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Index

• Builder's Photo
• Classification Card(s) for series
• Specifications
• ORER data
• ORER Notes
• Discussion, General Notes
• ICC Valuation 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	33'
Width
Height
Capacity	30000-40000

ORER Size Data - 1910-?

Description			6/1910	2/1914	11/1914
M.C.B. Designation					FM
Inside Dimensions	Length			33'	33'
	Width			8'-8"	8'-8"
	Height
Outside Dimensions	Length		33'	33'	33'
	Width	At Eaves or top of sides or platform	8' to 8'-8"	8'-8"	8'-8"
		Extreme Width
	Height from Rail	To Extreme Width
		To Eaves or top of sides or platform
		To Top of Running Board
		To Extreme Height
Door - Side opening	Width
	Height
Capacity	Cu Ft. Level Full
	Pounds		30-40000	40000	40000

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1903 - 04	26600-26899	236	Flat
1903 - 05	"	235	"
1903 - 06	"	237	"
1903 - 07	"	235	"
1903 - 08	"	233	"
1903 - 09	"	232	"
1903 - 10	(same)
1903 - 11	"	228	"
1903 - 12	"	226	"
1904 - 01	"	225	"
1904 - 02	"	223	"
1904 - 03	"	221	"
1904 - 04	"	219	"
1904 - 05	"	235	"
1904 - 06	"	231	"
1904 - 07	"	230	"
1904 - 08	"	231	"
1904 - 09	"	231	"
1904 - 10	"	226	"
1904 - 11	(same)
1904 - 12	"	222	"
1905 - 01	(same)
1905 - 02	(same)
1905 - 03	"	220	"
1905 - 04	"	218	"
1905 - 05	(same)
1905 - 06	"	217	"
1905 - 07	"	219	"
1905 - 08	"	218	"
1905 - 09	"	217	"
1905 - 10	"	213	"
1905 - 11	"	208	"
1905 - 12	"	206	"
1906 - 01	(same)
1906 - 02	"	201	"
1906 - 03	"	200	"
1906 - 04	"	199	" ‡ note
1906 - 05	(same) (incl ‡ note)
1906 - 06	(same) (incl ‡ note)
1906 - 07	"	193	" (incl ‡ note)
1906 - 08	"	193	" (incl ‡ note)
1906 - 09	"	189	" (incl ‡ note)
1906 - 10	"	188	" (incl ‡ note)
1906 - 11	"	187	" (incl ‡ note)
1906 - 12	"	185	" (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 01	"	182	" (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 02	"	179	" (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 03	"	177	" (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 04	"	174	" (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 05	(same) (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 06	"	170	" (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 07	"	168	" (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 08	"	169	" (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 09	"	166	" (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 10	(same) (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 11	"	161	" (incl ‡ note)
1907 - 12	"	156	" (incl ‡ note?)
1908 - 01	"	153	" (incl ‡ note?)
1908 - 02	"	151	" (incl ‡ note)
1908 - 03	"	149	" (no ‡ note)
