B&M 18623 Box Cars

Boston & Maine 18623 Series Box Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

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ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1903-1914
Description 5/1903 2/1914
Length 33' 33'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds) 30 to 40000 40000

ORER Size Data
Description 10/1914 4/1915
M.C.B. / AAR Mechanical Designation XM (11/1914) XM
Inside
Dimensions Length 32'-6" 32'-6"
Width 8' 8'
Height 6'-10" 6'-10"
Outside
Dimensions Length
Width At Eaves or [top of sides or] platform
Extreme Width
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform
To Top of Running Board
To Extreme Height
Door - Side
opening Width 5'
Height 6'
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 1777 1777
Pounds 40000 40000

Are these a continuation of 16000-19999, or new cars?
ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1901 - 03 18623-19999 1297 Box, 33 feet.
1901 - 04 " (illegible) "
1901 - 05 " (illegible) "
1901 - 06 " 1288 "
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 " 1287 "
1901 - 09 " (illegible) "
1901 - 10 " (illegible) "
1901 - 11 " (illegible) "
1903 - 03 " 1244 "
1903 - 05 18232-19499 1181 Box
1903 - 06 " 1189 "
1903 - 07 " 1176 "
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 " 1170 "
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 " 1165 "
1904 - 12 " 1158 "
1904 - 07 " 1160 "
1905 - 01 " 1155 "
1905 - 03 " 1158 "
1905 - 04 " 1151 "
1905 - 06 " 1143 "
1906 - 08 " 1071 "
1907 - 03 " 984 " ‡
1907 - 04 " 976(?) " (incl. ‡)
1907 - 05 " (illegible) " (incl. ‡)
1907 - 06 18232-19999 1005 " (incl. ‡)
1907 - 07 " 998 " (incl. ‡)
1907 - 08 " 980 " (incl. ‡)
1907 - 09 " 934? " (incl. ‡)
1907 - 10 " 934? " (incl. ‡)
1907 - 11 " 840 " (incl. ‡)
1907 - 12 " 806 " (incl. ‡)
1908 - 01 " 778 " (incl. ‡)
1908 - 02 " (illegible) " (incl. ‡)
1908 - 03 " 748 " (‡ note removed)
1908 - 04 " 734 "
1908 - 05 " 733 "
1908 - 08 " 700 "
1908 - 09 " 690 "
1908 - 10 " 676 "
1908 - 11 " 671 "
1908 - 12 " 654 "
1909 - 01 " 635(?) "
1909 - 02 " 648 "
1909 - 04 " 612 "
1909 - 05 " 587 "
1909 - 06 " 573 "
1909 - 07 " 256(?) "
1909 - 08 " 539 "
1909 - 09 " 517 "
1909 - 10 " 493 "
1909 - 11 " 483 "
1910 - 01 " 441 "
1910 - 02 " 429 "
1910 - 03 " 423 "
1910 - 04 " 416 "
1910 - 05 (same)
1910 - 06 " (illegible) "
1910 - 07 " 381 "
1910 - 08 " 372 "
1910 - 09 " 360(?) "
1910 - 11 " 311 "
1910 - 12 " 303 "
1911 - 02 " (illegible) "
1911 - 03 " 276? "
1911 - 04 " 268 "
1911 - 05 " 256 "
1911 - 08 " 219 "
1911 - 09 " 208 "
1911 - 10 " 196 "
1911 - 11 " 172 "
1911 - 12 " 162 "
1912 - 01 " 159 "
1912 - 02 " 150 "
1912 - 03 " 142 "
1912 - 04 " 136 "
1912 - 05 " 134 "
1912 - 06 " 131 "
1912 - 07 " 126? "
1912 - 08 " 125 "
1912 - 09 " 118 "
1912 - 10 " 134? "
1912 - 11 " 107 "
1912 - 12 " 100 "
1913 - 01 " 94 "
1913 - 02 " 89 "
1913 - 03 " 82 "
1913 - 04 " 81? "
1913 - 05 " 74 "
1913 - 06 " 67 "
1913 - 07 " 63 "
1913 - 10 " 55 "
1913 - 11 " 52 "
1913 - 12 " 51? "
1914 - 01 " 46 "
1914 - 02 " 40 "
1914 - 03 " 37 "
1914 - 04 " 30 "
1914 - 05 " 28 "
1914 - 06 " 26 "
1914 - 07 " 24 "
1914 - 09 " 18 "
1914 - 10 (same)
1914 - 11 (same)
1914 - 12 (same)
1915 - 01 " 16 "
1915 - 02 " 14 "
1915 - 03 " 13 "
1915 - 04 " 13 "
1915 - 05 " 9 "
1915 - 10 " 4 "
1915 - 11 (same)
1915 - 12 (same)
1916 - 01 " 3 "
1916 - 02 " 1? "
1916 - 03 Not listed

ORER Notes

‡ (3/1907 - [by] 10/1908))

A few cars in these series are of different lengths, but will be re-numbered when they go through the shops.

