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Boston & Maine 14238 Series Gondola Car

Index

• Builder's Photo
• Classification Card(s) for series
• Specifications
• ORER data
• ORER Notes
• Discussion, General Notes
• STB Recordation 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

Per STB data:

Spec	Value
Builder	Bethlehem Steel FJC #3 has "BSC JTN"
Build Date	1967 FJC #3 has same build date
Description	77 ton
Cubic Cap'y	1995 Cu. Ft.
Car Numbers	EL 9850-9999 (FJC #3) To: (D&H) 14101-14249 (FJC #3: 4/1976)

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data

Description			10/1989
AAR Mechanical Designation			GB
Inside Dimensions	Length		52'-6"
	Width		9'-6"
	Height		4'-2"
Outside Dimensions	Length		56'-11"
	Width	At Eaves or top of sides or platform	10'-4"
		Extreme Width	10'-4"
	Height from Rail	To Extreme Width	7'-9"
		To Eaves or top of sides or platform	7'-9"
		To Top of Running Board
		To Extreme Height	7'-9"
Door - Side opening	Width
	Height
Capacity	Cu Ft. Level Full		2000
	Pounds		154000

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1989 - 10	14238	1	Gondola
1990 - 01	(same)
1990 - 04	(same)
1990 - 07	(same)
1990 - 10	(same)
1991 - 01	(same)
1991 - 04	(same)
1991 - 07	(same)
1991 - 10	(same)
1992 - 01	Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

• per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39

  14233[sic] Built 1967, Bethlehem, for EL / ex D&H

STB Recordation Data

The STB (and ICC earlier) has records about car leases. For this car series, the following are available (copied from The STB web site)

• 15016 01-Aug-1986 - Security agreement, including following cars from B&M and D&H

  Indicates the MEC and B&M have clear title to the following equipment
  [locomotives, and cars not in this B&M car series have been omitted for brevity]

  • 180 gondola cars bearing the following D&H numbers (all numbers are inclusive):
    14102-14112
    14114-14122
    14125-14137
    14140-14143
    14145-14147
    14149-14151
    14153-14165
    14167-14189
    14191-14215
    14217-14221
    14223-14244
    14246-14249
    14300-14301
    14304-14310
    14312-14336
    14338-14339
    14341-14349

• 15017 01-Aug-1986 - same as 15016 above?
• 15017A 24-Nov-1986 - termination of security agreement 15017 [not sure what happened to 15016]
• 15112 01-Oct-1986 - Lease agreement - for same list of cars as above with following modifications

  [locomotives, and cars not in this B&M car series have been omitted for brevity]

  • 14102-14349: Listed as being built by Bethlehem Steel in 1967 (77 ton 1995 cu. ft. gondolas)

  Of note to modelers, the following statement (pp 12-13 of PDF):

  Lessee shall, at lessee's expense, affix to each item of equipment a plate, sign, or other form of notice printed in contrasting colors upon each side of each item of equipment in letters not less than 1 inch in height reading as follows:

  Leased and subject to a security interest recorded with the ICC

• 15112-A 04-Dec-1986 - ?more or less same as above?
• 15112-B 10-Oct-1990 - amended and restated lease agreement

  Equipment list reduced to just the following
  [14xxx gondolas not listed]

  Of note to modelers, the following statement (p 15 of PDF):

  each side of each unit of equipment ... the legend:

  Ownership subject to a security agreement filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission

• 15112-C 23-Oct-1990 - lease termination

  Equipment per 15112-B

• 15113 01-Oct-1986 - Lease(?), same cars as 15112

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
05-Jan-2020	KG Akerboom	Initial release
29-Mar-2020	KG Akerboom	Added data from 19 more ORERs
04-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Re-did references/photos section
23-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Updated per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39
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
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
31-Dec-2020	KG Akerboom	Misc. small edits.
29-Sep-2022	KG Akerboom	Verified per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
22-Jan-2025	KG Akerboom	Added STB recordations
01-Feb-2025	KG Akerboom	Fixed typos
04-Feb-2025	KG Akerboom	Fixed STB links
11-Feb-2025	KG Akerboom	Added Freight Car Journal #3 info, fixed typos