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Boston & Maine RR Early (1885-1893) 5000 "Random Numbered" Gravel (4-wheel) Cars

Index

• Builder's Photo
• ORER data
• ORER Notes
• Discussion, General Notes
• Paint Schemes
• References
• Photographs
• Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions
• Modeling
• Revision History of this page

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

ORER data and numbers

In the table below:

• A "Y" indicates the car(s) are listed (but no count supplied)
• A number indicates the count of those cars (if listed)
• A Bold number (or range) indicates the number range changed
• A blank cells mean the car(s) is not listed
• another car type indicates the car type changed in that issue of the ORER, and further info is to be found in that "other" car type page

ORER History

In "Freight Equipment" table of Boston & Maine RR listing Car description is "Gravel, 4-wheel"
ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	5000-5079
1887 - 10	Y
1887 - 11	(same)
1887 - 12	(same)
1888 - 01	(same)
1888 - 02	(same)
1888 - 03	(same)
1888 - 04	(same)
1888 - 05	(same)
1888 - 06	(same)
1888 - 07	(same)
1888 - 08	(same)
1888 - 09	(same)
1888 - 10	(same)
1888 - 11	(same)
1888 - 12	(same)
1889 - 01	(same)
1889 - 02	4980-5079
1889 - 03	(same)
1889 - 04	(same)
1889 - 05	(same)
1889 - 06	(same)

Car description now "Gravel Dumps"
Car Nos.	1932,1937	1938,1942	1950-1951	1958-1959	1966,1968	1969,2005
1889 - 07	2	2	2	2	2	2
1889 - 08	(same) (all 6 columns)
1889 - 09	(same) (all 6 columns)
1889 - 10	(same) (all 6 columns)
1889 - 11	(same) (all 6 columns)
1889 - 12	(same) (all 6 columns)
1890 - 01	(same) (all 6 columns)
1890 - 02	(same) (all 6 columns)
1890 - 03	(same) (all 6 columns)
1890 - 04	(same) (all 6 columns)
1890 - 05	(same) (all 6 columns)
1890 - 06	(same) (all 6 columns)
1890 - 07	(same) (all 6 columns)
1890 - 08	(same) (all 6 columns)
1890 - 09	(same) (all 6 columns)

Car Nos.	1927-1952	1954-1971	1973-1996	1998-2009
1890 - 10	26	18	24	12
1890 - 11	(same) (all 4 columns)
1890 - 12	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 01	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 02	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 03	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 04	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 05	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 06	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 07	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 08	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 09	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 10	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 11	(same) (all 4 columns)
1891 - 12	(same) (all 4 columns)
1892 - 01	(same) (all 4 columns)
1892 - 02	(same) (all 4 columns)
1892 - 03	(same) (all 4 columns)
1892 - 04	(same) (all 4 columns)
1892 - 05	(same) (all 4 columns)
1892 - 06	(same) (all 4 columns)
1892 - 07	Moved to misc 1407 series - see that series

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

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Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page

Date	Who	Description
30-Apr-2023	KG Akerboom	Initial release