B&M 3100 Box Cars

Boston & Maine 3100 Series Box Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

SIECO Photo, James Kinkaid Collection, used with permission (click on image to see full resolution available)

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Eric Neubauer Data

Neubauer, Eric.Evans Products Builders Photographs
and Neubauer, Eric.Evans Products Company Freight Car Roster Notes

Spec Value
Builder SEICO Atlanta (also B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 18, 39)
Lot # 1226-03
Work Order # 1224
Car Numbers 3100-3149
Quantity 50
Build Date May-1974
AAR class XL
Lt Weight 64,600
Description
Cubic Cap'y 5077 Cu. Ft.
Roof 9 panels, overhanging eaves, "X" shaped ribs in the panels
Peaked (per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37)
Ends Inset Dreadnaught
Side 14 ribs (per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37)
Doors 6 panel Superior (per Neubauer, builder's photograph)
Youngstown (per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37)
Center Sills Cushion (per Neubauer, B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37)
Ladders low (not full height)
Running Boards none
Brake Gear low mount
Side sill short

Seico Boxcar identifying features:
Plate B
Corner Post Riveted
Side Plate No Hole
Side Sill Reinforced, short
Side Stake 12 regular + 2 "wide" ladder panel
Sill Step Wide Rectangular
Door 10' Superior
End "Inset" Dreadnaught.
Short x-hold support
Roof 9 oh X
Cushion? ctu

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data
Description 4/1974 1/1983 5/1983
AAR Mechanical Designation XL XL XL
Inside
Dimensions Length 50'-6" 50'-6" 50'-6"
Width 9'-4" 9'-4" 9'-4"
Height 10'-7" 10'-7" 10'-7"
Outside
Dimensions Length 57'-8" 57'-9" 57'-9"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 10' 10' 10'
Extreme Width 10'-8" 10'-8" 10'-8"
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width 5'-6" 5'-6" 5'-6"
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 14' 14' 14'-4"
To Extreme Height 15' 15' 15'
Door - Side
opening Width 10' 10' 10'
Height 9'-11" 9'-11" 9'-11"
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 5077 4950 4950
Pounds 154000 154000 154000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1974 - 04 3100-3149 50 Box, Steel, Cush.-Pak underframe, DF Belts
1974 - 07 (same)
1974 - 10 " " Box, Steel, Cush.-Pak underframe, DF Belts, 50K
1975 - 01 (same)
1975 - 04 (same)
1975 - 07 (same)
1975 - 10 (same)
1976 - 01 (same)
1976 - 04 (same)
1976 - 07 (same)
1976 - 10 (same)
1977 - 01 (same)
1977 - 04 (same)
1977 - 07 (same)
1977 - 10 (same)
1978 - 01 (same)
1978 - 04 (same)
1978 - 07 (same)
1978 - 10 (same)
1979 - 01 (same)
1979 - 04 (same)
1979 - 07 (same)
1979 - 10 (same)
1980 - 01 (same)
1980 - 04 " 48 "
1980 - 07 " 50 "
1980 - 10 " 48 "
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 (same)
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 (same)
1988 - 07 (same)
1988 - 10 (same)
1989 - 01 (same)
1989 - 04 " 47 "
1989 - 07 (same)
1989 - 10 (same)
1990 - 01 (same)
1990 - 04 (same)
1990 - 07 (same)
1990 - 10 (same)
1991 - 01 Not listed
1993 - 01 Re-leased (only 40 cars) as B&M 3500-3539

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Per March, 1974 B&MRRHS Bulletin "White Flags" column (p3)
Also per Don Clerke
Built by Southern Iron & Equipment Co. (Atlanta, GA) (this is a division of U.S. Railway Equipment Co.).
Leased for 15 years from U.S. Railway Equipment Co.
Total lease is 700 cars - this includes the 78000, 3000 and 3100 series.
This series is *possibly* for paper loading

From Eric Neubauer communication
The B&M defaulted on payments for the 3000, 3100, and 78000 series cars in 11-1988 (just a year or so before the lease was up). Some had reduced volume capacity (to 4988 cu. ft.), most likely due to added load restraining equipment (e.g. belt rails)

Paint Schemes

As delivered?
Blue body & ends. Unknown roof. Black underframe (including side sills) and trucks. 4'? intertwined herald, plain white. Black door

References or other data

Neubauer, Eric. "Southern Iron & Equipment Boxcar" Railroad Model Craftsman Nov 1996, pp 65-68
Includes HO scale plans, B&M lettering diagram (all photos are of other railroad's cars)

Photographs

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

Fallen Flags and Other Railroad Photos (as of 15-Apr-2020)
Scroll down to the "B" section, click on the "Boston & Maine (B&M)" link
Then scroll down to find the photo. The "Page" column has the "Link" text listed
XL 3103 3103 1986-07-12 Y X B BM R R N Y 2V Y N N original original 6 panel Superior(?) door
XM 3127 3127 Y X B BM N Y 2V N N N original original "new" (or recently repainted) photo
6 panel Superior(?) door
Evans Products Builders Photographs
p502 3127 1975-04 Y X B BM R R N Y 2V N N N original original
Highball Graphics
N/HO/O scale decals, but they have a couple prototype pictures
Web site doesn't seem to work very well with Internet Explorer, use a newer browser.
From main page, "check" (under "Railroad" list at left) the "Boston & Maine" → "Boston & Maine Blue SIECO 50' Boxcars [N / HO / O] Scale" (scale doesn't matter, they have same photos on all)
3115 [reweigh 1974] Y X p BM R R N Y 2V N N N original original

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
1993 - 01 40 B&M 3500-3539 Re-lease from USRE/Evans, after 2 year "pause"

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
15-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
15-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Added more web sites: B&MRRHS Flickr, Fallen Flags, NMRA Archives, Earl Tuson. Also Scott Whitney (NMRO) CDs
22-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Updated per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39
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
06-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added Eric Neubauer 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
23-Dec-2020 KG Akerboom Added photos from Highball Graphics decals site
31-Dec-2020 KG Akerboom Updated misc stuff
22-Jan-2021 KG Akerboom Added Builder's Photo