B&M 1893 21000 Gondola Cars

Boston & Maine 1893 21000 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 - 1903-1910
Dimensions 5/1903 3/1907 12/1907 4/1909 8/1909
Length 34' 32'-0¼" 32'-0¼" 32'-0¼" 34'
Width 8'-1" 8'-1" 8'-1" 8'-1"
Height 3' 3' 3' 3'
Capacity 50000 50000 60000 50000 50000

ORER Size Data
Description 8/1910 9/1911 12/1912 2/1914 5/1925 (1) 10/1926
(All cars)
Note A cars
ONLY 21124
M.C.B. Designation GM(11/1914) GM GM GM
Inside
Dimensions Length 32'-4" 32'-4" 32'-4" 32'-6" 34' 32'-6" 34'
Width 8'-1" 8' 8' 8' 8'-1" 8' 8'-1"
Height 2'-6" 2'-6" 2'-6" 3' 2'-6" 3'
Outside
Dimensions Length 34' 34' 34' 34' 34'
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 8'-6" 8'-6" 8'-6" 8'-6" 8'-6" 8'-6" 8'-6"
Extreme Width
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform
To Top of platform or Running Board 3'
To Extreme Height
Door - Side
opening Width
Height
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 645 646? 650 824 650 824
Pounds 50000 40 to 50000 40 to 60000 50000 60000 60000 60000

