B&M 14500 Box Cars

Boston & Maine 14500 Series Box Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

?

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1903-1907
Description 5/1903
Length 34'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds) 60000

Note (I think) these are existing cars being renumbered into a contiguous series
ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1901 - 03 14500-14699 … Box, 34', 60000lbs capacity, old series
1901 - 04 (same)
1901 - 05 (same)
1901 - 06 (same)
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 (same)
1901 - 09 (same)
1901 - 10 (same)
1901 - 11 (same)
1903 - 03 (same)
1903 - 05 " … Box, Grain
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
1904 - 07 (same)
1904 - 12 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1907 - 03 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
By 3/1907 All Renumbered to ?44000-44199

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
08-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
30-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Fixed 3/1905 data
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
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
10-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917