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Boston & Maine (1896) Eastman Heater 499 Series Leased Cars

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Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

Image from June, 1893 Official Railway Equipment Register, p215
I am assuming there is some (perhaps vague) resemblance of this image to the actual cars, but in lieu of builder's (or other) photos, it is likely as good as I'm going to get.

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

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ORER data and numbers

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car
Numbers
# of
Cars
Description
In "E.F.C.H. Co. - Leased Cars" section
1896 - 06 499 1 Heater and Ref., E.C. Co.
1896 - 07 (same)
1896 - 08 (same)
1896 - 09 (same)
1896 - 10 (same)
1896 - 11 (same)
1896 - 12 " " Ven Heater, E.C. Co.
1897 - 01 (same)
1897 - 02 (same)
1897 - 03 (same)
1897 - 04 (same)
1897 - 05 (same)
1897 - 06 (same)
1897 - 07 (same)
1897 - 08 (same)
1897 - 09 (same)
1897 - 10 (same)
1897 - 11 (same)
1897 - 12 (same)
1898 - 01 (same)
1898 - 02 (same)
1898 - 03 (same)
1898 - 04 (same)
1898 - 05 (same)
1898 - 06 (same)
1898 - 07 (same)
1898 - 08 (same)
1898 - 09 (same)
1898 - 10 (same)
1898 - 11 (same)
1898 - 12 (same)
1899 - 01 (same)
1899 - 02 (same)
1899 - 03 (same)
1899 - 04 (same)
1899 - 05 (same)
1899 - 06 (same)
1899 - 07 (same)
1899 - 08 (same)
1899 - 09 (same)
1899 - 10 (same)
1899 - 11 (same)
1899 - 12 (same)
1900 - 01 (same)
1900 - 02 (same)
1900 - 03 (same)
1900 - 04 (same)
1900 - 05 (same)
1900 - 06 (same)
1900 - 07 (same)
1900 - 08 (same)
1900 - 09 (same)
1900 - 10 (same)
1900 - 11 (same)
1900 - 12 (same)
1901 - 01 (same)
1901 - 02 Not listed

ORER Notes

  • 6/1896, there is a note after the "Leased cars" section:
    ...E.F.C.H.Co. 499 is a regular heater...
  • 7/1896 and later, this note changes to:
    ...E.F.C.H.Co. 499 is a ventilated heater...
  • Discussion, General Notes

    Paint Schemes

    References or other data

    Photographs

    Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

    Models

    Revision History

    File History for THIS page
    Date Who Description
    03-Jan-2020 KG Akerboom Initial release
    04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
    30-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Added link to MEC photos in 50001 series
    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
    05-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added 9/1899 ORER data
    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
    02-Feb-2021 KG Akerboom Added ORER image
    31-Jul-2022 KG Akerboom Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
    04-Jan-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
    24-May-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled 1897 data
    26-May-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled 1900 data

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