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Boston & Maine 1893 25025 Series Flat Cars

Index

• Builder's Photo
• Classification Card(s) for series
• Specifications
• 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?

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

?

ORER data and numbers

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	25025-26999	(none)	8-wheel platform, under 34'
1893 - 05	(same)
1893 - 06	(same)
1893 - 07	(same)
1893 - 08	(same)
1893 - 09	(same)
1893 - 10	(same)
1893 - 11	"	1485	"
1893 - 12	(same)
1894 - 01	"	1640	"
1894 - 02	(same)
1894 - 03	"	1646	"
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	"	1727	"
1894 - 11	(same)
1894 - 12	(same)
1895 - 01	"	1679	"
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	"	1373	"
1895 - 11	"	1269	"
1895 - 12	(same)
1896 - 01	25025-26949	1869	"
1896 - 02	(same)
1896 - 03	(same)
1896 - 04	"	1826	"
1896 - 05	"	1806	"
1896 - 06	(same)
1896 - 07	(same)
1896 - 08	"	1709	"
1896 - 09	"	1671	"
1896 - 10	"	1633	"
1896 - 11	"	1611	"
1896 - 12	"	1586	"
1897 - 01	"	1564	"
1897 - 02	"	1549	"
1897 - 03	"	1529	"
1897 - 04	"	1520	"
1897 - 05	"	1504	"
1897 - 06	"	1481	"
1897 - 07	"	1475	"
1897 - 08	(same)
1897 - 09	"	1442	"
1897 - 10	"	1428	"
1897 - 11	"	1414	"
1897 - 12	"	1401	"
1898 - 01	"	1390	"
1898 - 02	(same)
1898 - 03	"	1371	"
1898 - 04	"	1364	"
1898 - 05	"	1357	"
1898 - 06	"	1318	"
1898 - 07	"	1309	"
1898 - 08	"	1293	"
1898 - 09	(same)
1898 - 10	"	1266	"
1898 - 11	"	1256	"
1898 - 12	"	1239	"
1899 - 01	"	1224	"
1899 - 02	"	1218	"
1899 - 03	"	1212	"
1899 - 04	(same)
1899 - 05	"	1196	"
1899 - 06	"	1177	"
1899 - 07	"	1160	"
1899 - 08	"	1154	"
1899 - 09	(same)
1899 - 10	"	1125	"
1899 - 11	"	1118	"
1899 - 12	"	1098	"
1900 - 01	"	1094	"
1900 - 02	"	1151	"
1900 - 03	"	1142	"
1900 - 04	"	1138	"
1900 - 05	"	1137	"
1900 - 06	"	1127	"
1900 - 07	"	1123	"
1900 - 08	(same)
1900 - 09	25025-26999	1109	Platform, under 34'
1900 - 10	"	1068	Platform, 28 to 33'
1900 - 11	25000-26899	1484	"
1900 - 12	24000-26899	1464	"
1901 - 01	"	1432	"
1901 - 02	"	1399	"
1901 - 03	"	1386	"
1901 - 04	"	1379	"
1901 - 05	"	1370	"
1901 - 06	24000-26841	1307	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
	Total	1365
1901 - 07	24000-26841	1292	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1901 - 08	24000-26841	1271	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1901 - 09	24000-26841	1257	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1901 - 10	24000-26841	1248	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1901 - 11	24000-26841	1234	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1901 - 12	24000-26841	1218	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 01	24000-26841	1212	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 02	24000-26841	1207	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 03	24000-26841	1200	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 04	24000-26841	1193	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 05	24000-26841	1184	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 06	24000-26841	1170	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 07	24000-26841	1159	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 08	24000-26841	1138	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 09	24000-26841	1130	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 10	24000-26841	1122	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 11	24000-26841	1116	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1902 - 12	24000-26841	1107	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1903 - 01	24000-26841	1103	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1903 - 02	24000-26841	1094	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
1903 - 03	24000-26841	1086	Platform, 28 to 33'
	26842-26899	58	Platform, 33'
	Total	1139
Splits into 3 new series (in "New Numbers" table), and original series in "Old Numbers" table New series listed here once (for reference) - see pages for those series for later data. Below continues ONLY the "old" series
1903 - 04	25000-26841 (Old Numbers)	…	Flat (dimensions: 28 to 33' Length; 30 to 40000 lbs capy)
	25000-25499	416	Flat (dimensions: 28 to 31' Length; 30 to 40000 lbs capacity)
	25500-25999	489	Flat (dimensions: 32' Length; 30 to 40000 lbs capacity)
	26600-26899	236	Flat (dimensions: 33' Length; 30 to 40000 lbs capacity)
	Total	1141
In "Old Numbers" table
1903 - 05	25000-26841	…	"
1903 - 06	"	…	Flat (dimensions: 28 to 33' Length; 30 to 40000 lbs capy)
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	(same)
1906 - 03	Not listed

ORER Notes

"Special Cars" note #1 (1893-11 to 1894-04)

Low flat - The following car is for plate glass shipments: B&M No. 26270;
Length, 32 ft.; width, 9 ft.; Height above top of rail, 3 ft. 2 in.

"Special Cars" note #2 (1893-11 to 1894-04)

Boiler - B&M No. 25883 is used for transporting boilers.
Length, 30 ft.; width, 8 ft. 1 in.; Height above top of rail, 3 ft. 9 in.; capacity 40000 lbs.

Discussion, General Notes

• 6/1901 - Split off of 26842-26899 - I am not sure if this difference already existed (i.e. these are existing cars that are now being treated separately), or if cars were actually renumbered, or if this is a new series of cars.
  These were and re-split in 4/1903.
• 5/1903 - this appears to be a renumbering to split into 3 distinct series of cars (28-31'; 32'; and 33')
  Each of the new series will be tracked separately.
• 4/1903 - not sure what happened to any remaining cars in number range 24000-24999 (I am assuming, if any were left, they got renumbered into one of the new series)
• 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 (these) series NEVER gets "*" indicating "Air Brakes" (1902-04 thru 1909-06)

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 s2.tif Coll 242 B29 F4 s3.tif
... s2.tif	26044	ca 1880??		X	p			S1&	R	R	N		None	loaded with "Portland Co" boiler for "Pepperell Mf'g Co, Biddeford, ME."
... s2.tif	253[2?]7	ca 1880??		X	p			S1&	R	R	N		None	loaded with "Portland Co" boiler for "Pepperell Mf'g Co, Biddeford, ME."
... s3.tif	26528	ca 1880??		X	p			S1&	R	R	N		None	loaded with "Portland Co" boiler for "Pepperell Mf'g Co, Biddeford, ME."

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date	Quantity	New Numbers	Description
5/1903	All	25000-25499	Split into 3 distinct series based on length [see above]
		25500-25999
		26600-26899

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
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
11-Sep-2022	KG Akerboom	Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
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