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Boston & Maine 12056 Series Reefer Cars

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B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

?

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data
Description 01/1922 5/1923 5/1925 4/1927 10/1930 11/1930
M.C.B. / AAR Mechanical Designation RM … … XM XM XM
Inside
Dimensions 		Length 29'-3½"(1) 35'-9" 35'-9" 35'-9" 35'-9" 35'-9"
Width 8'-3" 8'-3" 8'-3" 8'-3" 8'-3" 8'-3"
Height 8' 7'-8" 7'-8" 7'-8" 7'-8" 7'-8"
Outside
Dimensions 		Length 37' 36'-9" 36'-9" 36'-9" 36'-9" 36'-9"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 9'-3" 9'-4" 9'-4" 9'-4" 9'-4" 9'-4"
Extreme Width
Height
from
Rail 		To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 12'-7⅞" 12'-6¼" 12'-6¼" 12'-6¼" 12'-6" 12'-7"
To Top of Running Board 13'-3⅛" 13'-2" 13'-2" 13'-2" 13'-2" 13'-2"
To Extreme Height 13'-9¾" 14' 14' 14' 14' 14'
Door - Side
opening 		Width 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4'
Height 6' 6' 6' 6' 6' 6'
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 1933 (2) 2440 2440 2440 2440 2440
Pounds 60000 44000 40000 40000 40000 40000

(1) 1922-12 - 1923-04: Between Ice Tanks - Bulkheads in Place (no value listed for "Bulkheads collapsed")

(2) 1922-12 - 1923-04: Between Ice Boxes - Bulkhead in Place"
For "Clear capacity (Bulkheads Collapsed)" - no value listed.

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) 		Car
Numbers 		# of
Cars 		Description
In "Freight Equipment" table of Boston & Maine RR listing
1922 - 01 12056-12059 4 Box, Refrigerator
1922 - 02 (same)
1922 - 03 (same)
1922 - 04 (same)
1922 - 05 (same)
1922 - 06 (same)
1922 - 07 (same)
1922 - 08 (same)
1922 - 09 (same)
1922 - 10 (same)
1922 - 11 (same)
Moved to "Refrigerator Cars" table
1922 - 12 (same)
1923 - 01 (same)
1923 - 02 (same)
1923 - 03 (same)
1923 - 04 (same)
Moved back to main "Freight Cars" table
1923 - 05 " " Box
1923 - 06 (same)
1923 - 07 (same)
1923 - 08 (same)
1923 - 09 (same)
1923 - 10 (same)
1923 - 11 (same)
1923 - 12 (same)
1924 - 01 (same)
1924 - 02 (same)
1924 - 03 (same)
1924 - 04 (same)
1924 - 05 (same)
1924 - 06 (same)
1924 - 07 (same)
1924 - 08 (same)
1924 - 09 (same)
1924 - 10 (same)
1924 - 11 (same)
1924 - 12 (same)
1925 - 01 (same)
1925 - 02 (same)
1925 - 03 (same)
1925 - 04 (same)
1925 - 05 (same)
1925 - 06 (same)
1925 - 07 (same)
1925 - 08 (same)
1925 - 09 (same)
1925 - 10 (same)
1925 - 11 (same)
1925 - 12 (same)
1926 - 01 (same)
1926 - 02 (same)
1926 - 03 (same)
1926 - 04 (same)
1926 - 05 (same)
1926 - 06 (same)
1926 - 07 (same)
1926 - 08 (same)
1926 - 09 (same)
1926 - 10 (same)
1926 - 11 (same)
1926 - 12 (same)
1927 - 01 (same)
1927 - 02 (same)
1927 - 03 (same)
1927 - 04 (same)
1927 - 05 (same)
1927 - 06 (same)
12067 merged into this series
1927 - 07 12056-12067 5 Box
1927 - 08 (same)
1927 - 09 (same)
1927 - 10 (same)
1927 - 11 (same)
1927 - 12 (same)
1928 - 01 (same)
1928 - 02 (same)
1928 - 03 (same)
1928 - 04 (same)
1928 - 05 (same)
1928 - 06 (same)
1928 - 07 (same)
1928 - 08 (same)
1928 - 09 (same)
1928 - 10 (same)
1928 - 11 (same)
1928 - 12 (same)
1929 - 01 (same)
1929 - 02 (same)
1929 - 03 (same)
1929 - 04 (same)
1929 - 05 (same)
1929 - 06 (same)
1929 - 07 (same)
1929 - 08 (same)
1929 - 09 (same)
1929 - 10 (same)
1929 - 11 (same)
1929 - 12 (same)
1930 - 01 (same)
1930 - 02 (same)
1930 - 03 (same)
1930 - 04 (same)
1930 - 05 (same)
1930 - 06 (same)
1930 - 07 (same)
1930 - 08 (same)
1930 - 09 (same)
1930 - 10 (same)
1930 - 11 (same)
1930 - 12 (same)
1931 - 01 (same)
1931 - 02 (same)
1931 - 03 (same)
1931 - 04 (same)
1931 - 05 (same)
1931 - 06 (same)
1931 - 07 (same)
1931 - 08 (same)
1931 - 09 (same)
1931 - 10 (same)
1931 - 11 (same)
1931 - 12 (same)
1932 - 01 (same)
1932 - 02 (same)
1932 - 03 (same)
1932 - 04 (same)
1932 - 05 (same)
1932 - 06 (same)
Switch to Bi-monthly
MTC cars listed separately from B&M cars
1932 - 07 B&M 12059-12067 2 Box
MTC 12056-12058 3 Box, Special
1932 - 09 [No changes noted]
1932 - 11 [No changes noted]
1933 - 01 [No changes noted]
1933 - 03 [No changes noted]
1933 - 05 [No changes noted]
MTC cars merged back into B&M series
1933 - 07 12056-12067 5 Box
1933 - 09 [No changes noted]
1933 - 11 [No changes noted]
1934 - 01 [No changes noted]
1934 - 03 [No changes noted]
1934 - 05 [No changes noted]
1934 - 07 (same)
1934 - 09 [No changes noted]
1934 - 11 [No changes noted]
1935 - 01 "Eliminate" in freight section
Add to "Passenger Equipment" "Milk", series B&M 12003-12098, 57 cars
1935 - 03 [same as 1935-01]
1935 - 05 "Eliminate" in freight section
Add to "Passenger Equipment" "Milk", series B&M 12003-12098, 57 cars
Change to read new numbers 1800-1849, old numbers 12003-12098, 50 cars
1935 - 07 Not listed
[speculation: possibly moved to "Passenger Equipment" table and included
in series 12003-12098 being renumbered into 1800-1849 "Milk" cars?]
See series "Reefer 12068" for more info

ORER Notes

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Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

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Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
21-Mar-2020 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
16-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 4 more ORERs (1911,1919,1921,1931)
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
17-Oct-2021 KG Akerboom Added remaining 7/1928 - 10/1947 ORERs
22-Jan-2022 KG Akerboom Added ICC Valuation data
23-Aug-2022 KG Akerboom Updated per [almost] complete ORER data
04-Jan-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed headers and footers...hopefully

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