B&M 11900 Box Cars

Boston & Maine 11900 Series Box Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

B&M Classification Card(s)

For more info on the classification cards and "webitizing" them, see this web page
From 1942 class book.
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From 1955 class book.
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Specifications From Classification Cards

Spec Value
Builder Fitchburg Shops
Lot # 2
Car Numbers 11900-11999
Quantity 100
Build Date 1899
AAR class XF
Description Fitchburg Furniture Cars
Lt Weight 32,500 lbs (approx)
Cubic Cap'y 3,005 Cu. Ft.
Trucks Arch-bar
Air Brake 8" x 12" cylinder
Journals 4¼" x 8" (60,000 lbs nominal capacity)
Coupler MCB
Coupler Yoke 5" x 5" shanks, 6½" butts
Draft Gear MCB

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1903-1910
Description 5/1903
Length 40'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds) 60000

ORER Size Data
Description 8/1910 Value 8/1911 2/1914 Value
M.C.B. / AAR Mechanical Designation XF (11/1914)
Inside
Dimensions Length 40'-0¾" (same) 40'
Width 8'-9½" (same) 8'-9"
Height 8'-6½" 8'-9"
Outside
Dimensions Length 40'-8" (same) 40'-8"
Width At Eaves or [top of sides or] platform 9'-3" (same) 9'-3"
Extreme Width (same)
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width (same)
To Eaves or top of sides or platform (same)
To Top of Running Board (same)
To Extreme Height (same)
Door - Side
opening Width 7' (same) 7'
Height 8'-2½" (same) 8'-2½"
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 3008 3062
Pounds 60000 (same) 60000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1901 - 03 11900-11999 100 Furniture, 40', 60000 lbs capy.
1901 - 04 " (illegible) "
1901 - 05 " 100 "
1901 - 06 (same)
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 (same)
1901 - 09 (same)
1901 - 10 (same)
1901 - 11 " (illegible) "
1903 - 03 " 100 "
1903 - 05 " 100 Box, Furniture
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
1904 - 07 (same)
1904 - 12 " 99 "
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 06 (same)
1906 - 08 " 98 "
1907 - 03 " 97 "
1907 - 04 " 96 "
1907 - 05 (same) (?)
1907 - 06 " 96 "
1907 - 07 (same)
1907 - 08 " 97 "
1907 - 09 (same)
1907 - 10 (same)
1907 - 11 (same)
1907 - 12 (same)
1908 - 01 (same)
1908 - 02 (same)
1908 - 03 (same)
1908 - 04 (same)
1908 - 05 (same)
1908 - 08 " 96 "
1908 - 09 (same)
1908 - 10 (same)
1908 - 11 (same)
1908 - 12 (same)
1909 - 01 (same)
1909 - 02 (same)
1909 - 04 (same)
1909 - 05 (same)
1909 - 06 (same)
1909 - 07 (same)
1909 - 08 (same)
1909 - 09 (same)
1909 - 10 (same)
1909 - 11 (same)
1910 - 01 (same)
1910 - 02 (same)
1910 - 03 (same)
1910 - 04 (same)
1910 - 05 (same)
1910 - 06 " 95? "
1910 - 07 " 95? "
1910 - 08 " 95? "
1910 - 09 (same)
1910 - 11 " 95 "
1910 - 12 " 94 "
1911 - 02 (same)
1911 - 03 (same)
1911 - 04 (same)
1911 - 05 (same)
1911 - 08 " " Box
1911 - 09 (same)
1911 - 10 (same)
1911 - 11 (same)
1911 - 12 (same)
1912 - 01 (same)
1912 - 02 (same)
1912 - 03 (same)
1912 - 04 (same)
1912 - 05 (same)
1912 - 06 (same)
1912 - 07 (same)
1912 - 08 (same)
1912 - 09 (same)
1912 - 10 (same)
1912 - 11 (same)
1912 - 12 (same)
1913 - 01 " 93 Box
1913 - 02 (same)
1913 - 03 (same)
1913 - 04 " (illegible) "
1913 - 05 " (illegible) "
1913 - 06 " 92 "
1913 - 07 (same)
1913 - 10 (same)
1913 - 11 (same)
1913 - 12 " 94 "
1914 - 01 (same)
1914 - 02 (same)
1914 - 03 (same)
1914 - 04 (same)
1914 - 05 (same)
1914 - 06 (same)
1914 - 07 (same)
1914 - 09 (same)
1914 - 10 " 92 "
1914 - 11 " 92 "
1914 - 12 " 91? "
1915 - 01 " 91 "
1915 - 02 "
1915 - 03 " 90 "
1915 - 04 "
1915 - 05 (same)
1915 - 10 " 91 "
1915 - 11 (same)
1915 - 12 (same)
1916 - 01 (same)
1916 - 02 (same)
1916 - 03 (same)
1916 - 04 (same)
1916 - 05 (same)
1916 - 06 (same)
1916 - 07 (same)
1916 - 08 (same)
1916 - 09 (same)
1916 - 10 (same)
1916 - 11 (same)
1916 - 12 " 90 "
1917 - 01 (same)
1917 - 02 (same)
1917 - 03 (same)
1917 - 04 (same)
1917 - 05 (same)
1917 - 06 (same)
1917 - 10 " 89 "
1917 - 11 (same)
1919 - 10 11901-11999 83 "
1920 - 01 " 82 "
1921 - 05 " 68 "
1921 - 12 " 60 "
1922 - 08 " 51 "
1922 - 11 11903-11999 50 "
1923 - 02 " 45 "
1924 - 11 11903-11988 24 "
1925 - 05 " 19 "
1925 - 07 11907-11988 13 "
1925 - 10 11922-11988 7 "
1926 - 08 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Per Tim Gilbert
At the turn of the century, the B&M and Fitchburg's boxcars were 34' long. The Fitchburg decided to bypass the evolutionary development of 36 footers, and build 40 footers instead.
The technology envelope was pushed too far too soon. Not until the B&M received its steel underframe USRA cars in 1919 did any B&M boxcar have a cubic capacity of over 3000 feet. While a furniture car might carry a light enough load for the 40 foot wood underframe to carry,the #11900 series was retired in 1921 only 22 years after the cars were built.

