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For more info on the classification cards and "webitizing" them, see this web pageFrom 1942 class book.
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From 1952 class book.
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From 1955 class book.
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Spec Value Builder MDT Lot # 41 Spec # 3074A Car Numbers 13100-13299 Quantity 200 Build Date 1923 AAR class RM [later RS] Lt Weight 55,000 [later 57,200] lbs (approx) including max weight of ice in bunkers of 10,642 lbs Description Wood sheathed fishbelly steel underframe Refrigerator car Cubic Cap'y lading: 2,086 Cu. Ft. (before conversion).
Ice: 307 [later 295] cu. ft.Ice Cap'y (1952) Chuck: 10,642 lbs
Crushed: 12,711 lbs.Bunker Dim's 2'-11" x 8'-4" x 6'-1" (each for 2 bunkers) Roof Murphy XLA (outside) Ends Wood Doors hinged, wood. Fasteners: Miner; Insulation: La Flare Ladders Running Boards Floor Racks Permanent 4½" high floor racks Trucks Bettendorf type Wheels [added by 1952] 33" steel Journals 5" x 9" (69,000 lbs nominal capacity) Side Bearings Miner "Rolling Rocker" Air Brake KC 1012 Brake Levers Schaeffer Center Sills Fishbelly Coupler AAR Type D; 6" x 8" shank; Imperial centering device, Carmer release rigging Draft Gear Miner A-18-s [or 5?]; Farlow attachment Brake Beam [added by 1952] AAR #2+ Draft Gear Spacing Std: [added by 1952] AAR
Insulation Location Type/amount Roof 2½" hair felt Sides 2" cork for height of 16"
2" hair felt above corkFloor 2" cork
⅜" "Celotex"®Added note in 1952 cards:
Some cars converted to milk service 1937 with C. Stl. Buffer; Ajax hand brake.
Type "E" bott. operated coupler, new trucks
New CVL [brake valve?] & brake rigging
Re-numbered to 1850-1861; 1862-1867
Ice bunkers removed in cars 1850-1861 and 1862-1867
ORER Size Data (for "Note A/B" cars - see notes below) Description 10/1923 8/1924 2/1930 10/1930 11/1930 4/1931 5/1931 7/1934 7/1936 1/1949 13100-224 13225-299 13100-224 13225-299 13100-224 13225-299 13101-216 13231-298 13101-216 13231-298 M.C.B. / AAR Mechanical Designation RM RM RS RS RS RS RS RS RS RS Inside
DimensionsLength Between Ice Tanks
Bulkheads in place33' 33' 33' 33' 33' 33' 33' 33' 33' 33' Between Linings Clear
(Bulkheads Collapsed)Width 8'-4" 8'-4" 8'-4" 8'-4" 8'-4" 8'-4" 8'-4" 8'-4" 8'-4" 8'-4" Height 7'-7" 7'-7" 7'-7" 7'-7" 7'-7" 7'-7" 7'-3" 7'-7" 7'-3" 7'-7" 7'-3" 7'-7" 7'-3" 7'-7" 7'-3" Outside
DimensionsLength 41'-4¾" 41'-4¾" 41'-4¾" 41'-4" 41'-5" 41'-5" 41'-5" 41'-5" 41'-5" 41'-5" Width At Eaves 9'-8⅜" 9'-8⅜" 9'-8⅜" 9'-8" 9'-9" 9'-9" 9'-9" 9'-9" 9'-9" 9'-9" Extreme Width 9'-9" 9'-9" 9'-9" 9'-9" 9'-9" Height
from
RailTo Extreme Width 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-4" To Eaves 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-4" 12'-4" To Top of Running Board 13' 13' 13' 13' 13' 13' 13' 13' 13' 13' To Extreme Height 13'-11¼" 13'-11¼" 13'-11¼" 13'-11" 14' 14' 14' 14' 14' 14' Door - Side
openingWidth 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' 4' Height 6'-4⅞" 6'-4⅞" 6'-4⅞" 6'-4" 6'-5" 6'-5" 6'-5" 6'-5" 6'-8" 6'-8" Capacity Ice Tanks Total Capy - Crushed Ice (lbs) 12100 13100 13100 13100 13100 13100 13100 13100 13100 12700 Total Capy - Coarse Ice (lbs) [n/a] Total Capy - Chunk Ice (lbs) 10000 11400 11400 11400 11400 11400 11400 11400 11400 10600 Cubic Feet 260 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 304 295 Depth Car Cu Ft. Level Full - Between Ice Boxes
Bulkheads in place2086 2086 2086 2086 2086 2086 1984 2086 1984 2086 1984 2086 1984 2086 1984 Cu Ft. Level Full - Clear Capacity
(Bulkheads Collapsed)Pounds 70000 70000 70000 70000 70000 70000 70000 70000 70000 69000
ORER History ORER Date
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Numbers# of
CarsDescription In "Refrigerator cars" table of Boston & Maine RR listing 1923 - 10 13100-13198 99 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft Gear 1923 - 11 13100-13199 100 " 1923 - 12 13100-13299 200 " 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) 1927 - 07 (same) 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 " 199 " 1929 - 02 " 200 " 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 - 12 (same) 1930 - 11 (same) 1931 - 01 (same) 1931 - 02 (same) 1931 - 03 (same) 1931 - 04 13100-13224 125 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13225-13299 75 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 200 1931 - 05 13100-13224 110 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 15 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 75 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 200 1931 - 06 (same) (all 3 rows) 1931 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1931 - 08 (same) (all 3 rows) 1931 - 09 (same) (all 3 rows) 1931 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1931 - 11 (same) (all 3 rows) 1931 - 12 (same) (all 3 rows) 1932 - 01 (same) (all 3 rows) 1932 - 02 (same) (all 3 rows) 1932 - 03 (same) (all 3 rows) 1932 - 04 (same) (all 3 rows) 1932 - 05 (same) (all 3 rows) 1932 - 06 (same) (all 3 rows) 1932 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) Switch to Bi-monthly 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] 1933 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 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 13100-13224 110 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 14 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 75 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 199 1934 - 09 [No changes noted] 1934 - 11 [No changes noted] 1935 - 01 [No changes noted] 1935 - 03 [No changes noted] 1935 - 05 [No changes noted] 1935 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1935 - 09 [No changes noted] 1935 - 11 [No changes noted] 1936 - 01 [No changes noted] 1936 - 03 [No changes noted] 1936 - 05 [No changes noted] 1936 - 07 13100-13224 109 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 14 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 75 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 198 1936 - 09 [No changes noted] 1936 - 11 [No changes noted] 1937 - 01 [No changes noted] 1937 - 03 [No changes noted] 1937 - 05 [No changes noted] Switch to Quarterly 1937 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1937 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1938 - 01 13100-13224 97 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 14 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 75 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 186 1938 - 04 (same) (all 3 rows) 1938 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1938 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1939 - 01 (same) (all 3 rows) 1939 - 04 13100-13224 96 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 14 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 75 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 185 1939 - 07 13100-13224 95 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 15 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 75 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 185 1939 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1940 - 01 13100-13224 26 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 12 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 59 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 97 1940 - 04 13100-13224 25 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 11 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 55 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 91 1940 - 07 13100-13224 24 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 11 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 50 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 85 1940 - 10 13100-13224 16 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 9 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 35 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 60 1941 - 01 13100-13224 16 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 6 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 28 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 50 1941 - 04 13100-13224 16 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13100-13224 5 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13225-13299 27 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 48 1941 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1941 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1942 - 01 13101-13216 15 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13101-13216 3 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13231-13298 26 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 44 1942 - 04 13101-13216 15 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13101-13216 3 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13231-13298 25 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 43 1942 - 07 13101-13216 12 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13101-13216 3 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13231-13298 21 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 36 1942 - 10 13101-13216 11 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13101-13216 3 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13231-13298 21 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 35 1943 - 01 (same) (all 3 rows) 1943 - 04 13101-13216 11 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13101-13216 3 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13231-13298 20 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 34 1943 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1943 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1944 - 01 13101-13216 10 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13101-13216 3 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note B 13231-13298 17 