(1): Ones not included in "Note A" (and not 21124) retain same dimensions as listed in 2/1914
Note these are (may be?) existing cars being renumbered into a contiguous series
ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1893 - 04 21000-21999 (none) 8 Wheel Drop End Sideboard
1893 - 05 (same)
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1894 - 03 " 400 "
1894 - 04 (same)
1894 - 05 (same)
1894 - 06 (same)
1894 - 07 (same)
1894 - 08 (same)
1895 - 06 (same)
1895 - 07 (same)
1895 - 08 (same)
1896 - 06 " 396 "
1896 - 07 (same)
1896 - 08 (same)
1897 - 03 " 394 "
1897 - 04 (same)
1897 - 05 (same)
1897 - 06 (same)
1897 - 07 (same)
1897 - 08 (same)
1897 - 09 (same)
1897 - 10 (same)
1897 - 11 (same)
1898 - 05 (same)
1899 - 01 (same)
1899 - 04 " 392 "
1899 - 05 (same)
1899 - 06 (same)
1899 - 09 " 391 "
1899 - 11 " 393 "
1900 - 06 " 700 "
21400-21999 split off into separate series
1901 - 03 21000-21399 394 Drop End Sideboard, 34', 50000 lbs capacity
1901 - 04 " (illegible) "
1901 - 05 " (illegible) "
1901 - 06 " 387 "
1901 - 07 " 388? "
1901 - 08 " 388? "
1901 - 09 " (illegible) "
1901 - 10 " (illegible) "
1901 - 11 " (illegible) "
1903 - 03 " 378 "
1903 - 05 " 378 Coal, Drop End Sideboards
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 " 377 "
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 " 376 "
1903 - 10 " 377 "
1903 - 11 " 376 "
1904 - 07 " 373? "
1904 - 12 " 371 "
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 03 " 370 "
1905 - 04 " 368 "
1905 - 06 (same)
1906 - 08 " 360 "
1907 - 03 " 352 "
1907 - 04 " 350 "
1907 - 05 " 347 "
1907 - 06 " 344 "
1907 - 07 " 341 "
1907 - 08 (same)
1907 - 09 " 340 "
1907 - 10 (same)
1907 - 11 " 332 "
1907 - 12 " 329 "
1908 - 01 (same)
1908 - 02 " 328 "
1908 - 03 (same)
1908 - 04 (same)
1908 - 05 (same)
1908 - 08 " 326 "
1908 - 09 (same)
1908 - 10 " 326 "
1908 - 11 (same)
1908 - 12 (same)
1909 - 01 (same)
1909 - 02 " 324 "
1909 - 04 " (illegible) "
1909 - 05 " 323 "
1909 - 06 (same)
1909 - 07 (same)
1909 - 08 " 321 "
1909 - 09 (same)
1909 - 10 " 319 "
1909 - 11 " 317 "
1910 - 01 " 315 "
1910 - 02 " 313 "
1910 - 03 (same)
1910 - 04 (same)
1910 - 05 (same)
1910 - 06 " (illegible) "
1910 - 07 " 308 "
1910 - 08 " (illegible) "
1910 - 09 " 306 "
1910 - 11 " 302 "
1910 - 12 " 300 "
1911 - 02 " 300 "
1911 - 03 " 297 "
1911 - 04 (same)
1911 - 05 (same)
1911 - 08 " 293 "
1911 - 09 " 292? "
1911 - 10 " (illegible) "
1911 - 11 " 289 "
1911 - 12 " 288 "
1912 - 01 (same)
1912 - 02 (same)
1912 - 03 " 287 "
1912 - 04 (same)
1912 - 05 " 286 "
1912 - 06 " 284 "
1912 - 07 (same)
1912 - 08 " (illegible) "
1912 - 09 " (illegible) "
1912 - 10 " (illegible) "
1912 - 11 " 250 "
1912 - 12 " 236 "
1913 - 01 " 235 "
1913 - 02 " 232 "
1913 - 03 " 230 "
1913 - 04 " 227? "
1913 - 05 " 224? "
1913 - 06 " (illegible) "
1913 - 07 " 221 "
1913 - 10 " 208 "
1913 - 11 " 206 "
1913 - 12 (same)
1914 - 01 " 204 "
1914 - 02 " 196 "
1914 - 03 " 192 "
1914 - 04 " 189 "
1914 - 05 " 188 "
1914 - 06 " 187 "
1914 - 07 " 184 "
1914 - 09 " 180 "
1914 - 10 " 182 "
1914 - 11 " 180 "
1914 - 12 " 179 "
1915 - 01 " 177 "
1915 - 02 " 176 "
1915 - 03 " 174 "
1915 - 04 " 173 "
1915 - 05 " 172 "
1915 - 10 " 169? "
1915 - 11 " 169 "
1915 - 12 " 167 "
1916 - 01 (same)
1916 - 02 " 166 "
1916 - 03 " 164 "
1916 - 04 " 162 "
1916 - 05 (same)
1916 - 06 (same)
1916 - 07 (same)
1916 - 08 " 160 "
1916 - 09 " 158 "
1916 - 10 " 155 "
1916 - 11 " 153 Coal, Drop End Sideboards, Note 4
1916 - 12 " 152 " (including Note 4)
1917 - 01 " 151 " (including Note 4)
1917 - 02 " 150 " (including Note 4)
1917 - 03 " 147 " (including Note 4)
1917 - 04 " 147 " (including Note 4)
1917 - 05 (same) (including Note 4)
1917 - 06 (same) (including Note 4)
1917 - 10 " 141 " (including Note 4)
1917 - 11 " 140 " (including Note 4)
1919 - 10 21003-21395 109 " (including Note 4)
1920 - 01 " 101 " (including Note 4)
1921 - 05 21003-21393 69 " (including Note 4)
1921 - 12 21003-21392 47 " (including Note 4)
1922 - 08 " 41 " (including Note 4)
1922 - 11 " 38 " (including Note 4)
1923 - 02 21004-21390 25 Coal, Drop End Sideboards
10 Coal, Drop End Sideboards, Note A
1924 - 11 21004-21390 9 Coal, Drop End Sideboards
6 Coal, Drop End Sideboards, Note A
1925 - 05 21004-21390 5 Coal, Drop End Sideboards (see exception)
4 Coal, Drop End Sideboards, Note A
21124 1 Coal, Drop End Sideboards Exception
1925 - 07 rowspan=3 (same) (all 3 rows)
1925 - 10 21004-21390 1 Coal, Drop End Sideboards (see exception)
4 Coal, Drop End Sideboards, Note A
21124 1 Coal, Drop End Sideboards Exception
1926 - 08 21012-21390 4 " [note A removed]
1926 - 10 (same)
1927 - 06 (same)
1927 - 08 (same)
1928 - 07 (same)
1928 - 08 (same)
1928 - 09 (same)
1928 - 10 (same)
1928 - 11 (same)
1928 - 12 (same)
1929 - 01 (same)
1929 - 02 (same)
1929 - 03 (same)
1929 - 04 (same)
1929 - 05 (same)
1929 - 06 (same)
1929 - 07 (same)
1929 - 08 (same)
1929 - 09 (same)
1929 - 10 (same)
1929 - 11 (same)
1929 - 12 (same)
1930 - 01 (same)
1930 - 02 (same)
1930 - 03 (same)
1930 - 04 (same)
1930 - 05 (same)
1930 - 06 (same)
1930 - 07 21064-21390 3 "
1930 - 08 (same)
1930 - 09 (same)
1930 - 10 (same)
1930 - 11 (same)
1930 - 12 (same)
1931 - 01 (same)
1931 - 02 (same)
1931 - 03 (same)
1931 - 04 (same)
1931 - 05 (same)
1931 - 06 (same)
1931 - 07 (same)
1931 - 08 (same)
1931 - 09 (same)
1931 - 10 (same)
1931 - 11 (same)
1932 - 01 (same)
1932 - 02 (same)
1932 - 03 (same)
1932 - 04 (same)
1932 - 05 (same)
1932 - 06 (same)
1932 - 07 (same)
Switch to Bi-monthly
1932 - 09 [No changes noted]
1932 - 11 [No changes noted]
1933 - 01 [No changes noted]
1933 - 03 [No changes noted]
1933 - 05 [No changes noted]
1933 - 07 (same)
1933 - 09 [No changes noted]
1933 - 11 [No changes noted]
1934 - 01 [No changes noted]
1934 - 03 [No changes noted]
1934 - 05 [No changes noted]
1934 - 07 (same)
1934 - 09 [No changes noted]
1934 - 11 [No changes noted]
1935 - 01 [No changes noted]
1935 - 03 [No changes noted]
1935 - 05 [No changes noted]
1935 - 07 Not listed

