Boston & Maine (1893) 8000 Series Box, Ice Cars

Index

Builder's Photo
Classification Card(s) for series
Specifications
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?

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

?

ORER data and numbers

No size data listed in any ORERs
Note these are existing cars being renumbered into a contiguous series
ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1893 - 04 8000-8499 (none) 4-Wheel Box, Ice
1893 - 05 (same)
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1893 - 09 (same)
1893 - 10 (same)
1893 - 11 " 275 "
1893 - 12 (same)
1894 - 01 " 235 "
1894 - 02 (same)
1894 - 03 " 220 "
1894 - 04 (same)
1894 - 05 (same)
1894 - 06 (same)
1894 - 07 (same)
1894 - 08 (same)
1894 - 09 (same)
1894 - 10 " 203 "
1894 - 11 (same)
1894 - 12 (same)
1895 - 01 " 197 "
1895 - 02 (same)
1895 - 03 (same)
1895 - 04 (same)
1895 - 05 (same)
1895 - 06 (same)
1895 - 07 (same)
1895 - 08 (same)
1895 - 09 (same)
1895 - 10 " 179 "
1895 - 11 " 154 "
1895 - 12 (same)
1896 - 01 " 148 "
1896 - 02 (same)
1896 - 03 (same)
1896 - 04 " 141 "
1896 - 05 (same)
1896 - 06 (same)
1896 - 07 (same)
1896 - 08 " 136 "
1896 - 09 " 134 "
1896 - 10 " 122 "
1896 - 11 " 117 "
1896 - 12 " 115 "
1897 - 03 " 92 "
1897 - 04 " 86 "
1897 - 05 " 85 "
1897 - 06 " 86 "
1897 - 07 (same)
1897 - 08 (same)
1897 - 09 " 83 "
1897 - 10 (same)
1897 - 11 (same)
1897 - 12 (same)
1898 - 01 (same)
1898 - 02 (same)
1898 - 03 (same)
1898 - 04 (same)
1898 - 05 " 78 "
1898 - 06 " 62 "
1898 - 07 " 61 "
1898 - 08 " 60 "
1898 - 09 (same)
1898 - 10 (same)
1898 - 11 (same)
1898 - 12 (same)
1899 - 01 (same)
1899 - 02 " 57 "
1899 - 03 (same)
1899 - 04 (same)
1899 - 05 " 50 "
1899 - 06 " 47 "
1899 - 07 " 42 "
1899 - 08 (same)
1899 - 09 (same)
1899 - 10 (same)
1899 - 11 (same)
1899 - 12 " 41 "
1900 - 06 " 27 "
1901 - 01 8000-8251 19 4-Wheel Box
1901 - 02 " 13 "
1901 - 03 " 11 "
1901 - 04 " 9 "
1901 - 05 Not listed

