B&M 4550 Box Cars

Boston & Maine 4550 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
Description 7/1980 5/1983
AAR Mechanical Designation XP XP
Inside
Dimensions Length 50'-6" 50'-6"
Width 9'-2" 9'-2"
Height 10'-5" 10'-5"
Outside
Dimensions Length 51'-10" 54'-4"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 9'-4" 10'-5"
Extreme Width 10'-8" 10'-5"
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width 5'-8" 13'-7"
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 14'-5" 14'-5"
To Extreme Height 15' 15'
Door - Side
opening Width 9' 9'
Height 9'-9" 9'-10"
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 4840 4825
Pounds 100000 110000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1980 - 07 4550-4557 8 Box, Steel, 25K (Food Products)
1980 - 10 " "
1981 - 01 " "
1981 - 04 " "
1981 - 07 " "
1981 - 10 " "
1982 - 01 " "
1982 - 04 " "
1982 - 07 " "
1982 - 10 " "
1983 - 01 " "
1983 - 05 " "
1983 - 07 " "
1983 - 10 " "
1984 - 01 " "
1984 - 04 " "
1984 - 07 " "
1984 - 10 " 7 "
1985 - 01 " "
1985 - 04 " "
1985 - 07 " 2 "
1985 - 10 " "
1986 - 01 " "
1986 - 04 " "
1986 - 07 " "
1986 - 10 " "
1987 - 01 " "
1987 - 04 " "
1987 - 07 " "
1987 - 10 " "
1988 - 01 " "
1988 - 04 " "
1988 - 07 " "
1988 - 10 " "
1989 - 01 " "
1989 - 04 " "
1989 - 07 " "
1989 - 10 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Conversion of 77000 series 50' PS-1?
Per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39 - yes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #18 (1990), the "packaged food products loading only" is black lettering on yellow background

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
16-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
29-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 19 more ORERs
04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
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
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
31-Dec-2020 KG Akerboom Updated misc stuff