 D 3-29-02 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawNo No record General Repairs 9-1899 $ 110.00
39 6383 25330 Flat 30' 45000 Dia. Air 8-1886 General Repairs 3-1898 $ 152.26
39 6394 6002 Flat 29' 40000 Wood JawAir No record General Repairs 3-1899 $ 146.00
39 6397 6060 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawNo No record Rebuilt, mostly new 4-1892
General Repairs 4-1897
$ 165.12
39 6418 25287 Flat 28' 30000 Dia. Air No record Partly rebuilt 5-1891
General Repairs 7-1899
$ 146.00
39 6420 25218 Flat 30' 45000 Dia. Air No record New body 4-1891
General Repairs 3-1898
$ 162.41
39 6432 25206 Flat 30' 45000 Dia. Air 5-1871 New body 6-1891
General Repairs 3-1898
$ 163.01
39 6434 25228 Flat 30' 45000 Wood JawAir 5-1871 General Repairs 10-1897 $ 146.00
39 6437 3906 DR Flat 30' 40000 Wood JawAir 5-1871 General Repairs 4-1897 $ 146.00
39 6452 25432 D Flat 30' 45000 Dia. Air 5-1872 Body Rebuilt, 6-1891
General Repairs 4-1898
$ 163.01
39 6455 25092 Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record From B.B.&G. R.R.
General Repairs 5-1899
$ 146.00
39 6504 25263 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawNo No record From T.&B. R.R.
General Repairs 9-1897
$ 110.00
39 6508 D 6-21-02 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawAir 1877 From T.&B. R.R.
General Repairs 6-1899
$ 146.00
39 6519 25164 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawAir 1877 From T.&B. R.R.
General Repairs 1-1898
$ 146.00
39 6525 25036 Flat 30' 40000 Dia. Air 1877 From T.&B. R.R.
New Body 6-1891
General Repairs 5-1897
$ 163.01
39 6527 20638 D Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air 1877 From T.&B. R.R.
General Repairs 5-1899
$ 146.00
39 6529 6057 Flat 29' 40000 Dia. Air No record From T.&B. R.R.
General Repairs 3-1899
$ 146.00
39 6541 25324 D Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air 1877 From T.&B. R.R.
General Repairs 6-1899
$ 146.00
39 6544 25256 Flat 28' 40000 Wood JawNo No record From T.&B. R.R.
General Repairs 10-1892
$ 110.00
39 6705 5985 Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record From C. R.R. 10-1-1890
Rebuilt, mostly new 10-1-1892
General Repairs 5-1897
$ 186.48
39 6708 25354 Flat 30' 40000 Dia. Air No record From C. R.R. 10-1-1890
General Repairs 5-1899
$ 146.00
40 6711 25204 Flat 30' 40000 Dia. No No record From C. R.R. 10-1-1890
General Repairs 9-1898
$ 110.00
40 6713 25299 Flat 30' 40000 Wood JawAir No record From C. R.R. 10-1-1890
General Repairs 5-1899
$ 146.00
40 6715 25367 Flat 30' 45000 Dia. Air No record From C. R.R. 10-1-1890
General Repairs 5-1898
$ 146.00
40 6716 25285 D Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record From C. R.R. 10-1-1890
General Repairs 5-1899
$ 146.00
40 6723 D 5-10-02 Flat 28' 40000 Dia. Air No record From C. R.R. 10-1-1890
General Repairs 5-1899
$ 146.00
40 6724 25135 Flat 30' 34000 Dia. No No record From C. R.R. 10-1-1890 $ 110.00
40 6725 25149 D 12-13-04 Flat 30' 40000 Wood JawNo No record From C. R.R. 10-1-1890
General Repairs 5-1897
$ 110.00
40 6727 26503 Flat 32' 45000 Dia. Air No record From C. R.R. 10-1-1890
General Repairs 6-1899
$ 156.00
40 6730 25045 Flat 30' 40000 Dia. No No record From C. R.R. 10-1-1890
General Repairs 8-1897
$ 110.00

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
07-Mar-2023 KG Akerboom Initial release
21-May-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled 1885-12 data
23-May-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled 1897 data
30-May-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled 1900 data
04-Jun-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled 1886 data
03-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)

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