Boston & Maine 1893 22000 Series Flat Cars

Index

Builder's Photo
Classification Card(s) for series
Specifications
ORER data
ORER Notes
Discussion, General Notes
Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data
Paint Schemes
References
Photographs
Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions
Modeling
Revision History of this page

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

?

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1903-1910
Dimensions 4/1903
Length 34'
Width
Height
Capacity 40000 to 60000
Note these are existing cars being renumbered into a contiguous series
ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
"New Series for B&M Cars" table of B&M RR listing
1893 - 04 22000-23999 (none) 8-wheel platform, 34'
1893 - 05 (same)
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1893 - 09 (same)
1893 - 10 (same)
1893 - 11 " 728 "
1893 - 12 (same)
1894 - 01 " 733 "
1894 - 02 (same)
1894 - 03 " 717? "
1894 - 04 (same)
1894 - 05 (same)
Main "Freight Equipment" table replaces "New Series" table
1894 - 06 (same)
1894 - 07 (same)
1894 - 08 (same)
1894 - 09 (same)
1894 - 10 " 854 "
1894 - 11 (same)
1894 - 12 (same)
1895 - 01 " 865 "
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 " 859 "
1895 - 11 " 1059 "
1895 - 12 " 1050 "
1896 - 01 " 1524 "
1896 - 02 (same)
1896 - 03 (same)
1896 - 04 (same)
1896 - 05 " 1621 "
1896 - 06 (same)
1896 - 07 (same)
1896 - 08 " 1625 "
1896 - 09 " 1628 "
1896 - 10 " 1633 "
1896 - 11 " 1644 "
1896 - 12 " 1639 "
1897 - 01 " 1637 "
1897 - 02 " 1636 "
1897 - 03 " 1634 "
1897 - 04 " 1633 "
1897 - 05 " 1639 "
1897 - 06 (same)
1897 - 07 " 1636 "
1897 - 08 (same)
1897 - 09 " 1631 "
1897 - 10 (same)
1897 - 11 (same)
1897 - 12 " 1628 "
1898 - 01 " 1627 "
1898 - 02 (same)
1898 - 03 " 1620 "
1898 - 04 " 1623 "
1898 - 05 " 1703 "
1898 - 06 " 1790 "
1898 - 07 " 1785 "
1898 - 08 " 1777 "
1898 - 09 (same)
1898 - 10 " 1776 "
1898 - 11 " 1777 "
1898 - 12 " 1775 "
1899 - 01 " 1780 "
1899 - 02 " 1781 "
1899 - 03 " 1774 "
1899 - 04 (same)
1899 - 05 " 1779 "
1899 - 06 " 1783 "
1899 - 07 " 1776 "
1899 - 08 " 1775 "
1899 - 09 (same)
1899 - 10 " 1782 "
1899 - 11 " 1785 "
1899 - 12 " 1790 "
1900 - 01 " 1789 "
1900 - 02 " 1832 "
1900 - 03 " 1833 "
1900 - 04 " 1881 "
1900 - 05 " 1826 "
1900 - 06 (same)
1900 - 07 (same)
1900 - 08 (same)
1900 - 09 " 1819 Platform, 34'
1900 - 10 " 1839 "
1900 - 11 " 1819 Platform, 34', 40000 and 60000 lbs capacity
1900 - 12 " 1887 "
1901 - 01 " 1729 "
1901 - 02 " … Platform, 34', 40000 and 60000 lbs capacity, old series
1901 - 03 " " Platform, 34', 40000 to 60000 lbs capacity, old series
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)
In "Old Numbers" table (i.e. being renumbered)
1903 - 04 22000-23851 … Flat
1903 - 05 (same)
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
1903 - 12 (same)
1904 - 01 (same)
1904 - 02 (same)
1904 - 03 (same)
1904 - 04 (same)
1904 - 05 (same)
1904 - 06 (same)
1904 - 07 (same)
1904 - 08 (same)
1904 - 09 (same)
1904 - 10 (same)
1904 - 11 (same)
"Old Numbers" table Renamed "Old Series"
1904 - 12 (same)
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 02 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 05 (same)
1905 - 06 (same)
1905 - 07 (same)
1905 - 08 (same)
1905 - 09 (same)
1905 - 10 (same)
1905 - 11 (same)
1905 - 12 (same)
1906 - 01 (same)
1906 - 02 Not listed

ORER Size Data - 1903-1910
Dimensions	4/1903
Length	34'
Width
Height
Capacity	40000 to 60000

