B&M 69999 Box Car

Boston & Maine 69999 Series Box Car

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 1942 class book.
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From 1952 class book.
or NMRO (Scott Whitney) CDs/DVDs
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Specifications From Classification Cards

Spec Value
Description 40' 1937 AAR design boxcar
Lot # 63
Build Date New: 1940 (B&O 384192)
Rebuld: 1943 (B&M Concord Shops)
Lt Weight 49,400
Cubic Cap'y 3,713 Cu. Ft.
Roof Murphy Solid Steel
Ends Steel [from diagram they look like 4 top 5 lower Dreadnaught?]
Doors Steel "Camel"
Trucks Cast steel side frames, integ. journal box AAR
Journals 5½" x 10" journals (100,000 lbs nominal capacity)
Center Sills 10" SB Channel 41.1#
Coupler AAR type E Rot. bott. operated
Coupler Yoke Duryea
Underframe Duryea (B&O Z-66360)
Draft Gear Duryea
Air Brake AB, 10" x 12" cylinder
Hand Brake Ajax
Body bolster Built-up steel, center plate contour = AAR
Side Bearings AAR Plain
Gen. Arrgt. B&O Z-66353
Journal bearing & wedges AAR
Wheels 33" dia

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data
Description 4/1944
AAR Mechanical Designation XM
Inside
Dimensions Length 40'-6"
Width 9'-2"
Height 10'
Outside
Dimensions Length 42'-11"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 9'-11"
Extreme Width 10'-7"
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width 3'-5"
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 13'-6"
To Top of Running Board 14'-6"
To Extreme Height 14'-6"
Door - Side
opening Width 6'
Height 9'-4"
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 3717
Pounds 100000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1940 B&O 384192 N/A Box
1943 - 07 B&M 69999 1 Box, Steel [rebuilt in Concord Shops]
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 (same)
1949 - 01 (same)
1949 - 04 (same)
1949 - 07 (same)
1949 - 10 (same)
1950 - 01 (same)
1950 - 04 (same)
1950 - 07 (same)
1950 - 10 (same)
1951 - 01 (same)
1951 - 04 (same)
1951 - 07 (same)
1951 - 10 (same)
1952 - 01 (same)
1952 - 04 (same)
1952 - 07 (same)
1952 - 10 (same)
1953 - 01 (same)
1953 - 04 (same)
1953 - 07 (same)
1953 - 10 (same)
1954 - 01 (same)
1954 - 04 (same)
1954 - 07 (same)
1954 - 10 (same)
1955 - 01 (same)
1955 - 04 (same)
1955 - 07 (same)
1955 - 10 (same)
1956 - 01 (same)
1956 - 04 (same)
1956 - 07 (same)
1956 - 10 68999 " "
1957 - 01 (same)
1957 - 04 (same)
1957 - 07 (same)
1957 - 10 (same)
1958 - 01 (same)
1958 - 04 (same)
1958 - 07 (same)
1958 - 10 (same)
1959 - 01 (same)
1959 - 04 (same)
1959 - 07 (same)
1959 - 10 (same)
1960 - 01 (same)
1960 - 04 (same)
1960 - 07 (same)
1960 - 10 (same)
1961 - 01 (same)
1961 - 04 (same)
1961 - 07 (same)
1961 - 10 (same)
1962 - 01 (same)
1962 - 04 (same)
1962 - 07 (same)
1962 - 10 (same)
1963 - 01 (same)
1963 - 04 (same)
1963 - 07 (same)
1963 - 10 (same)
1964 - 01 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Per Tim Gilbert
B&M #69999 was built new as B&O 384192 in 1940, and was rebuilt by the Concord [NH] shops in 1943 as part ofthe war effort. Unlike the second #64680 which the East Deerfield shops rebuilt in 1943, #69999 was given a separate line in the ORERs. This was due to the different size of its truck axle journal bearings, 5½" x 10", than its step-sisters, the #73000s. Indeed, the #69999 was the first boxcar the B&M owned that had 5½" x 10" journals which gave the #69999 that capability to carry 119,600 pounds which, in turn, made it the first B&M box to exceed the theoretical load limit of the #11000 series built in 1900.
In 1955, to make room for the #69700-70987 series of the former #71000s, the car was renumbered to #68999. The #68999 was off the roster by 1965 [actually, by 1/1964].

Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data

Car Disposition Records

Source(s)
ID Box Folder Folder name Link Title Approx.
Start date Approx.
End date
A 2 2 Boxcars 60000 67925-68394- “A” 1943
B 2 3 Boxcars 60000 [2] 64680-67003 - “B” 1956
C 2 5 Boxcars 70000-2 71000 + 69999 - “C” ?

Data
B&O
Car Number Disposition
Source ID Disposition
Date Disposition New Car #
384192 A 1943-05 Rebuilt B&M 69999
B 1956-06 Renumbered to B&M 68999

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
1955 1 68999 renumbered (to make room for 71000-72999 series cars being renumbered)

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
10-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
28-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 19 more ORERs
04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
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
10-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added 1952 class cards
12-May-2020 KG Akerboom Updated class card table
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
17-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Standardized formatting of Classification Card(s) section
19-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Updated 1942 Classification Card
29-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Updated Classification Card data table
16-Oct-2021 KG Akerboom Added remaining 7/1928 - 10/1947 ORERs
29-Oct-2021 KG Akerboom Added car disposition record data