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Specifications From Classification Cards

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ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1903-1910
Dimensions 4/1903
Length 34'
Width
Height
Capacity 60000

ORER Size Data - 1910-1915
Description 6/1910 2/1914 3/1914 11/1914
M.C.B. Designation GB
Inside
Dimensions
Length 32' 32'-4" 32'-4"
Width 8'-10" 8'-10"
Height 1'-10" 1'-10"
Outside
Dimensions
Length 34' 34' 34' 34'
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 8' to 8'-9" 8' to 8'-9" 9'-1" 9'-1"
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 524 524
Pounds 60000 60000 60000 60000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car
Numbers
# of
Cars
Description
Starts with 3 individual series
1900 - 09 9550-9600 Sideboard Coal, 34'
9601-9700
9701-9900
That were immediately combined into 1
1900 - 10 9550-9900 Sideboard Coal, 34', 60000 lbs capacity
1900 - 11 9550-9899 350 "
1900 - 12 (same)
1901 - 01 (same)
1901 - 02 (same)
1901 - 03 (same)
1901 - 04 (same)
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 " 349 "
1902 - 02 (same)
1902 - 03 " 348 "
1902 - 04 (same)
1902 - 05 (same)
1902 - 06 (same)
1902 - 07 (same)
1902 - 08 " 349 "
1902 - 09 " 348 "
1902 - 10 (same)
1902 - 11 " 349 "
1902 - 12 (same)
1903 - 01 " 347 "
1903 - 02 (same)
1903 - 03 " 345 "
1903 - 04 " " Coal, Drop Sideboard
1903 - 05 " 344 "
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 " 343 "
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 " 342 "
1903 - 12 " 341 "
1904 - 01 (same)
1904 - 02 (same)
1904 - 03 (same)
1904 - 04 (same)
1904 - 05 " 338 "
1904 - 06 (same)
1904 - 07 (same)
1904 - 08 (same)
1904 - 09 " 339 "
1904 - 10 (same)
1904 - 11 (same)
1904 - 12 (same)
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 02 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 05 (same)
1905 - 06 " 338 "
1905 - 07 " 337 "
1905 - 08 (same)
1905 - 09 " 336 "
1905 - 10 (same)
1905 - 11 (same)
1905 - 12 " 335 "
1906 - 01 (same)
1906 - 02 " 334 "
1906 - 03 (same)
1906 - 04 (same)
1906 - 05 " 333 "
1906 - 06 (same)
1906 - 07 (same)
1906 - 08 " 333 "
1906 - 09 " 332 "
1906 - 10 (same)
1906 - 11 (same)
1906 - 12 " 331 "
1907 - 01 (same)
1907 - 02 " 328 "
1907 - 03 " 331 "
1907 - 04 " 330 "
1907 - 05 (same)
1907 - 06 (same)
1907 - 07 (same)
1907 - 08 " 329 "
1907 - 09 " 328 "
1907 - 10 (same)
1907 - 11 " 325 "
1907 - 12 " 324 "
1908 - 01 (same)
1908 - 02 (same)
1908 - 03 " 323 "
1908 - 04 (same)
1908 - 05 " 321 "
1908 - 06 (same)
1908 - 07 " 320 "
1908 - 08 (same)
1908 - 09 (same)
1908 - 10 " 319 "
1908 - 11 " 318 "
1908 - 12 " 319 "
1909 - 01 (same)
1909 - 02 " 317 "
1909 - 03 " 315 "
1909 - 04 (same)
1909 - 05 (same)
1909 - 06 (same)
1909 - 07 " 314 "
1909 - 08 " 315 "
1909 - 09 " 314 "
1909 - 10 " 313 "
1909 - 11 (same)
1909 - 12 " 311 "
1910 - 01 " 310 "
1910 - 02 (same)
1910 - 03 (same)
1910 - 04 (same)
1910 - 05 (same)
1910 - 06 " (illegible)(30x) "
1910 - 07 " 308 "
1910 - 08 (same)
1910 - 09 (same)
1910 - 10 " 309 "
1910 - 11 (same)
1910 - 12 " 307 "
1911 - 01 (same)
1911 - 02 " 306 "
1911 - 03 (same)
1911 - 04 (same)
1911 - 05 (same)
1911 - 06 (same)
1911 - 07 (same)
1911 - 08 " 305 "
1911 - 09 " 304 "
1911 - 10 (same)
1911 - 11 (same)
1911 - 12 " 303 "
1912 - 01 " 303 "
1912 - 02 " 302 "
1912 - 03 (same)
1912 - 04 " 301 "
1912 - 05 (same)
1912 - 06 " 300 "
1912 - 07 (same)
1912 - 08 " 299 "
1912 - 09 " (illegible) "
1912 - 10 " 295 "
1912 - 11 " 296 "
1912 - 12 " 294 "
1913 - 01 " (illegible) "
1913 - 02 " 291 "
1913 - 03 " 290 "
1913 - 04 " 286 "
1913 - 05 " 283 "
1913 - 06 " 280 "
1913 - 07 " 265 "
1913 - 08 " 261 "
1913 - 09 " 288 "
1913 - 10 " 250 "
1913 - 11 " 243 "
1913 - 12 " 239 "
1914 - 01 " 235 "
1914 - 02 " 227 "
1914 - 03 " 224 "
1914 - 04 " 223 "
1914 - 05 " 222 "
1914 - 06 " 206 "
1914 - 07 " 138 "
1914 - 08 " 89 "
1914 - 09 " 68 "
1914 - 10 " 70 "
1914 - 11 (same)
1914 - 12 " 69 "
1915 - 01 " 62 "
1915 - 02 " 59 "
1915 - 03 (same)
1915 - 04 (same)
1915 - 05 " 52 "
1915 - 06 " 46 "
1915 - 07 (same)
1915 - 08 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