ORER History
ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
"New Series for B&M Cars" table of B&M RR listing
1893 - 04	22000-23999	(none)	8-wheel platform, 34'
1893 - 05	(same)
1893 - 06	(same)
1893 - 07	(same)
1893 - 08	(same)
1893 - 09	(same)
1893 - 10	(same)
1893 - 11	"	728	"
1893 - 12	(same)
1894 - 01	"	733	"
1894 - 02	(same)
1894 - 03	"	717?	"
1894 - 04	(same)
1894 - 05	(same)
Main "Freight Equipment" table replaces "New Series" table
1894 - 06	(same)
1894 - 07	(same)
1894 - 08	(same)
1894 - 09	(same)
1894 - 10	"	854	"
1894 - 11	(same)
1894 - 12	(same)
1895 - 01	"	865	"
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	"	859	"
1895 - 11	"	1059	"
1895 - 12	"	1050	"
1896 - 01	"	1524	"
1896 - 02	(same)
1896 - 03	(same)
1896 - 04	(same)
1896 - 05	"	1621	"
1896 - 06	(same)
1896 - 07	(same)
1896 - 08	"	1625	"
1896 - 09	"	1628	"
1896 - 10	"	1633	"
1896 - 11	"	1644	"
1896 - 12	"	1639	"
1897 - 01	"	1637	"
1897 - 02	"	1636	"
1897 - 03	"	1634	"
1897 - 04	"	1633	"
1897 - 05	"	1639	"
1897 - 06	(same)
1897 - 07	"	1636	"
1897 - 08	(same)
1897 - 09	"	1631	"
1897 - 10	(same)
1897 - 11	(same)
1897 - 12	"	1628	"
1898 - 01	"	1627	"
1898 - 02	(same)
1898 - 03	"	1620	"
1898 - 04	"	1623	"
1898 - 05	"	1703	"
1898 - 06	"	1790	"
1898 - 07	"	1785	"
1898 - 08	"	1777	"
1898 - 09	(same)
1898 - 10	"	1776	"
1898 - 11	"	1777	"
1898 - 12	"	1775	"
1899 - 01	"	1780	"
1899 - 02	"	1781	"
1899 - 03	"	1774	"
1899 - 04	(same)
1899 - 05	"	1779	"
1899 - 06	"	1783	"
1899 - 07	"	1776	"
1899 - 08	"	1775	"
1899 - 09	(same)
1899 - 10	"	1782	"
1899 - 11	"	1785	"
1899 - 12	"	1790	"
1900 - 01	"	1789	"
1900 - 02	"	1832	"
1900 - 03	"	1833	"
1900 - 04	"	1881	"
1900 - 05	"	1826	"
1900 - 06	(same)
1900 - 07	(same)
1900 - 08	(same)
1900 - 09	"	1819	Platform, 34'
1900 - 10	"	1839	"
1900 - 11	"	1819	Platform, 34', 40000 and 60000 lbs capacity
1900 - 12	"	1887	"
1901 - 01	"	1729	"
1901 - 02	"	…	Platform, 34', 40000 and 60000 lbs capacity, old series
1901 - 03	"	"	Platform, 34', 40000 to 60000 lbs capacity, old series
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)
In "Old Numbers" table (i.e. being renumbered)
1903 - 04	22000-23851	…	Flat
1903 - 05	(same)
1903 - 06	(same)
1903 - 07	(same)
1903 - 08	(same)
1903 - 09	(same)
1903 - 10	(same)
1903 - 11	(same)
1903 - 12	(same)
1904 - 01	(same)
1904 - 02	(same)
1904 - 03	(same)
1904 - 04	(same)
1904 - 05	(same)
1904 - 06	(same)
1904 - 07	(same)
1904 - 08	(same)
1904 - 09	(same)
1904 - 10	(same)
1904 - 11	(same)
"Old Numbers" table Renamed "Old Series"
1904 - 12	(same)
1905 - 01	(same)
1905 - 02	(same)
1905 - 03	(same)
1905 - 04	(same)
1905 - 05	(same)
1905 - 06	(same)
1905 - 07	(same)
1905 - 08	(same)
1905 - 09	(same)
1905 - 10	(same)
1905 - 11	(same)
1905 - 12	(same)
1906 - 01	(same)
1906 - 02	Not listed

ORER Notes

"Special Cars" note (1893-11 to 1894-04)

Carriage [stuff about box cars omitted] B&M flat cars Nos [see table] are 60 ft. long

Car # Date first listed Date last listed
22051 1893-11 1894-04
22512 1893-11 1894-04
22513 1893-11 1894-04
22514 1893-11 1894-04

Car #	Date first listed	Date last listed
22051	1893-11	1894-04
22512	1893-11	1894-04
22513	1893-11	1894-04
22514	1893-11	1894-04

Discussion, General Notes

Renumbering: Note there are also "new" series:
25000-25499 (28-31')
25500-25599 (32')
26600-26899 (33')
30000-31499 (34', 40000 lbs)
31500-31999 (34', 50000)
32000-32099 (28-60', 40-100000) ("Special")
32100-33999 (34', 60000)
This series NEVER gets "*" indicating "Air Brakes" (1902-04 thru 1909-06)

Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data

Acquisition Books (1898 - 1917 only)

Volume number refers original book number
Page numbers refer to numbers on pages in original book, NOT to pages in PDF file(s)
Dates refer to first/last dates expenses were recorded in the acquisition book, NOT to car delivery dates

Car Number(s) Vol Page First
Date Last
Date Builder $ / Car Notes
22748, 22764 1 22 1900-07 - B&M, Lawrence $472
22078 1 22 1900-09 1900-10 B&M, Lawrence $474 34', into service 1900-10-06