B&MRRHS 1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Book No. 1 (Reprint of B&M lettering diagrams)
Note the "Book page number" below refers to the page number in the B&MRRHS book.
As the B&MRRHS book's pages are NOT numbered, "1" is the first page with an actual diagram! (NOT the title pages or index pages)
"U" = upper diagram on that page, "L" = lower diagram
The "Diagram number" refers to the circled number (lower right corner) in each diagram (the original page number)

Book page # 5 - U
B&M Diagram # 9
Diagram Date 1907
Color on Diagram Brown
Notes on Diagram
Datum 1900 Index 1907 Index
Class of car Box Car Furniture Box Car Furniture
Length 40' 40
Capacity 60,000 60,000
Car Numbers 11900-11999 11900-11999
Page [original] 20 9

Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data

Car Books (1923-06 thru 1936-10, then 1944-05 thru 1960-03)

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)

Car Number(s) Vol Part Page Date Action Location New # Notes
11954 1 3 4 1925-01-09 Destroyed Manchester
11956 1 3 8 1925-04-09 Destroyed
11961 1 3 4 1925-01-09 Destroyed Manchester
11976 1 2 9 1924-12-24 Destroyed Suncook, NH

ICC Valuation Data (circa 1914)

For more info on the ICC valuation data, see this web page

"Owning"
RR Car # /
Range Val
Sheet # Index
on Page Car Type Built
Date Builder Capy Underframe Body Notes
Fitch 11901-11903 F-8 92 Box, Furniture 1899 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 11905-11917 F-8 93 Box, Furniture 1899 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 11919-11924 F-8 94 Box, Furniture 1899 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 11926-11938 F-8 95 Box, Furniture 1899 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 11940 F-8 96 Box, Furniture 1899 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 11942-11988 F-8 97 Box, Furniture 1899 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 11990-11993 F-8 98 Box, Furniture 1899 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 11995 F-8 99 Box, Furniture 1899 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 11996 F-8 101 Box, Aeroplane 1899 Fitchburg 60 wood wood
Fitch 11997-11999 F-8 100 Box, Furniture 1899 Fitchburg 60 wood wood

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Revision History

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04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
05-May-2020 KG Akerboom Moved ORER notes into separate section
09-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added 1942 class card
10-May-2020 KG Akerboom Updated class card table
15-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 4 more ORERs (1911,1919,1921,1931)
28-May-2020 KG Akerboom updated 10/1919
21-Jul-2020 KG Akerboom "Photos" table - changed "vertical" text to PNG of "sideways" text; added "Markings" columns
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16-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added ORER data (History only, not dims or notes yet) for 63 more registers, courtesy of James Kinkaid
10-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added E. Neubauer ORER data (car counts only, 15 issues)
22-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added Car Book Data
13-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Updated classification card files using new scans
17-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Standardized formatting of Classification Card(s) section
19-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Updated 1942 Classification Card
24-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Added 1955 Classification Card
27-Jan-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from "1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Diagrams" book
10-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917
04-Jul-2021 KG Akerboom Reorganized Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data (Car # to 1st column, 2nd/other changes to new rows)
22-Jan-2022 KG Akerboom Added ICC Valuation data