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Index

• Builder's Photo
• Classification Card(s) for series
• Specifications
• ORER data
• ORER Notes
• Discussion, General Notes
• ICC Valuation Data
• Car Disposition 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	28-30'
Width
Height
Capacity	40000

ORER Size Data 1910-

Description			6/1910	2/1914	3/1914	11/1914
M.C.B. Designation						GC
Inside Dimensions	Length			26'-11½"	26'-11½"	26'-11½"
	Width			8'-6½"	8'-6½"	8'-6½"
	Height			6'	6'	6'
Outside Dimensions	Length		28-30'
	Width	At Eaves or top of sides or platform	8'-4" to 8'-9"
		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				1381	1381
	Pounds		40000	40000	40000	40000

Per the data listed in "Descriptive Inventory of Cars Belonging to the Fitchburg Railroad June 30, 1900"
The following FRR cars were renumbered into this B&M Series starting in 1900 (Renumbering of all FRR cars was complete as of 8-1905)
Approx 8 cars renumbered to this series from Fitchburg RR 6001 series Flat(!) cars
Approx 2 cars renumbered to this series from Fitchburg RR 6801 series Flat(!) cars

I don't know where the rest of the cars in this series came from (Existing or new B&M cars)

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1900 - 10	5974-6073	…	Coke, 40000 lbs capacity
1900 - 11	"	2	Coke, 28-30' 40000 lbs capacity
1900 - 12	"	11	"
1901 - 01	"	34	"
1901 - 02	"	55	"
1901 - 03	"	62	"
1901 - 04	"	66	"
1901 - 05	(same)
1901 - 06	(same)
1901 - 07	(same)
1901 - 08	(same)
1901 - 09	(same)
1901 - 10	(same)
1901 - 11	(same)
1901 - 12	(same)
1902 - 01	(same)
1902 - 02	(same)
1902 - 03	(same)
1902 - 04	(same)
1902 - 05	(same)
1902 - 06	(same)
1902 - 07	(same)
1902 - 08	(same)
1902 - 09	(same)
1902 - 10	(same)
1902 - 11	(same)
1902 - 12	(same)
1903 - 01	(same)
1903 - 02	(same)
1903 - 03	(same)
1903 - 04	5900-6073	66	Coke
1903 - 05	(same)
1903 - 06	(same)
1903 - 07	(same)
1903 - 08	(same)
1903 - 09	(same)
1903 - 10	(same)
1903 - 11	(same)
1903 - 12	(same)
1904 - 01	(same)
1904 - 02	(same)
1904 - 03	(same)
1904 - 04	(same)
1904 - 05	(same)
1904 - 06	(same)
1904 - 07	(same)
1904 - 08	(same)
1904 - 09	(same)
1904 - 10	(same)
1904 - 11	(same)
1904 - 12	(same)
1905 - 01	(same)
1905 - 02	(same)
1905 - 03	(same)
1905 - 01	(same)
1905 - 04	(same)
1905 - 05	(same)
1905 - 06	(same)
1905 - 07	(same)
1905 - 08	(same)
1905 - 09	5950-6073	"	"
1905 - 10	(same)
1905 - 11	(same)
1905 - 12	(same)
1906 - 01	(same)
1906 - 02	(same)
1906 - 03	(same)
1906 - 04	(same)
1906 - 05	(same)
1906 - 06	(same)
1906 - 07	(same)
1906 - 08	(same)
1906 - 09	(same)
1906 - 10	(same)
1906 - 11	(same)
1906 - 12	(same)
1907 - 01	(same)
1907 - 02	(same)
1907 - 03	"	65	"
1907 - 04	"	64	"
1907 - 05	(same)
1907 - 06	(same)
1907 - 07	(same)
1907 - 08	(same)
1907 - 09	(same)
1907 - 10	(same)
1907 - 11	6000-6073	"	"
1907 - 12	(same)
1908 - 01	(same)
1908 - 02	(same)
1908 - 03	(same)
1908 - 04	(same)
1908 - 05	"	65	"
1908 - 06	(same)
1908 - 07	(same)
1908 - 08	(same)
1908 - 09	(same)
1908 - 10	(same)
1908 - 11	(same)
1908 - 12	(same)
1909 - 01	"	64	"
1909 - 02	(same)
1909 - 03	(same)
1909 - 04	(same)
1909 - 05	(same)
1909 - 06	(same)
1909 - 07	(same)
1909 - 08	(same)
1909 - 09	(same)
1909 - 10	(same)
1909 - 11	(same)
1909 - 12	(same)
1910 - 01	(same)
1910 - 02	(same)
1910 - 03	(same)
1910 - 04	(same)
1910 - 05	(same)
1910 - 06	(same)
1910 - 07	(same)
1910 - 08	(same)
1910 - 09	(same)
1910 - 10	(same)
1910 - 11	(same)
1910 - 12	(same)
1911 - 01	(same)
1911 - 02	(same)
