Fitchburg Railroad Freight Cars - Summary

A complete (?) listing of Fitchburg 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
Tank Cars
Miscellaneous
"Line" cars
General Info
Notes/discussion/TODO about this web page
Revision History of this page

Some General Notes

It looks like starting in 1887-10 (after acquiring the T∧B and BHT∧W), they renumbered all their subsidiary railroads (T∧B, BHT∧W, Worcester Division [ex-BB∧G]) into (some newm solme existing) FRR number series.
This appears to have been completed 1889-06.
If the "Last Listed" date is (?)1901 or later, then the cars may have continued to exist, but relettered/renumbered into B&M number series.
H.T.R. = "Hossac Tunnel Route"

Boxcars

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed	Inside Length	Inside Height
FRR 411-425 1889-06: to 411-420	FRR	Express Freight, Box	10	1887-01	1889-07	33'-6"
FRR 501-1500 1887-10: to 601-2500 1894-01: to 601-2400 1901-01: to 601-1896	FRR	Box, Local	1200?	1885-06	1903-09	28'
FRR 3001-4000 1901-01: to 3001-3714	FRR	Hay	724?	1885-06	1903-11	33'
FRR 4001-5000 1901-01: to 4001-4799	FRR	Green Grain	383?	1885-06	1903-09	28', etc.
FRR 9801-9850 1889-10: to 9801-9900	FRR	Carriage	100	1888-04	1902-07	34'-10"	7'-7"
Added in 1887 new number series
FRR 2801-3000 1898-02: to 2801-2899 1901-01: to 2801-2851	FRR	Express Freight	42?	1887-10	1901-07	34', 35'
FRR 8001-9000 1889-06: to 8001-8300 1901-01: to 8001-8670	FRR	H.T.R., Box	300?	1887-10	1904-01	33'-6"	6'
FRR 9001-10000 1889-06: to 9001-9200 1901-01: to 9001-9459	FRR	H.T.R., Box	200?	1887-10	1904-01	27'-6"	6'
FRR 16001-17000	FRR	Box, Western Lease	272?	1887-10	by 1896-06	28'
Added 1889-06 or later
FRR 8301-8400	FRR	H.T.R., Box	100	1889-06	by 1901-01 (to 8001)	33'	6'
FRR 8401-8524	FRR	H.T.R., Box	125	1889-06	by 1901-01 (to 8001)	33'-6"	6'
FRR 8525-9000 1891-02: to 8525-8670	FRR	H.T.R., Box	150?	1889-06	by 1901-01 (to 8001)	34'	6'
FRR 8671-9000 1891-12: to 8671-8795 1893-11: to 8671-8800	FRR	H.T.R., Box	136?	1891-02	1904-01	34'	7'
FRR 9201-9500	FRR	H.T.R., Box	207?	1889-06	by 1901-01 (to 9001)	28'-6"	6'
FRR 9601-9800	FRR	H.T.R., Box	0?	1889-06	1894-04	28'
FRR 9851-10000 1889-10: to 9901-10000 1901-01: to 9901-9925	FRR	H.T.R., Box	25?	1889-06	1902-06	27'-6"	7'-7"
FRR 15001-15200	FRR	Box	189?	1889-06	by 1901-01 (to 9001)	27'-6"
FRR 8901-9000 1901-01: to 8901-8930	FRR	Box, H.T.R.	30	1893-01	1904-04	33'-6"
FRR 24001-25000 1901-01: to 24001-24800	FRR	Box, Standard	789?	1894-01	1904-04	34'-6"
FRR 25001-26000 1901-01: to 25001-25100	FRR	Box	101	1896-06	1903-11	34'-6"
FRR 2901-2999	FRR	Express Freight, Special	8?	1898-02	by 1901-01
FRR 30001-30100	FRR	Furniture	100	1899-07	1904-09	40'	8'-6"

Boxcar photos I can't put in a specific class

Boxcar photos I can't put in a specific class
(or predecessor railroads I don't have web pages for yet...)
Date Car #(s) Photo Location Description
? F 16157? ??? Fitchburg "Hoosac Tunnel Route"

Boxcar photos I can't put in a specific class
(or predecessor railroads I don't have web pages for yet...)
Date	Car #(s)	Photo Location	Description
?	F 16157?	???	Fitchburg "Hoosac Tunnel Route"

Gondolas

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed	Inside Length
FRR 7501-8000 1894-05: to 7501-7700 1901-01: to 7501-7767	FRR	Coal, Drop Sideboards	200?	1885-06	1904-01	30'?
Added in 1887 new number series
FRR 12001-12500 1901-01: to 12001-12201	FRR	Coal, D.H. Bottom	102?	1887-10	1903-01	30'
FRR 12501-13000 1889-06: to 12501-12800 1901-01: to 12501-12892	FRR	Coal, Drop Bottom	235?	1887-10	1904-01	30'
FRR 13001-13500 1901-01: to 13001-13048	FRR	Coal	93?	1887-10	1903-08	28'
Added 1889-06 or later
FRR 12801-13000	FRR	Coal	128?	1889-06	by 1901-01 (to 12501)	30'
FRR 7701-7750	FRR	Coal, Drop Sideboards	50	1894-05	by 1901-01 (to 7501)	30'
FRR 7751-7767	FRR	Coal, Drop Sideboards, Special	17	1894-05	by 1901-01 (to 7501)	32'
FRR 7801-8000	FRR	Coal, Drop Sideboards	150?	1894-05	1903-11	34'
FRR 14001-14100	FRR	Coal	100	1899-02	1904-04	34'
FRR 14101-14300	FRR	Coal	200	1899-12	1904-07	35'