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 30 1944 - 04 (same) (all 3 rows) 1944 - 07 13101-13216 8 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13101-13216 2 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note B 13231-13298 14 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 24 1944 - 10 13101-13216 8 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13101-13216 2 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note B 13231-13298 11 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 21 1945 - 01 13101-13216 7 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13101-13216 2 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note B 13231-13298 8 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 17 1945 - 04 (same) (all 3 rows) 1945 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1945 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1946 - 01 (same) (all 3 rows) 1946 - 04 13101-13216 7 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear 13101-13216 1 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Note A 13231-13298 8 Refrigerator, Steel Underframe, Friction Draft gear Total 16 1946 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1946 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1947 - 01 (same) (all 3 rows) 1947 - 04 (same) (all 3 rows) 1947 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1947 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1948 - 01 (same) (all 3 rows) 1948 - 04 (same) (all 3 rows) 1948 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1948 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1949 - 01 (same) (all 3 rows) 1949 - 04 (same) (all 3 rows) 1949 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1949 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1950 - 01 (same) (all 3 rows) 1950 - 04 (same) (all 3 rows) 1950 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1950 - 10 (same) (all 3 rows) 1951 - 01 (same) (all 3 rows) 1951 - 04 (same) (all 3 rows) 1951 - 07 (same) (all 3 rows) 1951 - 10 Not listed
ORER Note A (5/1931-1/1943)
Individual numbers of cars in series 13100 to 13224 equipped with 4½ in. floor racks, decreasing inside height to 7 ft. 2½ in. Capacity, 1984 Cu. ft.: [see table below]Note B (4/1944 - 1/1947)
Individual numbers of cars in series 13101 to 13216 equipped with 4½ in. floor racks, decreasing inside height to 7 ft. 2½ in. Capacity, 1984 Cu. ft.: [see table below]Note A (1/1948-7/1951)
Individual numbers of cars in series 13101 to 13216 equipped with 4½ in. floor racks, decreasing inside height to 7 ft. 2½ in. Capacity, 1984 Cu. ft.: [see table below]
Car # First
ListedLast Listed First NOT
listed in1931-1935 1936-1940 1941-1945 1946+ 13113 5/1931 → → → 1/1946 4/1946 13115 5/1931 → 10/1939 1/1940 13135 5/1931 7/1933 7/1934 13137 5/1931 → 10/1940 1/1941 13154 5/1931 → 10/1940 1/1941 13202 5/1931 → → 10/1941 1/1942 13211 5/1931 → → → 7/1951 10/1951 13214 5/1931 → 7/1940 10/1940 13215 5/1931 → → 10/1941 1/1942 13216 5/1931 → → 4/1944 7/1944 13218 5/1931 → 7/1940 10/1940 13219 5/1931 → 1/1940 4/1940 13221 5/1931 → → 1/1941 4/1941 13222 5/1931 → 10/1939 1/1940 13224 5/1931 → 10/1940 1/1941
- Per Tim Gilbert
The #13100-13299 series was a standard MDT design using the USRA double-sheathed box car design's massive fishbelly steel underframe. Bought to carry bananas from the port of Boston to Northern New England and Eastern Canada, the cars became surplus when Boston ceased being a port of call for the banana boats in the late 1930s. Much of their loadings afterwards were company ice.This underframe design provided the Santa Fe with the base to upgrade their "USRA" reefers periodically into the 1950s with eventually steel sides. On the B&M, however, there was little need to own reefers so the #13100s maintained their wood ends until retirement. Their prime purpose was to carry bananas and Florida citrus landed in the port of Boston inland. Thus, they rarely strayed far from the B&M. They were not equipped for re-icing when loaded.
In the 1930s [1934], 90 of these reefers were upgraded with 4½" high floor boards to improve air circulation. This reduced their cubic capacity for carrying produce from 2086 [cubic] feet to 1984. During the 1930s, some of the cars were assigned to the diminished ice business out of Greenfield, NH. Around 1940 [1937?] , 16 of these cars were renumbered into the #1852-1869 passenger milk service [series], with [ice bunkers removed and] upgraded trucks. After retirement, some cars were placed in stationary Company Ice Service in Boston, Mechanicville, and White River Junction.
- [KGA] Assuming the 90 cars were the "13100-13224 Note A" cars, and the "13225-13299" cars, I'm not sure why the ½" difference in inside height between those two groups. And why that difference didn't show up in the cubic capacity (given the inside length and width, it should be about 11 cu. ft. difference in capacity).
- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume VII: StJ&LC (part I), MEC p28 - train list of StJ&LC RR train #74, 1936-12-15:
BM 13183 with a load of milk from Morrisville, VT for Somerville, MA- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume VII: StJ&LC (part I), MEC p29 - train list of CP X1075, 1936-12-15:
BM 13152 empty from Boston, MA for Hardwick, VT (StJ&LC train # 51)- in Nimke, R.W. Connecticut River Railroads and Connections Volume VII: StJ&LC (part I), MEC p104 - list of milk cars, 1936-12, (14th thru 19th):
Morrisville: 13183, 13175, 13210 (plus 2 1600 series milk cars)
Hardwick: 13152, 13108, 13139
Volume number refers original book number
Part number refers to PDF file part as posted on B&MRRHS site
Page numbers refer to pages in PDF file(s) (L/R = Left or Right side of that PDF page)
NOTE: once cars get renumbered into "company service" (zero + number, or W/M/S numbers), the following actions are my "best guess" as to what happened to the car (due to gaps in records, and the re-use of numbers)Assigned Locations: Per Tim Gilbert in the B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #85 (Jul-Aug 2003), the "Location 1" column is the same as the assigned location for ice storage
Car
NumberVol Part Page Date Action Location New # Notes 13101 3 7 9L 1951-06-24 Renumber White River Jct 0361 to Company Ice 4 1 5R 1954-12-17 Destroyed Billerica 13103 3 7 9L 1951-06-25 Renumber Mechanicville 0362 to Company Ice 4 8 5L 1958-05-22 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2532) 13113 3 1 6R 1945-11-14 Destroyed Billerica 13124 3 7 9L 1951-06-24 Renumber White River Jct 0363 to Company Ice 4 8 5L 1958-05-22 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2532) 13133 3 7 9R 1951-07-03 Renumber Boston 0364 to Company Ice 4 7 6R 1957-09-05 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2027) 13138 3 7 9R 1951-07-17 Renumber Mechanicville 0365 to Company Ice 4 8 5R 1958-05-22 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2532) 13208 3 7 9R 1951-07-05 Renumber Mechanicville 0366 to Company Ice 4 7 5L 1957-08-06 Sold to [as W0366?] Michael Schiavone (SO 1963) 13211 3 7 9L 1951-06-24 Renumber White River Jct 0367 to Company Ice 4 6 1L 1956-11-28 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son 13212 3 7 9L 1951-06-25 Renumber Mechanicville 0368 to Company Ice 4 7 9L 1957-11-19 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2198) 13231 3 7 9R 1951-07-31 Renumber Boston 0369 to Company Ice 4 7 9L 1957-11-15 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2196) 13257 3 7 9R 1951-06-29 Renumber Boston 0370 to Company Ice 4 7 6R 1957-09-05 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2028) 13265 3 7 9R 1951-07-26 Renumber Mechanicville 0371 to Company Ice 4 7 6R 1957-09-05 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2027) 13266 3 7 9L 1951-06-27 Renumber Mechanicville 0372 to Company Ice 4 7 6R 1957-09-05 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2028) 13270 3 7 9L 1951-06-27 Renumber Mechanicville 0373 to Company Ice 4 7 6R 1957-09-05 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2027) 13273 3 7 9R 1951-06-29 Renumber Boston 0374 to Company Ice 4 8 6R 1958-06-18 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2607) 13279 3 7 9L 1951-06-26 Renumber Mechanicville 0375 to Company Ice 4 7 9L 1957-11-19 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2198) 13294 3 7 9R 1951-07-03 Renumber Mechanicville 0376 to Company Ice 4 8 5R 1958-05-22 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2532)
Source(s) ID Box Folder Folder name Link Title Approx.
Start dateApprox.
End dateA 1 3 Freight Car List Old 13100 series Reefers - "A" 1923 1944-05? B 1 8 Pulpwood, lumber, reefer 13100 series Reefers - "B" 1944-05? 1951-07?
