B&M (2nd) 64680 Box Cars

Boston & Maine (2nd) 64680 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 1955 class book.
Note there were 2 different pages, BOTH marked "Incomplete"
Page 1
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Specifications From Classification Cards

Spec Value
Build Date 6/1912 (P&LE 33596)
1943 (rebuilt by B&M, Deerfield)
Lot # 62
AAR class XM
Lt Weight 42,100 lbs
Cubic Cap'y 2,556 Cu. Ft.
Roof Outside metal
Ends Wood
Doors Wood reinforced
Trucks Vulcan with Simplex bolster
Springs 5 - 7/16" dia x 8¼"
Wheels 33" C.I. [cast iron]
Hand Brake Horizontal wheel and shaft
Air Brake K-2, 10 combined type cylinder
Brake Gear Horz: Wheel and shaft
Journals 5" x 9" (80,000 lbs nominal capacity)
Journal Bearing and wedges A.A.R.
Side Bearings Cast
Body bolster Pressed steel
Body Side Bearings C steel
Body center plate Cast 8" Dia.
Center Sills Angles & web plate (fishbelly, per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37)
per B/P [blueprint?] NYC X-96663
Coupler "D" 5" x 7"
Coupler Yoke C Steel
Draft Gear Miner tandem springs
Brake Beam #2+
Brake Beam Saf. Support 3rd point
Brake Beam Hangers 11 Stirrup [or " stirrup = Steel stirrup?]
Brake Shoes A.A.R. #1
Retaining Valve
Bottom Rod Sch.
Bottom Rod Support Loop riveted to spg. plank [spring plank]
Levers Steel
Unc[g?] Rigging Imperial "B"

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data
Description 4/1944
M.C.B. Designation XM
Inside
Dimensions Length 36'
Width 8'-6"
Height 8'-4"
Outside
Dimensions Length 38'-1"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 9'-5"
Extreme Width 10'
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 12'-9"
To Top of Running Board 13'-6"
To Extreme Height 14'-0"
Door - Side
opening Width 6'
Height 8'
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 2550
Pounds 80000

NOTE: Actually listed as series 64680-65687 (see notes)
ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1912 - 06 P&LE 33596 Box(?)
1943 Rebuilt after wreck by B&M (East Deerfield shops)
1943 - 07 64680 1 Box, Grain, Steel Underframe
1943 - 10 (same)
1944 - 01 (same)
1944 - 04 (same)
1944 - 07 (same)
1944 - 10 (same)
1945 - 01 (same)
1945 - 04 (same)
1945 - 07 (same)
1945 - 10 (same)
1946 - 01 (same)
1946 - 04 (same)
1946 - 07 (same)
1946 - 10 (same)
1947 - 01 (same)
1947 - 04 (same)
1947 - 07 (same)
1947 - 10 (same)
1948 - 01 (same)
1948 - 04 (same)
1948 - 07 (same)
1948 - 10 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Fishbelly steel underframe, double-sheathed, wood ends
Per Tim Gilbert
During World War II, there was a tremendous car shortage due to the demand for cars, and the lack of new cars built during the depression. New car construction ran afoul of the War Production Board's Rationing Regulations. Railroads were forced to scramble, and one way they could acquire more cars was to rebuild wrecks. P&LE 33596 was a candidate as a contribution to the war effort, which the B&M rebuilt into their (2nd) #64680 (the first having gone to its better reward in the late 1930s [per ORER data, between April and July, 1939]). The second #64680 was never [?] listed as a separate entity in the ORERs, but included in the #64680-65687 series lines because it was a 36' SUF boxcar with 5" x 9" journals. Its inside height was 8'-4" (4" more than its step-sisters) and cubic capacity was 2550 (vs. 2467 and 2542 of the original #64680s). Second #64680 may have lasted until 1948, but it was no longer listed in the April, 1949 ORER [see above - it was no longer listed in October, 1948]

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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
25-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Updated per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37
01-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 4 more ORER (1941, 1943, 1945, 1947)
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
24-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Added 1955 Classification Cards
29-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Updated Classification Card data table
21-Oct-2021 KG Akerboom Added remaining 7/1928 - 10/1947 ORERs