1908 - 04	"	148	"
1908 - 05	"	149	"
1908 - 06	"	148	"
1908 - 07	"	147	"
1908 - 08	"	145	"
1908 - 09	(same)
1908 - 10	"	141	"
1908 - 11	"	140	"
1908 - 12	(same)
1909 - 01	"	139	"
1909 - 02	"	136	"
1909 - 03	"	133	"
1909 - 04	(same)
1909 - 05	(same)
1909 - 06	(same)
1909 - 07	"	131	"
1909 - 08	(same)
1909 - 09	"	128	"
1909 - 10	"	127	"
1909 - 11	"	124	"
1909 - 12	(same)
1910 - 01	"	122	"
1910 - 02	"	121	"
1910 - 03	(same)
1910 - 04	(same)
1910 - 05	(same)
1910 - 06	"	120	"
1910 - 07	"	119	"
1910 - 08	"	114	"
1910 - 09	"	111	"
1910 - 10	"	110	"
1910 - 11	"	109	"
1910 - 12	"	108	"
1911 - 01	"	105	"
1911 - 02	"	102	"
1911 - 03	"	101	"
1911 - 04	"	100	"
1911 - 05	(same)
1911 - 06	(same)
1911 - 07	"	99	"
1911 - 08	"	98	"
1911 - 09	(same)
1911 - 10	"	97	"
1911 - 11	"	(illegible)	"
1911 - 12	"	93	"
1912 - 01	"	91	"
1912 - 02	"	89	"
1912 - 03	"	87	"
1912 - 04	(same)
1912 - 05	"	86	"
1912 - 06	(same)
1912 - 07	"	85	"
1912 - 08	"	83	"
1912 - 09	"	82	"
1912 - 10	"	80	"
1912 - 11	"	78	"
1912 - 12	"	75	"
1913 - 01	"	74	"
1913 - 02	"	73	"
1913 - 03	(same)
1913 - 04	"	71	"
1913 - 05	"	70	"
1913 - 06	"	69	"
1913 - 07	"	67	"
1913 - 08	(same)
1913 - 09	(same)
1913 - 10	"	66	"
1913 - 11	"	60	"
1913 - 12	(same)
1914 - 01	"	57	"
1914 - 02	"	56	"
1914 - 03	"	54	"
1914 - 04	(same)
1914 - 05	"	51	"
1914 - 06	(same)
1914 - 07	"	48	"
1914 - 08	(same)
1914 - 09	(same)
1914 - 10	(same)
1914 - 11	"	47	"
1914 - 12	"	44	"
1915 - 01	(same)
1915 - 02	"	43	"
1915 - 03	"	42	"
1915 - 04	"	41	"
1915 - 05	(same)
1915 - 06	(same)
1915 - 07	"	40	"
1915 - 08	(same)
1915 - 09	"	38	"
1915 - 10	"	37	"
1915 - 11	(same)
1915 - 12	(same)
1916 - 01	(same)
1916 - 02	"	36	"
1916 - 03	"	35	"
1916 - 04	"	29	"
1916 - 05	"	27	"
1916 - 06	"	26	"
1916 - 07	"	23	"
1916 - 08	(same)
1916 - 09	(same)
1916 - 10	"	22	"
1916 - 11	"	21	"
1916 - 12	"	19	"
1917 - 01	(same)
1917 - 02	"	18	"
1917 - 03	"	16	"
1917 - 04	"	15	"
1917 - 05	"	13	"
1917 - 06	"	9	"
1917 - 07	(same)
1917 - 08	(same)
1917 - 09	"	7	"
1917 - 10	(same)
1917 - 11	"	6	"
1917 - 12	(same)
1918 - 01	(same)
1918 - 02	(same)
1918 - 03	(same)
1918 - 04	(same)
1918 - 05	"	5	"
1918 - 06	(same)
1918 - 07	(same)
1918 - 08	(same)
1918 - 09	(same)
1918 - 10	(same)
1918 - 11	(same)
1918 - 12	(same)
1919 - 01	26630-26830	4	"
1919 - 02	(same)
1919 - 03	(same)
1919 - 04	(same)
1919 - 05	(same)
1919 - 06	(same)
1919 - 07	(same)
1919 - 08	(same)
1919 - 09	(same)
1919 - 10	(same)
1919 - 11	"	3	"
1919 - 12	(same)
1920 - 01	(same)
1920 - 02	(same)
1920 - 03	(same)
1920 - 04	(same)
1920 - 05	(same)
1920 - 06	26630-26653	2	"
1920 - 07	(same)
1920 - 08	26653	1	"
1920 - 09	(same)
1920 - 10	Not listed

