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Boston & Maine 12111 Series Covered Hopper Cars

Index

• Builder's Photo
• Classification Card(s) for series
• Specifications
• 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?

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

?

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data

Description			10/1988	7/1989
AAR Mechanical Designation			LO	LO
Inside Dimensions	Length		39'-1"
	Width		10'-1"
	Height
Outside Dimensions	Length		43'-10"	43'-10"
	Width	At Eaves or top of sides or platform	9'-11"	9'-11"
		Extreme Width	10'-8"	10'-8"
	Height from Rail	To Extreme Width	13'-5"	13'-5"
		To Eaves or top of sides or platform	14'-2"	14'-2"
		To Top of Running Board
		To Extreme Height	15'	15'
Door - Side opening	Width
	Height
Capacity	Cu Ft. Level Full		3300	3300
	Pounds		200000	200000

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1988 - 10	12111-12161	6	Covered Hopper
1989 - 01	12111-12161	7	"
	12183	1
1989 - 04	(same) (both rows)
1989 - 07	12109	1	"
	12111-12161	26
	12168-12180	8
	12183	1
	12189-12194	4
1989 - 10	12102	1	"
	12109-12194	41
1990 - 01	12102	1	"
	12109-12194	41
	12199	1
1990 - 04	12102	1	"
	12104-12105	2
	12109-12194	43
	12199	1
1990 - 07	12102	1	"
	12104-12105	2
	12106-12108	2
	12109-12194	45
	12199	1
1990 - 10	(same) (all 5 rows)
1991 - 01	(same) (all 5 rows)
1991 - 04	(same) (all 5 rows)
1991 - 07	(same) (all 5 rows)
1991 - 10	12109-12194	1	"
1992 - 01	(same)
1992 - 04	(same)
1992 - 07	(same)
1992 - 10	12101-12108	4	Covered Hopper [capy "J" lbs]
	12105; 12106-12108	4	Covered Hopper [capy 199000 lbs]
	12109-12194	57	Covered Hopper [capy 199000 lbs]
	12145-12146	2	Covered Hopper [capy 100000 lbs]
	12197-12200	4	Covered Hopper [capy 199000 lbs]
1993 - 01	12101-12108	8	Covered Hopper [capy 199000 lbs]
	12109-12194	57	Covered Hopper [capy 199000 lbs]
	12145-12146	2	Covered Hopper [capy 100000 lbs]
	12197-12200	4	Covered Hopper [capy 199000 lbs]
1993 - 04	Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

• per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39

  Built 1967 Pullman Standard, ex D&H

Paint Schemes

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page	Car #	Photo Date yr-mo-day		Visible?				Markings									Paint Scheme	Herald	Notes
Fallen Flags and Other Railroad Photos (as of 15-Apr-2020) Scroll down to the "B" section, click on the "Boston & Maine (B&M)" link Then scroll down to find the photo. The "Page" column has the "Link" text listed
LO 2155	12155?	1990-07-29	Y	X				B&M	G	G	N	Y	3	N	N	N	D&H gray	D&H	Note "&" of "D&H" not painted over - just the "D" and "H" I *think* mislabelled as "2155". possibly 12156?

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
11-Mar-2021	KG Akerboom	added "Fallen Flags" photo
24-Oct-2022	KG Akerboom	Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed headers and footers...hopefully