Discussion, General Notes

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 # 10 - L
B&M Diagram # 19
Diagram Date 1907
Color on Diagram Brown
Notes on Diagram
Datum 1900 Index 1907 Index
Class of car Box Car Box Car
Length 33' 33'
Capacity 40,000 30,000-40,000
Car Numbers 18232-19499 18232-19499
Page [original] 17 19

Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data

Acquisition Books (1898 - 1917 only)

Volume number refers original book number
Page numbers refer to numbers on pages in original book, NOT to pages in PDF file(s)
Dates refer to first/last dates expenses were recorded in the acquisition book, NOT to car delivery dates

Vol Page Car Number(s) First
Date Last
Date Builder $ / Car Notes
1 34 19039 1901-09 - ? $450 Bought Detrot[sic?] Rolling Stock Co., ex- B&L 8338
1 183 19009 1908-09 - B&M, E. Fitchburg (cv) $190 converted from Boarding car #3165 [MOW]
1 183 18242 1908-09 - B&M, E. Fitchburg (cv) $226 converted from Boarding car #3160 [MOW]

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
C&PR RR 18236 C&PR-45 1 Box pre-1890 [N/A] 30 wood wood
C&PR RR 18274 C&PR-45 2 Box pre-1890 [N/A] 40 wood wood
C&PR RR 18320[?] C&PR-45 3 Box pre-1891 [N/A] 40 wood wood
C&PR RR 18470 C&PR-45 4 Box 1882 [N/A] 40 wood wood
C&PR RR 18531 C&PR-45 5 Box 1882 [N/A] 40 wood wood
C&PR RR 18646 C&PR-45 6 Box 1881 Bradley 40 wood wood
C&PR RR 18660 C&PR-45 7 Box pre-1895 [N/A] 40 wood wood
C&PR RR 18778 C&PR-45 8 Box pre-1890 [N/A] 40 wood wood
C&PR RR 18785 C&PR-45 9 Box pre-1895 [N/A] 40 wood wood
C&M 19014 CM-2 1 Box pre-1887 [N/A] 40 wood wood
C&M 19019 CM-2 2 Box pre-1887 [N/A] 40 wood wood
C&M 19153 CM-2 3 Box pre-1887 [N/A] 40 wood wood
C&M 19173 CM-2 4 Box pre-1890 [N/A] 40 wood wood
Fitch 19222 F-4 7 Box 1878-1881 Bradley 40 wood wood
Fitch 19255 F-4 8 Box 1878-1881 Bradley 40 wood wood
Fitch 19315 F-4 9 Box 1878-1881 Bradley 40 wood wood
Fitch 19382 F-4 10 Box 1878-1881 Bradley 40 wood wood
Fitch 19402 F-4 11 Box 1878-1881 Bradley 40 wood wood
Fitch 19450 F-4 12 Box 1878-1881 Bradley 40 wood wood
Fitch 19492 F-4 13 Box 1878-1881 Bradley 40 wood wood
Fitch 19959 F-8 102 Box, Ice 1880-1881 Bradley 40 wood wood
Fitch 19979 F-8 103 Box, Ice 1880-1881 Bradley 40 wood wood

NOTE: Are last 2 cars part of "reefer-19900 series"?

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

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

B&MRRHS Flickr (as of 20-Jan-2021)
Above is direct link. Title="Wachusett Reservoir, Oakdale, Mass. Site of road crossing from West Boylston to Oakdale from the east Jul. 24, 1903"
18864 1903-07-24 X B X S1&? R? R? ? ? none Looks like image is foreshortened?

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
08-Dec-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
15-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 4 more ORERs (1911,1919,1921,1931)
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-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added E. Neubauer ORER data (car counts only, 15 issues)
17-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added Car Book Data
20-Jan-2021 KG Akerboom Added B&MRRHS Flickr image
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
22-Jan-2022 KG Akerboom Added ICC Valuation data