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Boston & Maine RR Early (1885-1893) 1689 "Random Numbered" Flat Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

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ORER data and numbers

In the table below:
ORER History
In "Freight Equipment" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
Car description is "Platform, Long"
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
1689-1698 1804-1855
1885 - 06 Y Y
1885 - 07 (same) (both columns)
1885 - 08 (same) (both columns)
1885 - 09 (same) (both columns)
1885 - 10 (same) (both columns)
1885 - 11 (same) (both columns)
1885 - 12 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 01 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 02 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 03 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 04 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 05 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 06 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 07 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 08 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 09 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 10 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 11 (same) (both columns)
1886 - 12 (same) (both columns)
1887 - 01 (same) (both columns)
1887 - 02 (same) (both columns)
1887 - 03 (same) (both columns)
1887 - 04 (same) (both columns)
1887 - 05 (same) (both columns)
1887 - 06 (same) (both columns)
1887 - 07 (same) (both columns)
1887 - 08 (same) (both columns)
1887 - 09 (same) (both columns)

Car Nos. 1689-1698 1804-1904 2813-3299 4039-4180 4191-4225 4314-4400 4930-4999 5121-5247 5507-5556
1887 - 10 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1887 - 11 (same) (all 10 columns)
1887 - 12 (same) (all 10 columns)
1888 - 01 (same) (all 10 columns)
1888 - 02 (same) (all 10 columns)
1888 - 03 (same) (all 10 columns)
1888 - 04 (same) (all 10 columns)
1888 - 05 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 5607-5706
1888 - 06 (same) (all 11 columns)
1888 - 07 (same) (all 11 columns)
1888 - 08 (same) (all 11 columns)
1888 - 09 (same) (all 11 columns)
1888 - 10 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 5607-5803 5804-5882
1888 - 11 (same) (all 11 columns)
1888 - 12 (same) (all 11 columns)
1889 - 01 Y Y Y Y 4191-4226 Y Y Y Y Y Y
1889 - 02 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1889 - 03 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y 5883-5893
1889 - 04 (same) (all 11 columns)
1889 - 05 (same) (all 11 columns)
1889 - 06 (same) (all 11 columns)

Car Nos. 1526 1528-1530 1532-1533 1535-1537 1539 1689-1698 1804-1903 4930-4979 5507-5556 5607-5803 5884-5893
IL 34' 34' 34' 34'
Capy(K) 40 40 40 40
1889 - 07 1 3 2 3 1 10 100 50 50 197 8
1889 - 08 (same) (all 11 columns)
1889 - 09 (same) (all 11 columns)
1889 - 10 (same) (all 11 columns)
1889 - 11 (same) (all 11 columns)
1889 - 12 (same) (all 11 columns)
1890 - 01 (same) (all 11 columns)
1890 - 02 (same) (all 11 columns)
1890 - 03 (same) (all 11 columns)
IL/Capy data removed
1890 - 04 1 1529-1530(2)2 3 1 10 1804-1824(21)1826-1903(78)4931-4979(49)50 197 5883-5893(11)
1890 - 05 (same) (all 12 columns)
1890 - 06 (same) (all 12 columns)
1890 - 07 (same) (all 12 columns)
1890 - 08 (same) (all 12 columns)
1890 - 09 (same) (all 12 columns)
1890 - 10 1 1528-1530(3)2 3 1 10 21 78 49 50 5607-5793(187)5795-5803(9) 11
1890 - 11 (same) (all 13 columns)
1890 - 12 (same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 01 (same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 02 (same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 03 (same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 04 1 3 2 3 1 10 21 78 49 50 187 8 11
1891 - 05 (same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 06 (same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 07 (same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 08 (same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 09 (same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 10 (same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 11 (same) (all 13 columns)
1891 - 12 (same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 01 (same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 02 (same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 03 (same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 04 (same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 05 (same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 06 (same) (all 13 columns)

Car description changes to "Flat", breaking into 5 separate tables

Cars 1500-2901, for cars 2903+ - see next 4 tables
Car Nos. 15001526-15391689-16931695-16981804-19032141-21432813-28322834-2836 2838-28712873-28762878-2882 2884-2901
1892 - 07 1 12 5 4 99 3 20 2 33 4 5 18
1892 - 08 1 12 5 4 1804-1824(21)1826-1903(78)3 20 2 32 4 5 18
1892 - 09 (same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 10 1 12 5 4 20 76 3 20 2 32 4 5 18
1892 - 11 (same) (all 13 columns)
1892 - 12 (same) (all 13 columns)
1893 - 01 (same) (all 13 columns)
1893 - 02 (same) (all 13 columns)
1893 - 03 (same) (all 13 columns)
1893 - 04 12 5 4 20 76 3 20 2 32 4 5 18
1893 - 05 12 5 4 20 76 3 20 32 4 5 18
1893 - 06 (same) (all 13 columns)
1893 - 07 (same) (all 13 columns)
1893 - 08 (same) (all 13 columns)
1893 - 09 (same) (all 13 columns)
1893 - 10 (same) (all 13 columns)