1911 - 03	(same)
1911 - 04	(same)
1911 - 05	(same)
1911 - 06	(same)
1911 - 07	(same)
1911 - 08	(same)
1911 - 09	(same)
1911 - 10	"	63	"
1911 - 11	(same)
1911 - 12	(same)
1912 - 01	(same)
1912 - 02	(same)
1912 - 03	(same)
1912 - 04	(same)
1912 - 05	(same)
1912 - 06	(same)
1912 - 07	(same)
1912 - 08	(same)
1912 - 09	(same)
1912 - 10	(same)
1912 - 11	"	62	"
1912 - 12	(same)
1913 - 01	(same)
1913 - 02	"	63	"
1913 - 03	(same)
1913 - 04	"	62	"
1913 - 05	(same)
1913 - 06	(same)
1913 - 07	(same)
1913 - 08	(same)
1913 - 09	(same)
1913 - 10	(same)
1913 - 11	(same)
1913 - 12	(same)
1914 - 01	"	61	"
1914 - 02	"	60	"
1914 - 03	(same)
1914 - 04	(same)
1914 - 05	(same)
1914 - 06	(same)
1914 - 07	(same)
1914 - 08	(same)
1914 - 09	"	59	"
1914 - 10	"	60	"
1914 - 11	(same)
1914 - 12	(same)
1915 - 01	(same)
1915 - 02	(same)
1915 - 03	(same)
1915 - 04	(same)
1915 - 05	(same)
1915 - 06	(same)
1915 - 07	(same)
1915 - 08	(same)
1915 - 09	(same)
1915 - 10	(same)
1915 - 11	"	59	"
1915 - 12	(same)
1916 - 01	(same)
1916 - 02	"	56	"
1916 - 03	(same)
1916 - 04	(same)
1916 - 05	(same)
1916 - 06	(same)
1916 - 07	(same)
1916 - 08	"	55	"
1916 - 09	(same)
1916 - 10	(same)
1916 - 11	"	54	"
1916 - 12	"	"	" (Add note 4)
1917 - 01	"	53	" (including note 4)
1917 - 02	(same) (including note 4)
1917 - 03	"	52	" (including note 4)
1917 - 04	"	51	" (including note 4)
1917 - 05	"	50	" (including note 4)
1917 - 06	"	49	" (including note 4)
1917 - 07	"	47	" (including note 4)
1917 - 08	"	45	" (including note 4)
1917 - 09	(same) (including note 4)
1917 - 10	(same) (including note 4)
1917 - 11	"	45	" (including note 4)
1917 - 12	"	43	" (including note 4)
1918 - 01	(same) (including note 4)
1918 - 02	(same) (including note 4)
1918 - 03	(same) (including note 4)
1918 - 04	(same) (including note 4)
1918 - 05	(same) (including note 4)
1918 - 06	(same) (including note 4)
1918 - 07	(same) (including note 4)
1918 - 08	"	40	" (including note 4)
1918 - 09	"	36	" (including note 4)
1918 - 10	(same) (including note 4)
1918 - 11	(same) (including note 4)
1918 - 12	"	34	" (including note 4)
1919 - 01	6000-6072	"	" (including note 4)
1919 - 02	(same) (including note 4)
1919 - 03	(same) (including note 4)
1919 - 04	(same) (including note 4)
1919 - 05	(same) (including note 4)
1919 - 06	(same) (including note 4)
1919 - 07	(same) (including note 4)
1919 - 08	(same) (including note 4)
1919 - 09	(same) (including note 4)
1919 - 10	(same) (including note 4)
1919 - 11	(same) (including note 4)
1919 - 12	(same) (including note 4)
1920 - 01	(same) (including note 4)
1920 - 02	(same) (including note 4)
1920 - 03	(same) (including note 4)
1920 - 04	"	33	" (including note 4)
1920 - 05	(same) (including note 4)
1920 - 06	"	32	" (including note 4)
1920 - 07	(same) (including note 4)
1920 - 08	(same) (including note 4)
1920 - 09	"	31	" (including note 4)
1920 - 10	(same) (including note 4)
1920 - 11	(same) (including note 4)
1920 - 12	(same) (including note 4)
1921 - 01	(same) (including note 4)
1921 - 02	(same) (including note 4)
1921 - 03	6000-6068	26	" (including note 4)
1921 - 04	"	24	" (including note 4)
1921 - 05	"	17	" (including note 4)
1921 - 06	"	16	" (including note 4)
1921 - 07	(same) (including note 4)
1921 - 08	(same) (including note 4)
1921 - 09	(same) (including note 4)
1921 - 10	(same) (including note 4)
1921 - 11	(same) (including note 4)
1921 - 12	(same) (including note 4)
1922 - 01	"	15	" (including note 4)
1922 - 02	"	7	" (including note 4)
1922 - 03	Not listed