Starting in 1889-10 (last listed 1898-01), in the "Misc Equipment to be changed to Fitchburg RR numbers" table, is the following listing:
F.R.R. Coal … 6900-7000
As those numbers are (at the time) part of the 6801-7000 "Local Platform" series, and were never used for coal cars from 1885-06 on, and do not match any of the leased railroads car series, I'm not sure what to make of it (Flats with sideboards added? Old gons that were never listed in the ORER? Something else?)

Flat Cars

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed	Inside Length
FRR 2401-2450	FRR	Flat	?	1885-06	1889-05 /1893-12 [to 5801 series?]	24'-28'
FRR 6001-6800 by 1900-06: to 6001-6750 1901-01: to 6001-6730	FRR	Flat, Local	347?	1885-06	1903-08	28'
FRR 6801-7000 1900-06: to 6751-7000 1901-01: to 6789-7000	FRR	Flat, Local	200?	1885-06	1903-11	30'
FRR 7001-7500 1889-06: to 7001-7400 1901-01: to 7001-7415	FRR	Flat, Local	220?	1885-06	1903-09	32'
FRR 22001-23000	FRR	Flat, 4-wheel	11?	1885-06	1898-01	24'-28'
Added in 1887 new number series
FRR 5801-6000	FRR	Local Platform	?	1887-10	1892-12	28'
FRR 7401-7500	FRR	Green Platform	45	1887-10	by 1901-01 (to 7001)	32'
FRR 23001-25000 1894-05: to 23001-24000 1900-06: to "A-Z"	FRR	Construction Flat	4?	1887-10	by 1901-10
Added 1889-06 or later
FRR 2925 1901-01: to 2925-2928	FRR	Flat	1?	1890-05	1901-06?	28'
FRR 2401-2500 (2nd)	FRR	Flat, Green	32?	1894-01	by 1901-06
FRR 18001-19000 1899-12: to 18001-18099 1901-01: to 18001-18061 1901-03: to 18001-18200	FRR	Flat	50	1893-01	1905-07	34'
FRR 17001-17100	FRR	Flat	99?	1899-02	1904-04	34'
FRR 18101-18200	FRR	Flat	100	1899-12	1901-02 (to 18001)	35'

Stock Cars

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed	Inside Length
FRR 5001-5500 1887-11?: to 5201-5500? 1901-01: to 5201-5300	FRR	Stock	100?	1885-06	1901-04	33'
FRR 5501-5750 1889-06: to 5501-5800 1901-01: to 5501-5526	FRR	Stock, Double Deck	25	1885-06	1901-04	33'
Added 1889-06 or later
FRR 398-400	FRR	Horse	3	by 1900-06	by 1901-01

Reefers, Milk and Ice cars

Includes "Heater" cars (not leased from EFCHC)

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed	Inside Length	Inside Height
FRR 401-425 1887-10: to 401-410 1898-02: to 401-414 by 1900-06: to 401-416	FRR	Milk	14?	1885-06	1901-03
FRR 2501-3000 1889-06: to 2501-2600 1901-01: to 2501-2510	FRR	Butter and Special	40?	1885-06	1901-06	28'-33'
FRR 9501-9600	FRR	Refrigerator, Wicke's Patent	100	1888-04	1901-10	27'-2"	7'-8"
FRR 20001-21000	FRR	Ice	136?	1885-06	by 1900-06
Added 1889-06 or later
FRR 19501-19600	FRR	H.T.R. Refrigerator	111?	1890-10	1901-08	Modified 9501-9600 cars (see note)
FRR 8801-8830	FRR	Heater, H.T.R.	29?	1891-12	1901-01	32'-6"?	7'?
FRR 9601-9700 1901-01: to 9601-9642	FRR	Ice	94?	1894-07	1901-07	27'-2"	7'-8"

Tank Cars

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed
Added 1889-06 or later
FRR 10001-10100	FRR	Oil Tank	13? (8?)	1889-06	by 1901-01
FRR 10021-10025	FRR	Oil Tank, F.W.B.& Co.	5	1889-06	1896-04

Miscellaneous

Series	Road	Description	# Built	First Listed	Last Listed	Inside Length
FRR 426-500	FRR	Freight, Saloon (Caboose)	96	1885-06	by 1901-01
FRR 21001-22000	FRR	Dump	237?	1885-06	1902-05
Added in 1887 new number series
FRR 5001-5200 1901-05: to 5048-5259	FRR	Ore	155?	1887-10	1903-04	33'
Added 1889-06 or later
FRR 2900	FRR	Charcoal	1?	by 1901-01	1901-04

"Line" cars

See main listing "Line" cars section

General Info

The FRR had some "non-traditional" car types ("Green, Platform"??) I have grouped them with (as far as I can tell) similar "body styles"

Notes/discussion/TODO about this web page

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date	Who	Description
07-Mar-2023	KG Akerboom	Initial version
16-Mar-2023	KG Akerboom	Fix bad HTMLisms

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