Data Car Number Disposition
Source IDDate Built Disposition
DateDisposition New Car # 13100 A 1923-08 1939-10 Retired 13101 B 1923-08 1951-06 to 0361 13102 A 1923-08 1939-10 Retired 13103 B 1923-08 1951-06 to 0362 13104 A 1923-08 1939-10 Retired 13105 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13106 A 1923-08 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1851 13107 A 1923-08 1940-08 Retired 13108 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13109 A 1923-08 1939-10 Retired 13110 A 1923-08 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1851 13111 A 1923-08 1942-05 Retired 13112 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13113 B 1923-08 1945-11 Retired 13114 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13115 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13116 A 1923-08 1939-10 Retired 13117 A 1923-08 1944-04 Retired 13118 A 1923-08 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1852 13119 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13120 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13121 A 1923-08 1939-10 Retired 13122 A 1923-08 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1853 13123 A 1923-08 1939-12 Retired 13124 B 1923-08 1951-06 to 0363 13125 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13126 A 1923-08 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1854 13127 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13128 A 1923-08 1939-10 Retired 13129 A 1923-08 1940-08 Retired 13130 A 1923-08 1944-04 Retired 13131 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13132 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13133 B 1923-08 1951-07 to 0364 13134 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13135 A 1923-08 1933-11 Destroyed 13136 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13137 A 1923-08 1940-10 Retired 13138 B 1923-08 1951-07 to 0365 13139 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13140 A 1923-08 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1855 13141 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13142 A 1923-08 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1856 13143 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13144 A 1923-08 1938-12 Retired 13145 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13146 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13147 A 1923-08 1939-10 Retired 13148 A 1923-08 1939-05 Retired 13149 A 1923-08 1939-09 Retired 13150 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13151 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13152 A 1923-09 1941-09 Retired 13153 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13154 A 1923-09 1940-08 Retired 13155 A 1923-09 1942-05 Retired 13156 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13157 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13158 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13159 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13160 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13161 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13162 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13163 A 1923-09 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1857 13164 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13165 A 1923-09 1940-08 Retired 13166 B 1923-09 1944-09 Retired 13167 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13168 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13169 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13170 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13171 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13172 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13173 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13174 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13175 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13176 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13177 A 1923-09 1940-04 to Milk Refr. 1866 13178 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13179 A 1923-09 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1858 13180 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13181 A 1923-09 1940-08 Retired 13182 A 1923-09 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1859 13183 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13184 A 1923-09 1940-08 Retired 13185 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13186 A 1923-09 1940-08 Retired 13187 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13188 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13189 A 1923-09 1940-08 Retired 13190 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13191 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13192 A 1923-09 1942-03 to Milk Refr. 1868 13193 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13194 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13195 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13196 