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
Fitch 9550 F-9 139 gon - dump sides & bottom 1892-1898 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9555 F-9 140 gon - dump sides & bottom 1892-1898 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9558 F-9 141 gon - dump sides & bottom 1892-1898 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9560 F-9 151 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9570 F-9 152 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9572 F-9 153 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9575 F-9 142 gon - dump sides & bottom 1892-1898 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9577-9578 F-9 175 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9581 F-9 194 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9589 F-9 176 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9590 F-9 154 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9595 F-9 195 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9596 F-9 155 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9600 F-9 177 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9620 F-9 178 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9625-9628 F-9 179 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9633 F-9 180 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9636-9637 F-9 156 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9638 F-9 196 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9639 F-9 157 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9647 F-9 197 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9652 F-9 143 gon - dump sides & bottom 1892-1898 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9664 F-9 181 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9666 F-9 182 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9668 F-9 158 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9669 F-9 198 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9671 F-9 199 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9682 F-9 144 gon - dump sides & bottom 1892-1898 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9685 F-9 200 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9691 F-9 201 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9698 F-9 145 gon - dump sides & bottom 1892-1898 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9699 F-9 183 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9706 F-9 184 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9709-9710 F-9 202 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9713 F-9 185 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9716-9717 F-9 159 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9722 F-9 146 gon - dump sides & bottom 1892-1898 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9732 F-9 186 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9740 F-9 203 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9742 F-9 187 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9743 F-9 204 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9744 F-9 160 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9750-9751 F-9 205 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9754 F-9 188 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9755 F-9 206 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9757 F-9 207 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9758 F-9 161 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9763 F-9 162 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9766 F-9 163 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9769 F-9 189 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9771 F-9 190 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9778 F-9 147 gon - dump sides & bottom 1892-1898 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9779 F-9 208 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9782 F-9 209 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9784 F-9 191 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9792 F-9 210 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9794 F-9 164 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9798 F-9 192 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9805-9806 F-9 211 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9811 F-9 165 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9817 F-9 166 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9822 F-9 167 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9826 F-9 148 gon - dump sides & bottom 1892-1898 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9832 F-9 168 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9833-9834 F-9 193 gon - dump sides & bottom 1895 J&W 60 wood wood
Fitch 9835 F-9 169 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9845 F-9 170 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9851 F-9 171 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9862 F-9 172 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9865-9866 F-9 212 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9868 F-9 213 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9871-9873 F-9 214 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9877-9879 F-9 215 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9885 F-9 216 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9887 F-9 173 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 9889 F-9 217 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Laconia 60 wood wood
Fitch 9896 F-9 174 gon - dump sides & bottom 1900 Fitchburg 60 wood wood

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Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
25-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
05-May-2020 KG Akerboom Moved ORER notes into separate section
14-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 4 more ORERs (1911,1919,1921,1931)
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)
12-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added E. Neubauer Laconia build data
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
22-Jan-2022 KG Akerboom Added ICC Valuation data
17-Oct-2022 KG Akerboom Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
28-May-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled 1900 data
22-Jul-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled missing 1905 data

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