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Boston & Maine 3421 Series Covered Hopper Cars

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 (and ICC earlier) has recordations the same as BM 3401 car series

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data

Description			10/1988	7/1989
AAR Mechanical Designation			LO	LO
Inside Dimensions	Length		49'-9"
	Width		10'-7"
	Height
Outside Dimensions	Length		53'-1"	53'-1"
	Width	At Eaves or top of sides or platform	8'-4"	8'-4"
		Extreme Width	10'-8"	10'-8"
	Height from Rail	To Extreme Width	8'-3"	8'-3"
		To Eaves or top of sides or platform	14'-8"	14'-8"
		To Top of Running Board
		To Extreme Height	15'-1"	15'-1"
Door - Side opening	Width
	Height
Capacity	Cu Ft. Level Full		4500	4500
	Pounds		200000	200000

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1988 - 10	3421-3450	9	Covered Hopper
1989 - 01	"	15	"
1989 - 04	"	16	"
1989 - 07	"	17	"
1989 - 10	(same)
1990 - 01	(same)
1990 - 04	"	16	"
1990 - 07	(same)
1990 - 10	(same)
1991 - 01	(same)
1991 - 04	(same)
1991 - 07	(same)
1991 - 10	(same)
1992 - 01	(same)
1992 - 04	(same)
1992 - 07	(same)
1992 - 10	(same)
1993 - 01	(same)
1993 - 04	(same)
1993 - 07	(same)
1993 - 10	(same)
1994 - 01	(same)
1994 - 04	(same)
1994 - 07	(same)
1994 - 10	(same)
1995 - 01	(same)
1995 - 04	(same)
1995 - 07	(same)
1995 - 10	(same)
1996 - 01	(same)
1996 - 04	(same)
1996 - 07	"	23	"
1996 - 10	(same)
3 classes (3401-3419; 3420; 3421-3450) combined See 3401-3449
…
2000 - 4	Combined series not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

STB Recordation Data

The STB (and ICC earlier) has recordations for this car series are in the BM 3401 car series STB data

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
23-Jan-2020	KG Akerboom	Fixed "not listed" date from "combined" series
25-Oct-2022	KG Akerboom	Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
22-Jan-2025	KG Akerboom	Added STB recordations