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Rebuilt by and leased from FGE, Alexandria VA (B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #18, 39)Lot # Car Numbers Quantity Build Date 1964
rebuilt 1975AAR class Lt Weight (average) Description Cubic Cap'y Cu. Ft. Roof Ends Doors single plug doors (per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37) Ladders Running Boards Trucks Air Brake Brake Gear Journals Side Bearings Center Sills Coupler Coupler Yoke Draft Gear Brake Beam Brake Beam Support Brake Shoes Retaining Valve
ORER Size Data Description 10/1979 1/1983 5/1983 AAR Mechanical Designation RBL RBL RBL Inside
DimensionsLength 50'-1" 50'-1" 50'-1" Width 9'-2" 9'-2" 9'-2" Height 9'-10" 9'-10" 9'-10" Outside
DimensionsLength 55'-8" 58'-4" 58'-4" Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 10' 10' 10'-2" Extreme Width 10'-8" 10'-8" 10'-8" Height
from
RailTo Extreme Width 13'-9" 13'-9" 13'-9" To Eaves or top of sides or platform 14'-3" 14'-3" 14'-3" To Top of Running Board To Extreme Height 15' 15' 15' Door - Side
openingWidth 10'-1" 10'-1" 10'-1" Height 9'-4" 9'-4" 9'-4" Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 4577 4515 4515 Pounds 136000 137000 137000
ORER History ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)Car
Numbers# of
CarsDescription 1979 - 10 150-159 10 Refrigerator, Steel, 25K 1980 - 01 (same) 1980 - 04 (same) 1980 - 07 (same) 1980 - 10 (same) 1981 - 01 (same) 1981 - 04 (same) 1981 - 07 (same) 1981 - 10 (same) 1982 - 01 (same) 1982 - 04 (same) 1982 - 07 (same) 1982 - 10 (same) 1983 - 01 " " Refrigerator, Insulated, Bulkheads, Cushion Pak Underframe 1983 - 05 (same) 1983 - 07 (same) 1983 - 10 (same) 1984 - 01 (same) 1984 - 04 (same) 1984 - 07 (same) 1984 - 10 (same) 1985 - 01 (same) 1985 - 04 (same) 1985 - 07 (same) 1985 - 10 (same) 1986 - 01 (same) 1986 - 04 (same) 1986 - 07 (same) 1986 - 10 (same) 1987 - 01 (same) 1987 - 04 (same) 1987 - 07 (same) 1987 - 10 (same) 1988 - 01 (same) 1988 - 04 Not listed
- Per Don Clerke
From Fruit Growers Express- per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #18:
for service to Anheuser-Busch brewery in Merrimack, NH- per photo caption in B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #18:
Note "A" end ladders cut down, roofwalk removed. "B" end still had "high" ladders.
Page Car # Photo Date
yr-mo-dayVisible? Markings Paint
SchemeHerald Notes ![]()
B&MRRHS Modelers Notes Issue No. included in "page" column No 18 p2 151 1985 B Note high brake wheel No 18 p5 151 1985 X B original? Spelled, one line, "&" Note high brake wheel. Blue car w/ black door No 18 p8 151 1985 X A BM G G N 2V I N N original? Spelled, one line, "&" Note ladders cut down except at brake wheel. COTS, "yellow dot" NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "Passing through".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=53937159 1984-07-31 Y X BM G G N N 2V Y N N
Scale Manufacturer Stock number Car number Paint scheme Notes HO Details West BC-803 154 Blue w/ black door, "Boston & Maine" spelled in one line produced circa 1990. Unknown accuracy
(picture in the Jul, 1990 Mainline Modeler, p80)HO Moloco 33003 150 Blue w/ black door, "Boston & Maine" spelled in one line produced circa 2018? Unknown accuracy
See their web siteHO Moloco 33053 159 Blue w/ black door, "Boston & Maine" spelled in one line produced circa 2018? Unknown accuracy
See their web siteper B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #18 (1990), Athearn or MDC cars could be used, but "A" end ladders need to be cut down, etc.
File History for THIS page Date Who Description 31-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release 17-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Standardized Don Clerke "source" link 28-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 22-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Updated per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39 25-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Updated per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37 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 07- thru
16-Aug-2020KG Akerboom Added ORER data (History only, not dims or notes yet) for 63 more registers, courtesy of James Kinkaid 08-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Added "NE Rails" photos 28-Dec-2020 KG Akerboom Added Details West model, Modelers Notes article 13-Mar-2021 KG Akerboom Added Moloco models 04-Sep-2022 KG Akerboom Reviewed per [almost] complete ORER data
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