B&M 5300 Flat Cars

Boston & Maine 5300 Series Flat 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
Description 1/1955
AAR Mechanical Designation FMS
Inside
Dimensions Length 36'-6"
Width 10'
Height 6'-6"
Outside
Dimensions Length 42'-2"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 10'
Extreme Width 10'-2"
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width 3'-5"
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 10'-3"
To Top of Running Board
To Extreme Height 10'-3"
Door - Side
opening Width
Height
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full
Pounds 110000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1955 - 01 5300-5309 10 Flat, Steel, Note C
1955 - 04 (same)
1955 - 07 (same)
1955 - 10 (same)
1956 - 01 (same)
1956 - 04 (same)
1956 - 07 (same)
1956 - 10 (same)
1957 - 01 (same)
1957 - 04 (same)
1957 - 07 " " Flat, Steel, Note E
1957 - 10 (same)
1958 - 01 " 9 "
1958 - 04 (same)
1958 - 07 " 7 "
1958 - 10 " 5 "
1959 - 01 5303 1 "
1959 - 04 (same)
1959 - 07 Not listed

ORER Notes

Note C (1/1955 - 4/1957); Note E (7/1957 - 4/1959); 4/1957: series 5320-5329 added; 4/1959 other series changed to 5320-5339

Cars in series 5300 to 5309 [and 5320 to 5329] are equipped with bulkheads for shipment of Gypsum board

Discussion, General Notes

Converted from 33500 flat cars in 1954
Conversions:

Original Car No. Converted car No.
33543 5300
33775 5301
33615 5302
33693 5303
33762 5304
33626 5305
33515 5306
33723 5307
33532 5308
33753 5309

The B&M listed these cars in car books as "Gypsum" cars

Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data

Car Books (1923-06 thru 1936-10, then 1944-05 thru 1960-03)

Volume number refers original book number
Part number refers to PDF file part as posted on B&MRRHS site
Page numbers refer to pages in PDF file(s) (L/R = Left or Right side of that PDF page)

Car Number(s) Vol Part Page Date Action Location New # Notes
5300 4 7 6R 1957-08-25 Destroyed on NYC
5301 4 9 2R 1958-12-15 Sold to Nashua Iron & Metal Co. (SO 2967)
5302 4 9 2R 1958-12-15 Sold to Nashua Iron & Metal Co. (SO 2967)
5303 5 1 9R 1959-11-05 Sold to Mont. & Barre RR (SO 3488)
5304 4 9 2R 1958-12-15 Sold to Nashua Iron & Metal Co. (SO 2967)
5305 4 9 2R 1958-12-15 Sold to Nashua Iron & Metal Co. (SO 2967)
5306 4 8 5R 1958-05-22 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2534)
5309 4 8 5R 1958-05-22 Sold to M. Schiavone & Son (SO 2534)

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
28-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
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
18-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added Car Book Data
04-Jul-2021 KG Akerboom Reorganized Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data (Car # to 1st column, 2nd/other changes to new rows)