Cars 2903-3300, for cars 1500-2901 - see previous table, for cars ?+ - see next 3 tables
Car Nos. 2903-29242926-29412943-29462948-29983000-30213023-30293031-30793081-30863088-31293131-31613163-3178 3180-3294
1892 - 07 22 15 4 45 17 7 41 5 32 24 15 108
1892 - 08 22 14 4 44 17 7 41 5 32 24 3163-3294 (124)
1892 - 09 (same) (all 11 columns)
1892 - 10 22 14 4 44 16 7 40 5 31 24 124
1892 - 11 (same) (all 11 columns)
1892 - 12 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 01 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 02 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 03 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 04 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 05 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 06 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 07 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 08 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 09 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 10 (same) (all 11 columns)

Cars 4000-5600, for cars 1500-3300 - see previous 2 tables, for cars ?+ - see next 2 tables
Car Nos. 4025-4092 4094-4176 4190-42264311-43684370-44014406-44074930-49755121-52195221-52475374-53805507-5556
1892 - 07 66 73 29 51 28 2 45 92 25 6 50
1892 - 08 65 72 28 51 29 2 4930-4979(49)94 25 6 50
1892 - 09 (same) (all 11 columns)
1892 - 10 4025-4176(137) 28 50 29 2 48 93 25 6 50
1892 - 11 (same) (all 10 columns)
1892 - 12 (same) (all 10 columns)
1893 - 01 (same) (all 10 columns)
1893 - 02 (same) (all 10 columns)
1893 - 03 (same) (all 10 columns)
1893 - 04 (same) (all 10 columns)
1893 - 05 (same) (all 10 columns)
1893 - 06 (same) (all 10 columns)
1893 - 07 (same) (all 10 columns)
1893 - 08 (same) (all 10 columns)
1893 - 09 (same) (all 10 columns)
1893 - 10 (same) (all 10 columns)

Cars 5607-9814, for cars 1500-5600 - see previous 3 tables, for cars 9900+ - see next table
Car Nos. 5607-57685770-58035883-58937116-71407142-71577159-72287230-72527254-73347336-75589225-93249625-9814
1892 - 07 162 32 11 13 5 29 13 46 109 55 28
1892 - 08 162 32 10 15 5 36 15 54 136 60 9625-9816(69)
1892 - 09 (same) (all 11 columns)
1892 - 10 161 32 10 15 6 41 15 55 154 68 81
1892 - 11 (same) (all 11 columns)
1892 - 12 5607-5803 (193)10 15 6 41 15 55 154 68 81
1893 - 01 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 02 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 03 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 04 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 05 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 06 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 07 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 08 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 09 (same) (all 11 columns)
1893 - 10 (same) (all 11 columns)

Cars 9900-?, for cars 1500-9814 - see previous 4 tables
Car Nos. 11013-1112111123-11461 11463-
11482
11484-1150011502-
11507
11518-
11523
1172011739119381196211971
1892 - 07 32 130 6 3 1 1 1 1 1
1892 - 08 38 11123-
11346(119)
11349-
11461(54)
10 11487-11500(5)1 11519-
11523(4)
1 1 1 1 1
1892 - 09 (same) (all 12 columns)
1892 - 10 11013-
11017(1)
11020-
11121(48)
140 69 1211485(1)11487-
11490(3)
11492-
11500(5)
1 3 1 1 1 1
1892 - 11 (same) (all 15 columns)
1892 - 12 1 48 11123-
11298(122)
11300-11347(32)69 12 1 3 5 1 3 1 1 1 1
1893 - 01 (same) (all 16 columns)
1893 - 02 (same) (all 16 columns)
1893 - 03 (same) (all 16 columns)
1893 - 04 (same) (all 16 columns)
1893 - 05 1 48 122 32 69 12 3 5 1 3 1 1 1
1893 - 06 (same) (all 16 columns)
1893 - 07 (same) (all 16 columns)
1893 - 08 (same) (all 16 columns)
1893 - 09 (same) (all 16 columns)
1893 - 10 (same) (all 16 columns)

Recombining all into one table

In "Freight Equipment in old series" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
Car Nos. 1527-152816891816-19012814-32944035-42264312-44064951-49785162-5243 53805512-57995884-58857150-7542 9229-93089657-11519
1893 - 11 2 1 11 45 9 8 5 5 1 32 2 48 10 47
1893 - 12 (same) (all 14 columns)
1894 - 01 9 32 7 6 3 2 1 21 34 6 41
1894 - 02 (same) (all 14 columns)
1894 - 03 6 25 4 5 2 2 18 24 3 32
1894 - 04 (same) (all 14 columns)
1894 - 05 5 14 2 2 4951-5243(2) 10 15 3 25
1894 - 06 Not listed - see note

ORER Notes

‡ (1892-07 to 1893-03)

Applies (not every date) to 9944-9948, 9950, 11485, 11509-11510, 11512-11513, 11516, 11720,
Vacant numbers

[no symbol] (1894-06 to 1895-01)

NOTE: A number of cars in the old series marked "B&M" 174 to 12192 [and other railroads] are being renumbered to the above [new 1893 car series numbers] as fast as possible.

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File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
22-Apr-2023 KG Akerboom Initial release
21-May-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled 1886-03 data that was missing
07-Jun-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled missing 1886-10 data

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