ORER Notes

• This series Has "*" indicating "Air Brakes" (1902-04 thru 1909-06)

Note 4 (12/1916 - 10/1919)

[cars not in this series omitted]

Numbers ...[see list below]... capacity raised to 60000 lbs

NOTE: Dates are based on ORER data I have (see list above for those dates)

Car No.	First Listed	Last Listed
6024	2/1917	3/1921
6035	7/1917	2/1922
6036	12/1916	1/1922
6037	2/1917	8/1918
6043	2/1917	1/1922

Discussion, General Notes

• Note the car numbers in this series overlap 5000-6073
• 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 #	18 - L
  B&M Diagram #	34
  Diagram Date	1907
  Color on Diagram	Brown
  Notes on Diagram
  Datum	1900 Index	1907 Index
  Class of car	Coke Car	Coke Car
  Length	28'	28'
  Capacity	40,000	40,000
  Car Numbers	5600-6073	6000-6073
  Page [original]	33	34

Car Disposition Data

Car Disposition Records

Source(s)
Box	Folder	Folder name	Link Title	Approx. Start date	Approx. End date
1	3	Freight Car List Old	6006-7676 Coal (gondola)	1918?	1918-1921?

Data
Car Number	Date Built	Disposition Date	Disposition	New Car #
6006	1884-01	1918-06	to	7683
6008	1876-05	1918-07	to	7682
6016	No rec.	1918-07	to	7688
6037	1887	1918-06	to	7686
6038	No rec.	1918-06	to	21448
6053	1882-03	1918-06	to	21456
6073	1891-09	1918-06	to	21445