ORER Notes

‡ note

A few cars in these series are of different lengths but will be renumbered when they go through the shops

Discussion, General Notes

• This series NEVER gets "*" indicating "Air Brakes" (1902-04 thru 1909-06)
• I believe the cars in this series are a renumbering from the (1893) 25025-26999 series cars.
• B&MRRHS 1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Book No. 1 (Reprint of B&M lettering diagrams)

  Note the "Book page number" below refers to the page number in the B&MRRHS book.
  As the B&MRRHS book's pages are NOT numbered, "1" is the first page with an actual diagram! (NOT the title pages or index pages)
  "U" = upper diagram on that page, "L" = lower diagram

  The "Diagram number" refers to the circled number (lower right corner) in each diagram (the original page number)

  Book page #	25 - L
  B&M Diagram #	48
  Diagram Date	1907
  Color on Diagram	Brown
  Notes on Diagram
  Datum	1900 Index	1907 Index
  Class of car	Flat Car	Flat Car
  Length	33'	33'
  Capacity	20,000-40,000	30,000-40,000
  Car Numbers	26500-26899	26600-26899
  Page [original]	47	48

ICC Valuation Data (circa 1914)

For more info on the ICC valuation data, see this web page

"Owning" RR	Car # / Range	Val Sheet #	Index on Page	Car Type	Built Date	Builder	Capy	Underframe	Body	Notes
C&PR RR	26600	C&PR-47	35	Flat	1881	Wason	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26601	C&PR-47	36	Flat	pre-1886	[N/A]	50	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26621	C&PR-47	37	Flat	pre-1896	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26624	C&PR-47	38	Flat	1889	Concord	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26630	C&PR-47	39	Flat	pre-1886	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26631	C&PR-47	40	Flat	1885	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26635	C&PR-47	41	Flat	1898	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26636	C&PR-47	42	Flat	1902	Concord	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26643	C&PR-47	43	Flat	1885	Keith	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26650	C&PR-47	44	Flat	1881	Wason	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26651	C&PR-48	1	Flat	1881	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26652	C&PR-48	2	Flat	pre-1890	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26653	C&PR-48	3	Flat	pre-1890	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26678	C&PR-48	4	Flat	1873	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26704	C&PR-48	5	Flat	pre-1894	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26709	C&PR-48	6	Flat	pre-1887	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26714	C&PR-48	7	Flat	pre-1896	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26718	C&PR-48	8	Flat	pre-1896	[N/A]	32	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26719	C&PR-48	9	Flat	1883	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26725	C&PR-48	10	Flat	1896	Lawrence	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26730	C&PR-48	11	Flat	pre-1892	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26738	C&PR-48	12	Flat	pre-1900	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26739	C&PR-48	13	Flat	1881	Wason	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26744	C&PR-48	14	Flat	pre-1890	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26754	C&PR-48	15	Flat	1891	Laconia	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26755	C&PR-48	16	Flat	1891	B&M RR	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26756	C&PR-49	1	Flat	pre-1896	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26759	C&PR-49	2	Flat	pre-1894	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26768	C&PR-49	3	Flat	pre-1895	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26776	C&PR-49	4	Flat	pre-1895	B&M RR	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26777	C&PR-49	5	Flat	1887	Lyndonville	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26779	C&PR-49	6	Flat	1886	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26782	C&PR-49	7	Flat	1871	Conn. RR	30	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26785	C&PR-49	8	Flat	pre-1888	Conn. RR	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26788	C&PR-49	9	Flat	pre-1882	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26800	C&PR-49	10	Flat	pre-1887	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26806	C&PR-49	11	Flat	1883	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26813	C&PR-49	12	Flat	pre-1896	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26818	C&PR-49	13	Flat	pre-1887	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26823	C&PR-49	14	Flat	pre-1887	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26824	C&PR-49	15	Flat	pre-1895	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26830	C&PR-49	16	Flat	pre-1888	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26835	C&PR-50	1	Flat	pre-1887	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26847	C&PR-50	2	Flat	1882	Laconia	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26866	C&PR-50	3	Flat	pre-1900	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26870	C&PR-50	4	Flat	pre-1900	[N/A]	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26873	C&PR-50	5	Flat	pre-1888	Laconia	40	wood	[N/A]
C&PR RR	26893	C&PR-50	6	Flat	1888	B&M RR	40	wood	[N/A]

Paint Schemes

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page	Car #	Photo Date yr-mo-day		Visible?				Markings				Paint Scheme	Herald	Notes
I believe this can be found multiple places, one is Cardcow.com
postcard	26842			X				S1&	R	R	N			"Fake" photo of 20-30' fish on flat car "Sights on our travels through here"

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page

Date	Who	Description
28-Dec-2019	KG Akerboom	Initial release
04-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Re-did references/photos section
05-May-2020	KG Akerboom	Moved ORER notes into separate section
15-May-2020	KG Akerboom	Added data from 4 more ORERs (1911,1919,1921,1931)
28-May-2020	KG Akerboom	updated 10/1919
21-Jul-2020	KG Akerboom	"Photos" table - changed "vertical" text to PNG of "sideways" text; added "Markings" columns
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-Oct-2020	KG Akerboom	Added E. Neubauer ORER data (car counts only, 15 issues)
28-Jan-2021	KG Akerboom	Added info from "1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Diagrams" book
10-Apr-2021	KG Akerboom	Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917
22-Jan-2022	KG Akerboom	Added ICC Valuation data
15-Sep-2022	KG Akerboom	Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
22-Jul-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled missing 1905 data