ORER History
ORER Date (Year-Mo.)	Car Numbers	# of Cars	Description
1893 - 04	8000-8499	(none)	4-Wheel Box, Ice
1893 - 05	(same)
1893 - 06	(same)
1893 - 07	(same)
1893 - 08	(same)
1893 - 09	(same)
1893 - 10	(same)
1893 - 11	"	275	"
1893 - 12	(same)
1894 - 01	"	235	"
1894 - 02	(same)
1894 - 03	"	220	"
1894 - 04	(same)
1894 - 05	(same)
1894 - 06	(same)
1894 - 07	(same)
1894 - 08	(same)
1894 - 09	(same)
1894 - 10	"	203	"
1894 - 11	(same)
1894 - 12	(same)
1895 - 01	"	197	"
1895 - 02	(same)
1895 - 03	(same)
1895 - 04	(same)
1895 - 05	(same)
1895 - 06	(same)
1895 - 07	(same)
1895 - 08	(same)
1895 - 09	(same)
1895 - 10	"	179	"
1895 - 11	"	154	"
1895 - 12	(same)
1896 - 01	"	148	"
1896 - 02	(same)
1896 - 03	(same)
1896 - 04	"	141	"
1896 - 05	(same)
1896 - 06	(same)
1896 - 07	(same)
1896 - 08	"	136	"
1896 - 09	"	134	"
1896 - 10	"	122	"
1896 - 11	"	117	"
1896 - 12	"	115	"
1897 - 03	"	92	"
1897 - 04	"	86	"
1897 - 05	"	85	"
1897 - 06	"	86	"
1897 - 07	(same)
1897 - 08	(same)
1897 - 09	"	83	"
1897 - 10	(same)
1897 - 11	(same)
1897 - 12	(same)
1898 - 01	(same)
1898 - 02	(same)
1898 - 03	(same)
1898 - 04	(same)
1898 - 05	"	78	"
1898 - 06	"	62	"
1898 - 07	"	61	"
1898 - 08	"	60	"
1898 - 09	(same)
1898 - 10	(same)
1898 - 11	(same)
1898 - 12	(same)
1899 - 01	(same)
1899 - 02	"	57	"
1899 - 03	(same)
1899 - 04	(same)
1899 - 05	"	50	"
1899 - 06	"	47	"
1899 - 07	"	42	"
1899 - 08	(same)
1899 - 09	(same)
1899 - 10	(same)
1899 - 11	(same)
1899 - 12	"	41	"
1900 - 06	"	27	"
1901 - 01	8000-8251	19	4-Wheel Box
1901 - 02	"	13	"
1901 - 03	"	11	"
1901 - 04	"	9	"
1901 - 05	Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

?

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page Car # Photo Date
yr-mo-day Visible? Markings Paint
Scheme Herald Notes

The Central Mass (2nd edition) Sheridan Books/Marker Press B&MRRHS, 2008. ISBN 0-9662736-3-X or 978-9662736-3-2 (original edition publ.1975)
p92 8069 1900 p X S3& G G N none blocked into position for ?baggage/LCL/milk use?
Note pitch of roof, lateral roofwalk horizontal (not following pitch of roof).
Same page number in both editions of this book.
B&MRRHS Bulletin Issue included in "page" column
v XXXII #1 p20b 8069 ca 1900 X S3& G G N none (I believe) same photo as in The Central Mass (2nd edition) p92
This same picture of 8069 is also available here (at much higher resolution): Digital Commonwealth
If link doesn't work, search the Digital Commonwealth archive for "Boston maine railroad" and page thru.
Click on the picture to enlarge

Page	Car #	Photo Date yr-mo-day	Visible?	Markings	Notes

*The Central Mass (2nd edition)* Sheridan Books/Marker Press B&MRRHS, 2008. ISBN 0-9662736-3-X or 978-9662736-3-2 (original edition publ.1975)
p92	8069	1900	p	X	S3&	G	G	N	none	blocked into position for ?baggage/LCL/milk use? Note pitch of roof, lateral roofwalk horizontal (not following pitch of roof). Same page number in both editions of this book.
*B&MRRHS Bulletin* Issue included in "page" column
v XXXII #1 p20b	8069	ca 1900		X	S3&	G	G	N	none	(I believe) same photo as in The Central Mass (2nd edition) p92
This same picture of 8069 is also available here (at much higher resolution): Digital Commonwealth If link doesn't work, search the Digital Commonwealth archive for "Boston maine railroad" and page thru. Click on the picture to enlarge

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

This appears to be the last renumbering for these cars

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
01-Jul-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
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
05-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added 9/1899 ORER data
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
16-Jul-2022 KG Akerboom Updated per [almost] complete ORER data

File History for THIS page
Date	Who	Description
01-Jul-2019	KG Akerboom	Initial release
04-Apr-2020	KG Akerboom	Re-did references/photos section
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
05-Aug-2020	KG Akerboom	Added 9/1899 ORER data
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
16-Jul-2022	KG Akerboom	Updated per [almost] complete ORER data

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