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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	4/1903	5/1894	5/1900
Length	30'	30'	30'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds)	40000	30000	30 to 45000

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
In main "Freight Equipment" table of Fitchburg RR listing
1889 - 06	12801-13000	74	Coal
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	"	68	"
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	"	35	"
1893 - 12	(same)
1894 - 01	"	74	"
1894 - 02	(same)
1894 - 03	(same)
1894 - 04	(same)
1894 - 05	"	92	"
1894 - 06	(same)
1894 - 07	"	128	"
1894 - 08	(same)
1894 - 09	(same)
1894 - 10	(same)
1894 - 11	"	78	"
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	"	76	"
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	"	77	"
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	"	73	"
1898 - 03	(same)
1898 - 04	"	75	"
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	"	77	"
1899 - 03	(same)
1899 - 04	(same)
1899 - 05	(same)
1899 - 06	(same)
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	"	74	"
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	"	72	"
Note "Above cars are being relettered and re-numbered in Boston & Maine series"
1900 - 11	"	…	"
cars in this series merged into 12501-12800 series (see that series for info after this date)
1900 - 12	Not listed separately

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

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

Summary

Approx 1 car to MOW service

Approx 71 cars renumbered from this series to B&M 20300 (nee 20600) series "Platform, Sideboard" 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" = ?

For the "Class" columns, "D.B." = Drop Bottom

Page	FRR #	B&M Car #	Notes	Class	Length	Capacity	Trucks	Brake	Built	Remarks	Price
98	12802	20729		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	Air	7-1880	General Repairs 2-1897	$ 194.00
98	12807	20523		Coal	30'	40000	Dia.	No	6-1879	General Repairs 9-1897	$ 120.00
98	12808	20428		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	Air	6-1880	General Repairs 3-1897	$ 194.00
98	12809	20689		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	6-1880	General Repairs 9-1897	$ 158.00
98	12810	20509		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	Air	6-1880	General Repairs 8-1898	$ 194.00
98	12811	20648		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	6-1880	General Repairs 8-1897	$ 158.00
98	12814	20478		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	6-1880	General Repairs 1-1894	$ 158.00
98	12815	20681	D 11-7-04	Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	5-1880	General Repairs 1-1894	$ 158.00
98	12816	20915		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	6-1880	General Repairs 6-1898	$ 158.00
98	12817	20955	D 7-7-04	Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	6-1879	General Repairs 4-1897	$ 158.00
98	12818	20484		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	Air	6-1880	General Repairs 6-1899	$ 194.00
98	12820	20566		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	6-1880	General Repairs 3-1894	$ 158.00
98	12821	20928		Gondola,D.B.	29'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 3-1888	$ 158.00
98	12822	20617		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 3-1897	$ 158.00
98	12824	20838		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 2-1891	$ 158.00
98	12826	20864		Gondola,D.B.	29'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 4-1888	$ 158.00
98	12827	20437		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 9-1897	$ 158.00
98	12828	20540		Gondola,D.B.	29'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 10-1895	$ 158.00
98	12829	20432		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 2-1898	$ 158.00
99	12830	20731		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 2-1898	$ 158.00
99	12831	20884		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 11-1896	$ 158.00
99	12832	20440		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 3-1892	$ 158.00
99	12833	20947		Gondola,D.B.	29'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 9-1895	$ 158.00
99	12835	20585		Gondola,D.B.	29'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 5-1888	$ 158.00
99	12837	20809		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 5-1888	$ 158.00
99	12838	20548	D	Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 5-1888	$ 158.00
99	12839	20447		Gondola,D.B.	29'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 7-1896	$ 158.00
99	12840	20627		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 9-1895	$ 158.00
99	12841	20615		Gondola,D.B.	29'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 9-1895	$ 158.00
99	12842	20865		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 9-1897	$ 158.00
99	12844	20547		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 10-1890	$ 158.00
99	12845	20963		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 11-1897	$ 158.00
99	12846	20429		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 10-1897	$ 158.00
99	12847	20901		Gondola,D.B.	29'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 5-1896	$ 158.00
99	12848	20879		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 7-1897	$ 158.00
99	12849	20779		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 8-1888	$ 158.00
99	12850	20448		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 8-1888	$ 158.00
99	12852	20573		Gondola,D.B.	29'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 5-1897	$ 158.00
99	12853	20768		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 1-1893	$ 158.00
99	12854	20906		Gondola,D.B.	28'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 5-1897	$ 158.00
99	12855	20942		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 6-1897	$ 158.00
99	12857	20886		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 10-1893	$ 158.00
99	12859	20738		Gondola,D.B.	30'	50000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 8-1895	$ 170.00
99	12860	20456		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 3-1897	$ 158.00
99	12861	20897		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 11-1897	$ 158.00
99	12862	20736		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 5-1897	$ 158.00
99	12864	20752		Gondola,D.B.	29'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 11-1896	$ 158.00
99	12865	20657	D	Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 1-1894	$ 158.00
99	12866	20655		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 2-1894	$ 158.00
99	12867	20590		Gondola,D.B.	29'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 1-1894	$ 158.00
99	12868		D 2-28-01	Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 8-1897	$ 158.00
99	12869	20720		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 3-1894	$ 158.00
99	12870	20501		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 9-1897	$ 158.00
99	12871	20904		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 4-1898	$ 158.00
99	12872	20840	D 8-13-04	Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 7-1897	$ 158.00
99	12873	20748		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 3-1897	$ 158.00
99	12874	20925		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 12-1896	$ 158.00
99	12875	20869		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 3-1894	$ 158.00
99	12876	20883		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 8-1895	$ 158.00
99	12877	20895		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 12-1896	$ 158.00
99	12878	20622		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 6-1894	$ 158.00
100	12879	20433		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 9-1897	$ 158.00
100	12880	20801		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 12-1897	$ 158.00
100	12881	20574	D	Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 9-1894	$ 158.00
100	12882		D 6-27-03	Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 8-1897	$ 158.00
100	12884	20552	D	Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 3-1898	$ 158.00
100	12885	20798		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 5-1895	$ 158.00
100	12886	20907		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 7-1897	$ 158.00
100	12887	20613		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 9-1898	$ 158.00
100	12888	20571		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 9-1897	$ 158.00
100	12889	20977	D 9-23-04	Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Wood Jaw	No	1884	General Repairs 9-1897	$ 158.00
100	12890	20913		Gondola,D.B.	30'	40000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 11-1896	$ 158.00
100	12891	20604		Gondola,D.B.	30'	No Record	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 5-1896	$ 158.00
100	12892	3594		Gondola,D.B.	30'	45000	Dia.	No	1884	General Repairs 2-1897	$ 158.00

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page

Date	Who	Description
10-Mar-2023	KG Akerboom	Initial release
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 missing 1892,1896 data
09-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)