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Boston & Maine RR Early (1885-1893) 1 "Random Numbered" Flat Cars

Index

• Builder's Photo
• 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?

ORER data and numbers

In the table below:

• A "Y" indicates the car(s) are listed (but no count supplied)
• A number indicates the count of those cars (if listed)
• A Bold number (or range) indicates the number range changed
• A blank cells mean the car(s) is not listed
• another car type indicates the car type changed in that issue of the ORER, and further info is to be found in that "other" car type page

ORER History

In "Freight Equipment" table of Boston & Maine RR listing Car description is "Platform, Short"
ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	1-11	77-86	111	222	257	267-277	283-302	308-347	351
1885 - 06	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
1885 - 07	(same) (all 9 columns)
1885 - 08	(same) (all 9 columns)
1885 - 09	(same) (all 9 columns)
1885 - 10	(same) (all 9 columns)
1885 - 11	(same) (all 9 columns)
1885 - 12	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 01	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 02	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 03	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 04	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 05	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 06	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 07	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 08	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 09	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 10	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 11	(same) (all 9 columns)
1886 - 12	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 01	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 02	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 03	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 04	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 05	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 06	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 07	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 08	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 09	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 10	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 11	(same) (all 9 columns)
1887 - 12	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 01	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 02	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 03	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 04	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 05	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 06	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 07	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 08	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 09	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 10	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 11	(same) (all 9 columns)
1888 - 12	(same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 01	(same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 02	(same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 03	(same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 04	(same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 05	(same) (all 9 columns)
1889 - 06	(same) (all 9 columns)

Car Nos.	1-11	77-86	111,257	267-277	283-302		308-347	351
1889 - 07	11	10	2	11	20		39	1
1889 - 08	(same) (all 7 columns)
1889 - 09	(same) (all 7 columns)
1889 - 10	(same) (all 7 columns)
1889 - 11	(same) (all 7 columns)
1889 - 12	(same) (all 7 columns)
1890 - 01	(same) (all 7 columns)
1890 - 02	(same) (all 7 columns)
1890 - 03	(same) (all 7 columns)
1890 - 04	11	10	2	11	20		40	1
1890 - 05	11	10	2	11	283-298(16)	300-302(3)	40	1
1890 - 06	(same) (all 8 columns)
1890 - 07	(same) (all 8 columns)
1890 - 08	(same) (all 8 columns)
1890 - 09	(same) (all 8 columns)
1890 - 10	(same) (all 8 columns)
1890 - 11	(same) (all 8 columns)
1890 - 12	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 01	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 02	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 03	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 04	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 05	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 06	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 07	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 08	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 09	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 10	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 11	(same) (all 8 columns)
1891 - 12	(same) (all 8 columns)
1892 - 01	(same) (all 8 columns)
1892 - 02	(same) (all 8 columns)
1892 - 03	(same) (all 8 columns)
1892 - 04	(same) (all 8 columns)
1892 - 05	(same) (all 8 columns)
1892 - 06	(same) (all 8 columns)

Car description changes to "Coal, 4-wheel"
Car Nos.	1-11	77-86	111	257	267-277	283-302	308-347	351
1892 - 07	11	10	‡	1	11	17	38	1
1892 - 08	11	10	‡	1	10	17	35
1892 - 09	(same) (all 8 columns)
1892 - 10	11	9	‡	1	9	16	35
1892 - 11	(same) (all 8 columns)
1892 - 12	(same) (all 8 columns)
1893 - 01	(same) (all 8 columns)
1893 - 02	(same) (all 8 columns)
1893 - 03	(same) (all 8 columns)
1893 - 04	11	9		1	9	16	35
1893 - 05	(same) (all 8 columns)
1893 - 06	(same) (all 8 columns)
1893 - 07	(same) (all 8 columns)
1893 - 08	(same) (all 8 columns)
1893 - 09	(same) (all 8 columns)
1893 - 10	(same) (all 8 columns)
In "Freight Equipment in old series" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
1893 - 11	Not listed - possibly moved to new number series?

ORER Notes

‡ (1892-07 to 1893-03)

Applies to 111

Vacant numbers

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

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