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
B&M	6000	BM-19	118	Coke	1884 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6001	BM-19	138	Coke	1888 & prior	Conn. R.	40	wood	wood
B&M	6002	BM-19	169	Coke	pre-1899	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6003	BM-19	130	Coke	1887 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6004	BM-19	154	Coke	1891	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6005	BM-19	115	Coke	pre-1880	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6006	BM-19	119	Coke	1884 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6007	BM-19	165	Coke	pre-1895	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6008	BM-19	111	Coke	pre-1876	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6009	BM-19	143	Coke	pre-1889	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6010	BM-19	148	Coke	1890 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6011	BM-19	144	Coke	pre-1889	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6013	BM-19	160	Coke	pre-1892	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6014	BM-19	155	Coke	1891	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6015	BM-19	125	Coke	pre-1886	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6016	BM-19	126	Coke	pre-1886	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6017	BM-19	139	Coke	1888 & prior	Conn. R.	40	wood	wood
B&M	6018	BM-19	140	Coke	1888 & prior	Conn. R.	40	wood	wood
B&M	6019	BM-19	131	Coke	1887 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6020	BM-19	166	Coke	pre-1895	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6021	BM-19	132	Coke	1887 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6022	BM-19	161	Coke	pre-1892	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6023	BM-19	120	Coke	1884 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6024	BM-19	162	Coke	pre-1892	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6026	BM-19	149	Coke	1890 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6027	BM-19	167	Coke	pre-1895	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6028	BM-19	156	Coke	1891	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6029	BM-19	164	Coke	pre-1893	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6030	BM-19	121	Coke	1884 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6034	BM-19	150	Coke	1890 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6035	BM-19	112	Coke	1878 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6036	BM-19	141	Coke	1888 & prior	Conn. R.	40	wood	wood
B&M	6037	BM-19	133	Coke	1887 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6038	BM-19	127	Coke	pre-1886	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6039-6041	BM-19	134	Coke	1887 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6042	BM-19	157	Coke	1891	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6043	BM-19	151	Coke	1890 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6044	BM-19	152	Coke	1890 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6047	BM-19	124	Coke	1885	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6048	BM-19	145	Coke	pre-1889	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6049	BM-19	146	Coke	pre-1889	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6050	BM-19	135	Coke	1887 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6051	BM-19	147	Coke	pre-1889	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6052	BM-19	158	Coke	1891	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6053	BM-19	116	Coke	1882 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6055	BM-19	142	Coke	1888 & prior	Conn. R.	40	wood	wood
B&M	6056	BM-19	168	Coke	pre-1895	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6058	BM-19	128	Coke	pre-1886	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6060	BM-19	153	Coke	pre-1890	[N/A]	60	wood	wood
B&M	6061	BM-19	163	Coke	pre-1892	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6062	BM-19	129	Coke	pre-1886	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6063	BM-19	113	Coke	1878 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6064	BM-19	114	Coke	1878 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6066	BM-19	136	Coke	1887 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6067	BM-19	122	Coke	1884 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6068	BM-19	117	Coke	1882 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6071	BM-19	123	Coke	1884 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6072	BM-19	137	Coke	1887 & prior	[N/A]	40	wood	wood
B&M	6073	BM-19	159	Coke	1891	[N/A]	40	wood	wood

Paint Schemes

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page	Car #	Photo Date yr-mo-day		Visible?				Markings				Paint Scheme	Herald	Notes
B&MRRHS "Flickr" page Above is direct link. Title="B&M No. 1378 (2-6-0) Class B15, at Boston MA 11/10/1912" (Photo 2270 GAT093)
	6029	1912-11-10		p	A			S1&	R	R	N		none	? trucks. Appears to be 2nd similar car to the right.

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page

Date	Who	Description
27-Jul-2019	KG Akerboom	Initial release
29-Mar-2020	KG Akerboom	Fixed minor HTMLisms
04-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Re-did references/photos section
05-May-2020	KG Akerboom	Moved ORER notes into separate section
10-May-2020	KG Akerboom	Reformatted "60,000 lb capacity" table
14-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
06-Sep-2021	KG Akerboom	Added car disposition record data
22-Jan-2022	KG Akerboom	Added ICC Valuation data
10-Oct-2022	KG Akerboom	Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
26-May-2023	KG Akerboom	Back-filled 1900 data
21-Jun-2023	KG Akerboom	Added photo of 6029
28-Jul-2025	KG Akerboom	Added back-link to FRR car series
29-Jul-2025	KG Akerboom	Fix typos in lease data