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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

[NOT A] Builder's Photo

Steve Mumley photo, 1967. Courtesy Scott J Whitney. Cropped to cars.

B&M Classification Card(s)

I don't know if a B&M diagram exists, but the NYNH&H class diagram is available at:
"The Alphabet Route" web site (click on the "116000 - 116249" link)

Specifications

From photos, also Peter Ness' Web Site
USEX info from Neubauer, Eric.Evans Products Company Freight Car Roster Notes
also (see "Classification Card" section above for link) the NYNH&H class diagram

Spec	Value
Builder	Pullman Standard (Butler, PA plant)
Lot #	5618 Purchased thru US Railway Equipment Co, USEX lot 319
Car Numbers	NYNH&H 116000-116249 B&M 7200-7270
Quantity	250 (NYNH&H) 71 (B&M)
Build Date	1940 (for NH) 1962 (bought by B&M)
AAR class
Lt Weight	42,300 lbs
Cubic Cap'y	2050 Cu. Ft.
Weight Cap'y	120,000 lbs
Sides	9 exterior post "hat" ribs (10 panel) (from photo)
Air Brake	WAB "A-b" brake with 10" x 12" cylinder and Wine brake balancer
Hand Brake	Miner (116000-116124) and Universal (116125-116249) hand brakes
Trucks	AAR std cast steel double truss side frames, cast steel bolster. Springs equipped with snubbers
Journals	5½" x 10"
Wheels	One wear wrot steel
Doors	Wine door frames, hinges, and operating device
Draft Gear	Waugh Equipment Co's Type 403
Coupler	Std AAR type E - 6¼" x 8" shank - swivel butt
Coupler Yoke	Cast Steel
Other	Cars are equipped with Unitcast Corp cast steel body bolster center casting, and cast steel crossbearer at cross ridge

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data

Description			4/1962
AAR Mechanical Designation			HM
Inside Dimensions	Length		33'
	Width		9'-9"
	Height		7'-3"
Outside Dimensions	Length		34'
	Width	At Eaves or top of sides or platform	10'-4"
		Extreme Width	10'-5"
	Height from Rail	To Extreme Width	10'-5"
		To Eaves or top of sides or platform	10'-8"
		To Top of Running Board
		To Extreme Height	10'-9"
Door - Side opening	Width
	Height
Capacity	Cu Ft. Level Full		2050
	Pounds		140000

ORER History

ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1962 - 04	7200-7270	71	Hopper, Steel, Self Clearing
1962 - 07	(same)
1962 - 10	(same)
1963 - 01	"	65	"
1963 - 04	(same)
1963 - 07	(same)
1963 - 10	(same)
1964 - 01	(same)
1964 - 04	(same)
1964 - 07	(same)
1964 - 10	(same)
1965 - 01	(same)
1965 - 04	(same)
1965 - 07	"	62	"
1965 - 10	(same)
1966 - 01	"	48	"
1966 - 04	"	47	"
1966 - 07	"	36	"
1966 - 10	"	26	"
1967 - 01	"	11	"
1967 - 04	7200-7264	7	"
1967 - 07	Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

• per Northern New England Color Guide

  ex Western Maryland 2 bay "channel side" hoppers
  KGA: This is not correct for the 7200-7270 series cars

• per email from Steve Mumley to Scott Whitney (24-Sep-2019)

  OK, did a little digging thru my equipment registers. The cars were ex NH 116000 to 116249 and in 1956 all 249 were on the roster. They were off the roster by 1965 and the B&M shows 65 cars in the 7200 to 7270 series. ... Back to the StJ cars. They carried revenue numbers but were never listed in the equipment register. They used them for ballast on line but I seem to remember they got them for Swanton lime at the time but ended up using MEC hoppers. ... Now we have to find a New Haven guy that might have information on those hoppers. Oh by the way two of the St J hoppers are still sitting in Whitefield NH. Left over from Forbes operation. Last item, my StJ&LC notes show that these cars were ex WM [see below] before going to the NH, so the built date of 1927 sounds right.

  KGA comment: From Peter Ness web site info, it appears these cars were purchased "new" by the NYNH&H RR

Paint Schemes

References or other data

• Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page	Car #	Photo Date yr-mo-day		Visible?				Markings				Paint Scheme	Herald	Notes
(unpublished) Another Steve Mumley photo (Courtesy Scott J Whitney) dated 1976, shows an "intertwined BM" herald coming thru the paint where the "SJL 104" is in the photo above
Bob's Photos (I have not seen this photo, info from Ed Hawkins)
	NH 116200	1957-10-13		X	p
B&M ALCO S5 #864 Funraiser Sorry about the fundraiser link (unless you want to help :-)
	7243		Y	p				BM	G	R	N	black	?	might be a 2nd car (B end) to the left?

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date	Quantity	New Numbers	Description
1966	5	SJL 104-108	Sold to StJ&LC; B&M 7224 was SJL 104

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page

Date	Who	Description
31-Dec-2019	KG Akerboom	Initial release
04-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Re-did references/photos section
22-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Updated per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39
05-May-2020	KG Akerboom	Moved ORER notes into separate section
15-Jul-2020	KG Akerboom	Updated per SJ Whitney/S Mumley emails Also Peter Ness' Web Site info, plus info from Ed Hawkins, NH diagram link, etc.
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
20-Aug-2020	KG Akerboom	Added more Eric Neubauer data
17-Nov-2020	KG Akerboom	Standardized formatting of Classification Card(s) section
13-Mar-2021	KG Akerboom	Added B&MRRHS Facebook photos
30-Oct-2022	KG Akerboom	Verified per [almost] complete ORER data.
04-Jan-2023	KG Akerboom	Fixed headers and footers...hopefully