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13197 A 1923-09 1939-09 Retired 13198 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13199 A 1923-09 1939-10 Retired 13200 A 1923-10 1936-01 Retired 13201 A 1923-10 1939-10 Retired 13202 A 1923-10 1941-09 Retired 13203 A 1923-10 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1860 13204 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13205 A 1923-10 1942-06 to M3976 13206 A 1923-10 1940-08 Retired 13207 A 1923-10 1937-09 to Milk Refr. 1861 13208 B 1923-10 1951-07 to 0366 13209 A 1923-10 1943-10 Retired 13210 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13211 B 1923-10 1951-06 to 0367 13212 B 1923-10 1951-06 to 0368 13213 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13214 A 1923-10 1940-08 Retired 13215 A 1923-10 1941-09 Retired 13216 A,B 1923-10 1944-05 Retired 13217 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13218 A 1923-10 1940-08 Retired 13219 A 1923-10 1939-12 Retired 13220 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13221 A 1923-10 1941-01 Retired 13222 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13223 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13224 A 1923-10 1940-09 Retired 13225 A 1923-10 1940-09 Retired 13226 A 1923-10 1940-08 Retired 13227 A 1923-10 1940-08 Retired 13228 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13229 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13230 A 1923-10 1940-08 Retired 13231 B 1923-10 1951-07 to 0369 13232 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13233 A 1923-10 1939-12 Retired 13234 A 1923-10 1940-08 Retired 13235 A 1923-10 1940-08 Retired 13236 A 1923-10 1944-04 Retired 13237 A 1923-10 1942-05 Retired 13238 A 1923-10 1940-04 to Milk Refr. 1867 13239 A 1923-10 1942-02 to Milk Refr. 1869 13240 A 1923-10 1940-08 Retired 13241 A 1923-10 1941-09 Retired 13242 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13243 A 1923-10 1940-04 to Milk Refr. 1862 13244 A 1923-10 1940-09 Retired 13245 B 1923-10 1944-09 Retired 13246 A 1923-10 1939-10 Retired 13247 B 1923-10 1944-10 Retired 13248 A 1923-10 1939-12 Retired 13249 A 1923-10 1939-09 Retired 13250 A 1923-11 1940-04 to Milk Refr. 1865 13251 A 1923-11 1939-09 Retired 13252 A 1923-11 1940-04 to Milk Refr. 1863 13253 A 1923-11 1940-08 Retired 13254 A 1923-11 1943-10 Retired 13255 A 1923-11 1942-05 Retired 13256 A 1923-11 1939-12 Retired 13257 A 1923-11 1943-10 Retired 13258 A 1923-11 1939-09 Retired 13259 A 1923-11 1940-08 Retired 13260 A 1923-11 1939-12 Retired 13261 A 1923-11 1942-12 Retired 13262 A 1923-11 1940-08 Retired 13263 A 1923-11 1943-10 Retired 13264 A 1923-11 1939-09 Retired 13265 B 1923-11 1951-07 to 0371 13266 B 1923-11 1951-06 to 0372 13267 B 1923-11 1951-07 to 0370 13268 A 1923-11 1939-09 Retired 13269 A 1923-11 1940-08 Retired 13270 B 1923-11 1951-06 to 0373 13271 B 1923-11 1944-06 Retired 13272 A 1923-11 1939-09 Retired 13273 B 1923-11 1951-07 to 0374 13274 A 1923-11 1940-08 Retired 13275 B 1923-11 1944-06 Retired 13276 A 1923-11 1940-10 Retired 13277 A 1923-11 1941-11 Retired 13278 A 1923-11 1940-10 Retired 13279 B 1923-11 1951-06 to 0375 13280 A 1923-11 1939-09 Retired 13281 A 1923-11 1942-05 Retired 13282 A 1923-11 1940-08 Retired 13283 A 1923-11 1944-04 Retired 13284 A 1923-11 1939-09 Retired 13285 B 1923-11 1944-09 Retired 13286 A 1923-11 1944-04 Retired 13287 A 1923-11 1940-09 Retired 13288 A 1923-11 1940-08 Retired 13289 A 1923-11 1941-01 Retired 13290 A 1923-11 1940-08 Retired 13291 A 1923-11 1939-09 Retired 13292 A 1923-11 1928-11 Destroyed 1928-12 Returned to Service 1940-08 Retired 13293 A 1923-11 1940-08 Retired 13294 B 1923-11 1951-07 to 0376 13295 A 1923-11 1939-09 Retired 13296 A 1923-11 1939-09 Retired 13297 A 1923-11 1940-04 to Milk Refr. 1864 13298 B 1923-11 1944-06 Retired 13299 A 1923-11 1940-08 Retired
- As delivered(?)
- Per ?builder's photo" of 13100: yellow sides/ends, "red" roof.
"Dark" lettering. (I assume) black underframe. (I assume) black hardware (ladders, door hinges and mechanism, braces, etc.)
*Could* be painted this way just for builder's photo?- 1950 (per picture in Northern New England Color Guide)
- maroon sides, Minuteman herald, underframe (including part below car sides)black
Note car at left SEEMS to be same series, maroon, but with (very faded) rectangular herald
from B&MRR Employees Magazine Sep, 1929 issue (p28, cropped)
Page Car # Photo Date
yr-mo-dayVisible? Markings Paint
SchemeHerald Notes 
Northern New England Color Guide p31 top 13138 1950-05 Y X p BM R R AB maroon minuteman marked "REFRIGERATOR" under Minuteman herald ? 1950-05 Y p A p maroon rectangular same photo as above - car to left (partial view) *SEEMS* to be same series. Byron, Carl R. Boston and Maine IN Color, Vol 2: The Final Five Decades Morning Sun Books, 2007. ISBN 0-58248-217-9 p47 0364 1954-07-31 Y X B BM R R N maroon minuteman newly painted, Ice car service (is this correct class for this car?)
