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ORER Size Data Description 4/1888 6/1889 Length 34' 27'-2" Width 8'-3" Height 7'-8" Capacity (Pounds) 40000
ORER History ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)Car
Numbers# of
CarsDescription In "Freight Equipment" table of Fitchburg RR listing 1888 - 04 9501-9600 100 Refrigerator Car, Wicke's Patent ‡ 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) 1889 - 06 " 99 H.T.R. Refrigerator, Air Brake
[Hoosac Tunnel Route]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 " 97 " 1891 - 03 (same) 1891 - 04 (same) 1891 - 05 (same) 1891 - 06 (same) 1891 - 07 (same) 1891 - 08 (same) 1891 - 09 (same) (add † note) 1891 - 10 (same) (including †) 1891 - 11 (same) (including †) 1891 - 12 (same) (including †) 1892 - 01 (same) (including †) 1892 - 02 (same) (including †) 1892 - 03 (same) (including †) 1892 - 04 (same) (including †) 1892 - 05 (same) (including †) 1892 - 06 (same) (including †) 1892 - 07 (same) (including †) 1892 - 08 (same) (including †) 1892 - 09 (same) (including †) 1892 - 10 (same) (including †) 1892 - 11 (same) (including †) 1892 - 12 (same) (including †) 1893 - 01 (same) (including †) 1893 - 02 (same) (including †) 1893 - 03 (same) (including †) 1893 - 04 (same) (including †) 1893 - 05 (same) (including †) 1893 - 06 (same) (including †) 1893 - 07 (same) (including †) 1893 - 08 (same) (including †) 1893 - 09 (same) (including †) 1893 - 10 (same) (including †) 1893 - 11 " 93 " (including †) 1893 - 12 (same) (including †) 1894 - 01 (same) (including †) 1894 - 02 (same) (including †) 1894 - 03 (same) (including †) 1894 - 04 (same) (including †) 1894 - 05 " 96 Refrigerator, H.T.R., A.B. (including †) 1894 - 06 (same) (including †) 1894 - 07 (same) (including †) 1894 - 08 (same) (including †) 1894 - 09 (same) (including †) 1894 - 10 (same) (including †) 1894 - 11 " 94 " (including †) 1894 - 12 (same) (including †) 1895 - 01 (same) (including †) 1895 - 02 (same) (including †) 1895 - 03 (same) (including †) 1895 - 04 (same) (including †) 1895 - 05 (same) (including †) 1895 - 06 (same) (including †) 1895 - 07 (same) (including †) 1895 - 08 (same) (including †) 1895 - 09 (same) (including †) 1895 - 10 (same) (including †) 1895 - 11 (same) (including †) 1895 - 12 (same) (including †) 1896 - 01 (same) (including †) 1896 - 02 (same) (including †) 1896 - 03 (same) (including †) 1896 - 04 (same) (including †) 1896 - 05 " 93 " (including †) 1896 - 06 (same) (including †) 1896 - 07 (same) (including †) 1896 - 08 (same) (including †) 1896 - 09 (same) (including †) 1896 - 10 (same) (including †) 1896 - 11 (same) (including †) 1896 - 12 (same) (including †) 1897 - 01 (same) (including †) 1897 - 02 (same) (including †) 1897 - 03 (same) (including †) 1897 - 04 (same) (including †) 1897 - 05 " 94 " (including †) 1897 - 06 (same) (including †) 1897 - 07 (same) (including †) 1897 - 08 (same) (including †) 1897 - 09 (same) (including †) 1897 - 10 (same) (including †) 1897 - 11 (same) (including †) 1897 - 12 (same) (including †) 1898 - 01 (same) (including †) 1898 - 02 " 92 " (including †) 1898 - 03 (same) (including †) 1898 - 04 (same) (including †) 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 (same) (including †) 1899 - 03 (same) (including †) 1899 - 04 (same) (including †) 1899 - 05 (same) (including †) 1899 - 06 (same) (including †) 1899 - 07 (same) (including †) 1899 - 08 (same) (including †) 1899 - 09 (same) (including †) 1899 - 10 (same) (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 9501-9600 78 " (including †) 19501-19000 [sic] 11 1900 - 06 (same) (both rows) 1900 - 07 (same) (both rows) In "Fitchburg Division - Freight Equipment" table of Boston & Maine RR listing 1900 - 08 (same) (both rows) (including †) 1900 - 09 9501-9600 78 " (note symbol now "† ¶") 19501-19600 11 1900 - 10 (same) (both rows) (including † ¶) Note "Above cars are being relettered and re-numbered in Boston & Maine series" 1900 - 11 9501-9600 … " (including † ¶) 19501-19600 … 1900 - 12 (same) (both rows) (including † ¶) 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 9501-9600 … " (including † ¶) 19501-19600 … 1901 - 02 (same) (both rows) (including † ¶) 1901 - 03 (same) (both rows) (including † ¶) 1901 - 04 (same) (both rows) (including † ¶) 1901 - 05 (same) (both rows) (including † ¶) 1901 - 06 (same) (both rows) (including † ¶) 1901 - 07 (same) (both rows) (including † ¶) 1901 - 08 (same) (both rows) (note symbol now §) 1901 - 09 (same) (including §) (19501 series not listed) 1901 - 10 (same) (including §) 1901 - 11 Not listed
‡ (1888-04 to 1889-05)
These cars are marked "Refrigerator, Fruit & Dairy Line" on one end, and "Fitchburg, Hoosac Tunnel Route" on the other.[no symbol] (1889-06 to 1891-08)
Nos 9501-9600 are marked "Refrigerator, Fruit & Dairy Line" on one end, and "Fitchburg, Hoosac Tunnel Route" on the other.† (1891-09 to 1900-08)
† ¶ (1900-09 to 1900-12)Nos 9501-9600 are marked "Refrigerator, Fruit & Dairy Line" on one end, and "Fitchburg, Hoosac Tunnel Route" on the other. Some of them have been ventilated for carrying fruit and numbers changed to the series 19501 to 19600† ¶ (1901-01 to 1901-02)
Fitchburg RR Nos 9501-9600 are marked "Refrigerator, Fruit & Dairy Line" on one end, and "Fitchburg, Hoosac Tunnel Route" on the other. Some of them have been ventilated for carrying fruit and numbers changed to the series 19501 to 19600.† ¶ (1901-03 to 1901-07)
§ (1901-08 to 1901-10)Fitchburg RR Nos 9501-9600 are marked "Refrigerator, Fruit & Dairy Line" on one end, and "Fitchburg, Hoosac Tunnel Route" on the other.
- Per ICC valuation data of later B&M Car numbers, there cars were built in 1888 by Michigan Car Co. (later Michigan-Peninsular)
Information from Descriptive Inventory of Cars Belonging to the Fitchburg Railroad June 30, 1900"
Summary Approx 89 cars renumbered from this series to B&M 12600 Series "Box, Refrigerator" cars
For the "Notes" column: "D" indicates (I think) "Destroyed", sometimes with a date.
"DoR" / "DR" = Destroyed or Retired?
For the "Trucks" column: "Buch'n" = ?
