B&M 1893 20000 Gondola Cars

Boston & Maine 1893 20000 Series Gondola 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 - 1894
Description 5/1903
Length 28 to 32'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds) 30 to 40000

Note these are existing cars being renumbered into a contiguous series, plus new cars (1895-1896)
ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1893 - 04 20000-20599 (none) 8 wheel drop sideboard
1893 - 05 (same)
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1894 - 03 " 92 "
1894 - 04 (same)
1894 - 05 (same)
1894 - 06 (same)
1894 - 07 (same)
1894 - 08 (same)
1895 - 06 20000-20199 90 "
1895 - 07 (same)
1895 - 08 (same)
1896 - 06 20000-20299 292 "
1896 - 07 (same)
1896 - 08 " 294 "
1897 - 03 " 284 "
1897 - 04 (same)
1897 - 05 (same)
1897 - 06 (same)
1897 - 07 (same)
1897 - 08 (same)
1897 - 09 (same)
1897 - 10 " 282 "
1897 - 11 " 281 "
1897 - 11 " 262 "
1898 - 05 " 276 "
1899 - 01 " 267 "
1899 - 04 " 265 "
1899 - 05 (same)
1899 - 06 " 264 "
1899 - 09 " 262 "
1899 - 11 " 259 "
1900 - 06 " 272 "
1901 - 03 20000-20284 … Drop Sideboard, old series
1901 - 04 (same)
1901 - 05 (same)
1901 - 06 (same)
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 (same)
1901 - 09 (same)
1901 - 10 (same)
1901 - 11 (same)
1903 - 03 (same)
In "Old Series" table (i.e. being renumbered)
1903 - 05 " … Coal, Drop Sideboard
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
1904 - 07 (same)
1904 - 12 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1907 - 03 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

For the 190x renumbering, the dimensions match, however the number of cars don't (8850-9549 has a LOT more cars than the original 20000 series), so some other series must have been included in 8850-9549.

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

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

Digital Commonwealth
Or more directly at City of Boston
If link no longer works, search on "Boston Maine Railroad" and page thru
Title = "Spur tracks at Charlestown Neck"
20129 1899-06-06 p B X Loaded, one section of drop side is "dropped"
External brake beam on truck?
Note 2nd car behind first, 3 more over to the left
B&MRRHS "Flickr" page
Above is direct link. Title="Car inspector's building, East Deerfield, Mass., Jan. 25, 1918"
NOTE: Probably wrong series for 1915, but I'm not sure which new series to put into
Interior view, showing latches that hold drop sides in place.
I am assuming these are B&M Cars (exterior not visible)

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
190x All remaining 8850-9549(?) Sideboard Coal, 28 to 32', 30000 to 60000 lbs capacity

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
25-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
30-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Fixed 3/1905 data
04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
20-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Adding Digital Commonwealth web sites photos
26-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Added more B&MRRHS Flickr
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
05-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added 9/1899 ORER 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
10-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917