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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
Build Date	1966 FJC #3 has build date 1965
Car Numbers	(D&H) 101-240
Description	100 ton
Cubic Cap'y	1844 Cu. Ft. FJC #3 has 1947 Cu. Ft.

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data

Description			4/1989
AAR Mechanical Designation			HM
Inside Dimensions	Length
	Width
	Height
Outside Dimensions	Length		34'-7"
	Width	At Eaves or top of sides or platform	10'-7"
		Extreme Width	10'-7"
	Height from Rail	To Extreme Width	12'
		To Eaves or top of sides or platform	12'
		To Top of Running Board
		To Extreme Height	12'
Door - Side opening	Width
	Height
Capacity	Cu Ft. Level Full		1800
	Pounds		200000

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1989 - 04	300	1	Hopper, Steel
1989 - 07	243	1	"
	300	1
1989 - 10	(same) (both rows)
1990 - 01	(same) (both rows)
1990 - 04	(same) (both rows)
1990 - 07	(same) (both rows)
1990 - 10	(same) (both rows)
1991 - 01	(same) (both rows)
1991 - 04	(same) (both rows)
1991 - 07	(same) (both rows)
1991 - 10	300	1	"
1992 - 01	(same)
1992 - 04	(same)
1992 - 07	(same)
1992 - 10	(same)
1993 - 01	Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

• Speculation: Possibly ex-1259-1300 series car? (dimensions match)
  or ex-D&H car?

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]

  • 282 Open Hoppers bearing the following D&H numbers (all numbers are inclusive):
    241-243
    245-248
    251-257
    259-269
    271-281
    284
    286
    288-289
    293-295
    297-308
    310
    312-320
    322
    325-335
    337-344
    346-351
    353-357
    359
    361-362
    364-365
    1001-1005
    1007-1008
    1010-1011
    1013-1023
    1025-1049
    1051-1052
    1054
    1056-1064
    1066-1075
    1077-1078
    1080-1085
    1087-1089
    1091-1101
    1103-1124
    1126-1143
    1145-1147
    1149-1175
    1177-1192
    1194-1195
    1197-1200

• 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]

  • 241-365: Listed as being built by Bethlehem Steel in 1966 (100 ton 1844 cu. ft. open hoppers)
    This list adds 237 and 240

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

  • 26 1844 cu. ft. hoppers:
    269
    308
    326
    342
    355
    1252
    1255
    1259
    1267
    1278-1279
    1300-1301
    1312
    1316
    1318
    1325
    1328
    1338-1239
    1341
    1354
    1359
    1333
    1350
    1364

  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
• 19336 31-Mar-1995 - equipment sale and (new) lien

  Equipment list (at least freight cars) same as in 15112-B above

• 19337 31-Mar-1995 - same as 19336 above(?) (at least no change in equipment list)
• 19749 05-Dec-1995 - Equipment lien

  Equipment list (at least freight cars) same as in 15112-B above

• 19749A 18-Mar-1996 - release from Lien

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
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
25-Oct-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