Page FRR # B&M Car # Notes Class Length Capacity Trucks Brake Built Remarks Price 85 9501 12650 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1891 $ 484.80 85 9502 12691 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 10-1891 $ 484.80 85 9503 12729 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 7-1891 $ 484.80 85 9504 12630 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 4-1895 $ 484.80 85 9506 12679 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 10-1890 $ 484.80 85 9507 12715 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 11-1894 $ 484.80 85 9508 12732 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 3-1895 $ 484.80 85 9509 12673 Refrigerator 34' 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 85 9510 12716 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1895 $ 484.80 85 9513 12718 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 2-1895 $ 484.80 85 9514 12712 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 85 9515 12700 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 85 9516 12722 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 85 9517 12730 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 85 9518 12636 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 4-1895 $ 484.80 85 9519 12671 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 7-1891 $ 484.80 85 9520 12711 Refrigerator 34' 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 85 9521 12708 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1894 $ 484.80 85 9522 12634 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1895 $ 484.80 85 9523 12675 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 85 9524 12665 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 86 9525 12720 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 6-1898 $ 484.80 86 9528 12639 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 7-1895 $ 484.80 86 9529 12687 Refrigerator 34' 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 2-1891 $ 484.80 86 9530 12677 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1895 $ 484.80 86 9533 12682 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 3-1895 $ 484.80 86 9536 12706 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 86 9537 12666 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 3-1891 $ 484.80 86 9538 12631 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1891 $ 484.80 86 9540 12678 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1895 $ 484.80 86 9541 12672 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1894 $ 484.80 86 9542 12632 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1890 $ 484.80 86 9543 12646 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 4-1890 $ 484.80 86 9544 12649 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 4-1895 $ 484.80 86 9546 12694 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 86 9547 12645 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1895 $ 484.80 86 9548 12686 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 11-1892 $ 484.80 86 9549 12710 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 2-1897 $ 484.80 86 9551 12643 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 4-1895 $ 484.80 86 9552 12647 D 7-27-04 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 6-1891 $ 484.80 86 9553 12674 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 86 9554 12724 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 1-1897 $ 484.80 86 9555 12685 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 6-1891 $ 484.80 86 9556 12693 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 12-1890 $ 484.80 86 9557 12728 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1897 $ 484.80 86 9558 12696 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 7-1891 $ 484.80 86 9560 12727 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Jewett Air 6-1888 General Repairs 1-1891 $ 484.80 86 9561 12641 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 86 9562 12688 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1895 $ 484.80 86 9563 12652 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 4-1895 $ 484.80 86 9564 12690 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 7-1891 $ 484.80 86 9565 12719 Refrigerator 34' 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1892 $ 484.80 86 9566 12644 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 10-1893 $ 484.80 86 9567 12709 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1895 $ 484.80 86 9569 12653 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 10-1894 $ 484.80 86 9571 12697 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 4-1895 $ 484.80 86 9572 12683 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 12-1897 $ 484.80 86 9573 12702 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 86 9574 12699 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1897 $ 484.80 86 9575 12661 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 86 9576 12642 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1895 $ 484.80 86 9577 12637 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 11-1891 $ 484.80 87 9578 12733 Refrigerator 34' 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 2-1891 $ 484.80 87 9580 12640 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1890 $ 484.80 87 9582 12689 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Jewett Air 6-1888 General Repairs 7-1891 $ 484.80 87 9583 12731 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 10-1897 $ 484.80 87 9584 12680 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 87 9587 12662 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 87 9588 12698 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1895 $ 484.80 87 9589 12638 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 11-1890 $ 484.80 87 9591 12721 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 5-1895 $ 484.80 87 9592 12651 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 4-1895 $ 484.80 87 9593 12714 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1890 $ 484.80 87 9595 12635 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 1-1897 $ 484.80 87 9596 12725 D 10-15-04 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 11-1895 $ 484.80 87 9597 12707 Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 10-1891 $ 484.80 87 9598 12695 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1897 $ 484.80 87 9600 12684 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1895 $ 484.80 114 19511 12681 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 11-1895 $ 484.80 114 19512 12692 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1891 $ 484.80 114 19526 12723 Refrigerator 34' 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 6-1898 $ 484.80 114 19527 12633 D Refrigerator 34'-4" 40000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 11-1894 $ 484.80 114 19532 12704 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 114 19535 12701 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 8-1898 $ 484.80 114 19545 12705 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1895 $ 484.80 114 19568 12717 D Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 $ 484.80 114 19579 12648 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1895 $ 484.80 114 19581 12703 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 9-1895 $ 484.80 114 19599 12676 Refrigerator 34'-4" 45000 Buch'n Air 6-1888 General Repairs 4-1895 $ 484.80
File History for THIS page Date Who Description 09-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 07-Feb-2025 KG Akerboom Fixed typos 07-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) 27-Jul-2025 KG Akerboom Fixed ORER notes 04-Aug-2025 KG Akerboom Added builder
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