Note legend (white lettering on black) "When empty return to Bemis"
Note partial view of similar car to the leftLiljestrand, RA and Sweetland, DR. Passenger Cars of New England - Vol 1: Boston and MaineThe Railroad Press, 2000. ISBN 0-9657709-6-6 p48 13133 ? X B BM R R AB maroon? rectangular Marked "Refrigerator" below herald
Andrews trucks, Vertical shaft hand brakeHeald, Bruce D. The Boston & Maine - Trains and Services Arcadia Publishing, 2005 ISBN 0-7385-3875-2 p56 13211
(mis-identified as 1121)? X B BM R R AB maroon? Rect. End too dark to see much, Vertical shaft hand brake,
Marked "Refrigerator" below heraldp57 13138 1950-07-30 X p BM R R AB Maroon MM Same photo as Northern New England Color Guide p31 (see above) p57 13100 X B B&M R R AB light spelled - 3 lines w/"&" Builder's photo of original paint scheme?
Marked "Refrigerator" below "herald"p58 13212 X B maroon none Labelled "Ice storage for Boston and Maine air conditioned coaches. cool dustless quiet"
"Letterboard" (just below roof) appears to be a lighter color than sides (same as roof color?)B&MRRHS Bulletin Issue included in "page" column v XIX #4 p22b 0370[x?] early 1950s p BM R R AB Partial view. Car number may be cut off? (possibly not) B&MRRHS Modelers Notes Issue No. included in "page" column
See text for more infoNo 15 p2 photo 1 13263 1943? A light No 15 p2 photo 2 ? 1943? B hard to tell from photo No 15 p2 photo 3 13271 1943? X B&M R R AB light spelled, 3 lines, & "return to" sign - green on white No 15 p2 photo 4 13166 1943? X B&M R R AB light rect. "return to" sign - white on green No 15 p2-3 photo 5 ? 1943? p light? map herald: Medium blue, black lettering. Map portion red No 15 p3 photo 6 13138 1946? X BM R R AB maroon MM Same as The Boston & Maine - Trains and Services p57 No 15 p3 photo 7 13273? 1943? p B&M R R AB light ? "return to" sign - green on white No 15 p3 photo 8 13212 1943? X B dk green Same as The Boston & Maine - Trains and Services p58
Silver roofNo 16 p1 13212 X Another photo of 13212, straight-on side view B&MRRHS Calendar2006 Feb 1976 X B Paint/lettering weathered to oblivion. *Guessing* it is this series.
Ex-Milk car? Allied full-cushion trucks.
Note "bumpers"(?) above coupler (for passenger service)Bob's Photos (photo "number" in "page" column, collection in "Note" column) BM39 0367 1954 Y p maroon ? Converted to ice service? B&MRRHS Flickr (as of 17-Apr-2020)
B&MRRHS Flickr (as of 17-Apr-2020)
Above are direct links. If they don't work, try: Select "Albums" → "Cars-- Freight", then scroll thru13212? X maroon none Labelled "Ice storage for Boston and Maine air conditioned coaches. cool dustless quiet"
"Letterboard" (just below roof) appears to be a lighter color than sides (same as roof color?)13212 X A maroon none Labelled "Ice storage for Boston and Maine air conditioned coaches. cool dustless quiet"
"Letterboard" (just below roof) appears to be a lighter color than sides (same as roof color?)B&MRRHS Flickr (as of 17-Apr-2020)
Above is direct link. If it doesn't work, try: Select "Albums" → "Cars-- Freight", then scroll thru13100 1923-05? X B B&M R R AB light spelled, 3 lines, & builder's photo? Marked "REFRIGERATOR" B&MRRHS Flickr (as of 17-Apr-2020)
Above is direct link. If it doesn't work, try: Select "Albums" → "Cars-- Freight", then scroll thru13138 1950-07-30 Y X p BM R R AB maroon MM Marked "REFRIGERATOR" B&MRRHS Flickr (as of 17-Apr-2020)
Above is direct link. If it doesn't work, try: Select "Albums" → "Cars-- Freight", then scroll thru13211 X B BM R R AB ? rect B&M RR Employees Magazine Aug, 1929 (vol 6 No. 5)
Article about Banana importsp14 ? 1929 p ? ? Photo showing reefers being loaded with bananas. I am assuming the reefers in the photo are this series
Ice hatches opened.
