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Boston & Maine RR Early (1885-1893) 304 "Random Numbered" Flat Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

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.)
304 397-408 429 431-433 435-436 438-439 441-445 447-456
1885 - 06 Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y
1885 - 07 (same) (all 8 columns)
1885 - 08 (same) (all 8 columns)
1885 - 09 (same) (all 8 columns)
1885 - 10 (same) (all 8 columns)
1885 - 11 (same) (all 8 columns)
1885 - 12 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 01 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 02 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 03 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 04 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 05 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 06 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 07 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 08 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 09 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 10 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 11 (same) (all 8 columns)
1886 - 12 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 01 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 02 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 03 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 04 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 05 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 06 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 07 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 08 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 09 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 10 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 11 (same) (all 8 columns)
1887 - 12 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 01 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 02 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 03 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 04 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 05 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 06 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 07 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 08 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 09 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 10 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 11 (same) (all 8 columns)
1888 - 12 (same) (all 8 columns)
1889 - 01 (same) (all 8 columns)
1889 - 02 (same) (all 8 columns)
1889 - 03 (same) (all 8 columns)
1889 - 04 (same) (all 8 columns)
1889 - 05 (same) (all 8 columns)
1889 - 06 (same) (all 8 columns)

Car Nos. 304 397-408 431-433 435-436 438-439 441-456
1889 - 07 1 12 3 2 2 15
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 1 12 429 431-436(6)2 441-448(8)450-456(7)
1890 - 05 1 12 1 6 2 441-445(5)447-448(2)7
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 1 12 1 6 2 5 2 450-455(6)
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 ""
Car Nos. 304 397-408 429 432-433 435-436 438-439 441-446
1892 - 07 1 12 1 2 2 2 7
1892 - 08 1 12 1 2 2 1 441-456(12)
1892 - 09 (same) (all 7 columns)
1892 - 10 (same) (all 7 columns)
1892 - 11 (same) (all 7 columns)
1892 - 12 (same) (all 7 columns)
1893 - 01 (same) (all 7 columns)
1893 - 02 (same) (all 7 columns)
1893 - 03 (same) (all 7 columns)
1893 - 04 (same) (all 7 columns)
1893 - 05 12 1 2 2 1 12
1893 - 06 (same) (all 7 columns)
1893 - 07 (same) (all 7 columns)
1893 - 08 (same) (all 7 columns)
1893 - 09 (same) (all 7 columns)
1893 - 10 (same) (all 7 columns)
In "Freight Equipment in old series" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
1893 - 11 399-408(2) 432-456(6)
1893 - 12 (same) (all 4 columns)
1894 - 01 2
1894 - 02 2 436-667(5)
1894 - 03 408(1) 6
1894 - 04 (same) (all 4 columns)
1894 - 05 436-1334(9)
1894 - 06 Not listed - see note - possibly moved to new number series?

ORER Notes

[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.

Discussion, General Notes

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References or other data

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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

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