Car Number(s)	Vol	Page	First Date	Last Date	Builder	$ / Car	Notes
22748, 22764	1	22	1900-07	-	B&M, Lawrence	$472
22078	1	22	1900-09	1900-10	B&M, Lawrence	$474	34', into service 1900-10-06

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page Car # Photo Date
yr-mo-day Visible? Markings Paint
Scheme Herald Notes

25-Feb-2021 post on EarlyRail@groups.io
Thread title = "High Resolution Photos of 1888 Train Delivering Boilers"
Post has link to Google Drive with 3 files, from ?Maine Historical Society? (but as of Mar-2021, I cannot find these photos on the Maine Historical Soc. web site)
Dating: Wood flat cars w/ truss rods, link and pin couplers, stub switches, some wood frame w/ pedestal bearing trucks.
File name (I believe these look similar to Maine Historical Society cataloging):
Coll 242 B29 F4 s1.tif

ca 1880?? 22131 [or 22431?] X p S1& R R N None loaded with "Portland Co" boiler for "Pepperell Mf'g Co, Biddeford, ME."
Facebook - Boston & Maine Railway Corporation group
ca 1895 22414 X S1& R R N None 6 flats, possibly all B&M, all loaded with streetcars (for Rhode Island) in Newburyport

Page	Car #	Photo Date yr-mo-day	Visible?	Markings	Notes

25-Feb-2021 post on EarlyRail@groups.io Thread title = "High Resolution Photos of 1888 Train Delivering Boilers" Post has link to Google Drive with 3 files, from ?Maine Historical Society? (but as of Mar-2021, I cannot find these photos on the Maine Historical Soc. web site) Dating: Wood flat cars w/ truss rods, link and pin couplers, stub switches, some wood frame w/ pedestal bearing trucks. File name (I believe these look similar to Maine Historical Society cataloging): Coll 242 B29 F4 s1.tif
	ca 1880??	22131 [or 22431?]	X	p	S1&	R	R	N	None	loaded with "Portland Co" boiler for "Pepperell Mf'g Co, Biddeford, ME."
Facebook - Boston & Maine Railway Corporation group
	ca 1895	22414	X		S1&	R	R	N	None	6 flats, possibly all B&M, all loaded with streetcars (for Rhode Island) in Newburyport

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

I believe these cars were renumbered into the following series:

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
1901-1903 All 30000-31999 Flat, 34', 40000 and 50000 lbs capacity
32100-39999 Flat, 34', 60000 lbs capacity
32000-32099 (less likely) Flat, Special, 34' to 60', 60000 to 100000 lbs capacity

Date	Quantity	New Numbers	Description
1901-1903	All	30000-31999	Flat, 34', 40000 and 50000 lbs capacity
32100-39999	Flat, 34', 60000 lbs capacity
32000-32099	(less likely) Flat, Special, 34' to 60', 60000 to 100000 lbs capacity

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
26-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
30-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Fixed 3/1905 data
04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
05-May-2020 KG Akerboom Moved ORER notes into separate section
21-Jul-2020 KG Akerboom "Photos" table - changed "vertical" text to PNG of "sideways" text; added "Markings" columns
05-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added 9/1899 ORER data
07- thru
16-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added ORER data (History only, not dims or notes yet) for 63 more registers, courtesy of James Kinkaid
17-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added Car Book Data
10-Mar-2021 KG Akerboom added EarlyRail@groups.io photo(s)
10-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917
04-Jul-2021 KG Akerboom Reorganized Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data (Car # to 1st column, 2nd/other changes to new rows)
11-Sep-2022 KG Akerboom Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
25-Feb-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed link to scanned data (car books)
02-May-2023 KG Akerboom Added 1893-1894 "Special Cars" notes
23-May-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled 1897 data
27-May-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled 1900 data
22-Jul-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled missing 1905 data
10-Sep-2024 KG Akerboom Added Facebook photo

File History for THIS page
Date	Who	Description
26-Dec-2019	KG Akerboom	Initial release
30-Mar-2020	KG Akerboom	Fixed 3/1905 data
04-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Re-did references/photos section
05-May-2020	KG Akerboom	Moved ORER notes into separate section
21-Jul-2020	KG Akerboom	"Photos" table - changed "vertical" text to PNG of "sideways" text; added "Markings" columns
05-Aug-2020	KG Akerboom	Added 9/1899 ORER data
07- thru 16-Aug-2020	KG Akerboom	Added ORER data (History only, not dims or notes yet) for 63 more registers, courtesy of James Kinkaid
17-Oct-2020	KG Akerboom	Added Car Book Data
10-Mar-2021	KG Akerboom	added EarlyRail@groups.io photo(s)
10-Apr-2021	KG Akerboom	Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917
04-Jul-2021	KG Akerboom	Reorganized Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data (Car # to 1st column, 2nd/other changes to new rows)
11-Sep-2022	KG Akerboom	Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
25-Feb-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed link to scanned data (car books)
02-May-2023	KG Akerboom	Added 1893-1894 "Special Cars" notes
23-May-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled 1897 data
27-May-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled 1900 data
22-Jul-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled missing 1905 data
10-Sep-2024	KG Akerboom	Added Facebook photo

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