Note reefers are on a car float tied up to ship offloading the bananasB&M RR Magazine Aug, 1948 (vol 16 No. 8) p8 13133 1948? p BM R R AB ? ? Reefer being unloaded, being used for passenger ice storage.
Per Tim Gilbert in the B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #85 (Jul-Aug 2003), the following cars were converted to milk service, then to company ice service:
Original # Milk Car # Ice Storage 13238 1867 0380 13177 1866 0381 13239 1869 0382 13250 1865 0383 13203 1860 0384 13118 1852 0385 13243 1862 0386 13297 1864 0387 13142 1856 0388 13192 1868 0389
Atlas also produced "undec" O scale models from 2001-2019, all listed as sold out as of Dec, 2020.
Scale Manufacturer Stock number Car number Paint scheme Notes HO Red Caboose RC-4444-10 13278 yellow "banana" scheme, rect. herald with New England map model picture in June, 1998 Mainline Modeler p15
Produced approx 2000. (car, not painted for B&M, still available from Intermountain in 2020)HO Accurail 4836 13146 Maroon w/ MM herald Accuracy unknown. Still listed on their web site Dec 2020 O Atlas Models 6737 (3 rail) n/a maroon w/ "Ice storage..." Unknown accuracy. Released Feb, 2002, listed as "sold out" on their web site as of Dec, 2020 O Atlas Models 7737 (2 rail) n/a maroon w/ "Ice storage..." Unknown accuracy. Released Feb, 2002, listed as "sold out" on their web site as of Dec, 2020 Per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #54 (May-Jun 1998) the Red Caboose "banana reefer" has a couple issues:
- Needs the "riveted end straps"
- Should have a fishbelly underframe
File History for THIS page Date Who Description 31-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release 22-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 19 more ORERs 01-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Added references 04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section 17-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Added more web sites: B&MRRHS Flickr, Fallen Flags, NMRA Archives, Earl Tuson. Also Scott Whitney (NMRO) CDs 22-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Updated per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39 26-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Changed B&MRRHS Flickr to direct link 01-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 4 more ORER (1941, 1943, 1945, 1947) 05-May-2020 KG Akerboom Moved ORER notes into separate section 07-May-2020 KG Akerboom Reformatted "Cars with racks" table 10-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added 1952 class cards 11-May-2020 KG Akerboom Updated class card tables 16-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 4 more ORERs (1911,1919,1921,1931) 29-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added B&M RR [Employees] Magazine photos 27-Jun-2020 KG Akerboom Added B&M Flickr drawing 28-Jun-2020 KG Akerboom Fixed description of Aug 1929 Employee's Magazine photo. 29-Jun-2020 KG Akerboom Added scans of Aug-Sep 1929 Employee's Magazine articles/photos related to these cars.
Later - noticed Moire effect and added some notes...21-Jul-2020 KG Akerboom "Photos" table - changed "vertical" text to PNG of "sideways" text; added "Markings" columns 07- thru
16-Aug-2020KG Akerboom Added ORER data (History only, not dims or notes yet) for 63 more registers, courtesy of James Kinkaid 23-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added Car Book Data 17-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Standardized formatting of Classification Card(s) section 22-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Updated 1942 Classification Card(s) 27-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Added 1955 Classification Card 12-Dec-2020 KG Akerboom Added model info 16-Dec-2020 KG Akerboom Added Atlas O scale models 28-Dec-2020 KG Akerboom Added Modelers Notes article 04-Jul-2021 KG Akerboom Reorganized Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data (Car # to 1st column, 2nd/other changes to new rows) 15-Oct-2021 KG Akerboom Added remaining 7/1928 - 10/1947 ORERs 23-Oct-2021 KG Akerboom Added car disposition record data 23-Nov-2021 KG Akerboom Updated ORER "Note A" data with 7/1928 - 10/1947 ORERs 04-Sep-2022 KG Akerboom Updated per [almost] complete ORER data 13-Dec-2022 KG Akerboom Added photo(s)/car listings from Nimke, "Conn. River RRs: Vol VII" 04-Jan-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed headers and footers...hopefully 25-Feb-2023 KG Akerboom Fixed link to scanned data (car books)
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