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Concord (Canadian Pacific Despatch) 3879 Series Line Cars

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Specifications From Classification Cards

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ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1903-1910
Description 1890-10
Length 33'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds)30000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car
Numbers
# of
Cars
Description
In "Freight Equipment" table of Concord & Montreal RR listing
1890 - 07 3879-3980 C.R.R. C.P. Despatch
1890 - 08 (same)
1890 - 09 (same)
In "Cars in Line Service" table of Concord & Montreal RR listing
1890 - 10 " 18 B&L CP Desp, Box
[possibly also QO&NEAL ? - "ditto" marks are unclear]
1890 - 11 (same)
1890 - 12 (same)
1891 - 01 (same)
1891 - 02 (same)
1891 - 03 (same)
1891 - 04 (same)
1891 - 05 In the "Cars in Line Service" table

B&L, C. P. Despatch (13) Length 33' capacity 30000 pounds - Nos.3879-3882, 3884-3885, 3887, 3890, 3892-3894, 3896, 3898-3899, 3901-3906, 3909, 3911-3913, 3915, 3917, 3919, 3924-3925, 3927-3928, 3931, 3933, 3940-3941, 3943, 3946, 3948-3951, 3955-3958, 3961-3962, 3964, 3966-3967, 3969, 3972-3973, 3976, 3978-3980 (56 cars)
B&M, C. P. Despatch (13), Length 33' capacity 30000 pounds - No - 3930 (1 car)
[other series...]

1891 - 06 (same)
1891 - 07 (same)
1891 - 08 (same)
1891 - 09 (same)
1891 - 10 (same)
1891 - 11 In the "Cars in Line Service" table

The Concord & Montreal RR have withdrawn from the Canadian Pacific Despatch 102 cars marked and numbered as follows:
[other series...]

Can. Pac. Desp, B&L RR, 3479-3480[sic], 3881-3883, 3885, 3887, 3890, 3893-3894, 3896, 3899, 3901-3906, 3912-3913, 3919, 3924-3925, 3933, 3940-3941, 3948-3949, 3955-3957, 3961-3962, 3966-3967, 3972-3973, 3976, 3978 (39 cars)
Can. Pac. Desp, B&M RR - 3930 (1 car)
...
Western roads are respectfully requested to load the cars in question for points in New England, via Canadian Pacific Despatch, as rapidly as possible, and car accountants and agents in New England will please release such cars from loads promptly, and immediately send them empty to the Concord & Montreal RR for the purpose of being re-marked, or load them locaally for stations on the C&M RR
...

1891 - 12 (same)
1892 - 01 (same)
1892 - 02 (same)
1892 - 03 (same)
1892 - 04 (same)
1892 - 05 (same)
1892 - 06 (same)
1892 - 07 In the "Cars in Line Service" table

The following cars which are being renumbered and relettered C&M RR is the balance of the 102 cars withdrawn from the Can. Pac. Desp. Nov 1st, 1891 are now marked and numbered as follows: [only remaining car in this series is:]
[other series...]

Can. Pac. Desp, B&L RR, 3879, 3887, 3890, 3893-3894, 3899, 3903-3904, 3925, 3948-3949, 3973, 3978 (13 cars)
...
Western roads are respectfully requested to load the cars in question for points in New England, via Canadian Pacific Despatch, as rapidly as possible, and car accountants and agents in New England will please release such cars from loads promptly, and immediately send them empty to the Concord & Montreal RR for the purpose of being re-marked, or load them locaally for stations on the C&M RR
...

1892 - 08 (same)
1892 - 09 (same)
1892 - 10 (same)
1892 - 11 (same)
1892 - 12 (same)
1893 - 01 (same)
1893 - 02 (same)
1893 - 03 (same)
1893 - 04 (same)
1893 - 05 (same)
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1893 - 09 (same)
1893 - 10 Not listed

ORER Notes

Note 13 - 1891-05 thru 1891-10

All cars marked "B&L Q.O. & N.E. Air Line", "B&L C.P.Desp.", "C.R.R. C.P.Desp.", and "B&M C.P.Desp." 3930, will be re-lettered "C&M C.P. Despatch" and numbered 43001-43200

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File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
06-Aug-2022 KG Akerboom Initial release
04-Jan-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed headers and footers...hopefully
06-Jun-2023 KG Akerboom Back-filled missing 1892 data

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