ORER Notes

Note 4 (11/1916, 4/1917, 5/1917, 6/1917, 10/1917, 11/1917, 10/1919, 11/1922)

[cars not in this series omitted]
Nos. ...[see list below] ... capacity raised to 60000 lbs
NOTE: Dates below of for registers I have (see listing above)

Car No. First Listed Last Listed
21003 3/1917 11/1922
21008 5/1917 5/1917
21017 2/1917 11/1917
21040 10/1917 10/1919 [listed out of numeric order]
21042 3/1917 10/1919
21051 12/1916 10/1919
21064 12/1916 11/1922
21065 2/1917 10/1919
21069 6/1917 11/1922
21072 3/1917 10/1919
21094 3/1917 11/1917
21111 2/1917 11/1922
21112 1/1917 11/1922
21117 6/1917 11/1922
21124 3/1917 11/1922
21129 2/1917 11/1917
21136 6/1917 11/1917
21140 3/1917 10/1919
21146 2/1917 10/1919
21175 6/1917 11/1922
21184 3/1917 10/1919
21197 5/1917 10/1919
21207 2/1917 10/1919
21216 1/1917 11/1917
21217 10/1917 11/1922
21250 10/1917 10/1919
21264 5/1917 11/1917
21272 10/1917 10/1919
21273 3/1917 10/1919
21278 5/1917 11/1917
21293 11/1916 11/1917
21294 10/1917 10/1919
21306 10/1917 11/1917
21314 12/1916 10/1919
21317 10/1917 10/1919
21321 5/1917 10/1919
21324 10/1917 11/1922
21343 12/1916 10/1919
21344 11/1916 11/1917
21347 6/1917 10/1919
21355 2/1917 11/1917
21368 6/1917 11/1917
21374 12/1916 11/1917
21392 1/1917 11/1922

Note A (5/1925)

Individual numbers of cars in series 21004 to 21390 differing in dimensions and cubical capacity from other numbers in the same series; inside length, 34 ft.; width 8 ft. 1 in.; height 3 ft. Capacity 824 cu. ft.: [see table below]

Car No. First Listed Last Listed
21012 5/1925 5/1925
21064 5/1925 5/1925
21119 5/1925 5/1925
21390 5/1925 5/1925

Discussion, General Notes

From Eric Neubauer Laconia data, the following cars were built by Laconia:

21000-21399 (50,000 lbs, 646 cu ft.,32'-4" IL, 1892-1893, WUF, drop ends, sideboards)
172 cars listed for series 21000-21382 [with gaps], C&M RR ownership, in USRA valuation report, 6/30/1914
Valuation report indicates 16 cars may have been built/rebuilt to back-fill vacancies

B&MRRHS 1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Book No. 1 (Reprint of B&M lettering diagrams)
Note the "Book page number" below refers to the page number in the B&MRRHS book.
As the B&MRRHS book's pages are NOT numbered, "1" is the first page with an actual diagram! (NOT the title pages or index pages)
"U" = upper diagram on that page, "L" = lower diagram
The "Diagram number" refers to the circled number (lower right corner) in each diagram (the original page number)

Book page # 23 - L
B&M Diagram # 44
Diagram Date 1907
Color on Diagram Brown
Notes on Diagram
Datum 1900 Index 1907 Index
Class of car Drop End Car Gondola Car Sideboard Drop End
Length 34' 34'
Capacity 40,000 50,000
Car Numbers 21000-21399 21000-21399
Page [original] 43 44

Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data

Acquisition Books (1898 - 1917 only)

Volume number refers original book number
Page numbers refer to numbers on pages in original book, NOT to pages in PDF file(s)
Dates refer to first/last dates expenses were recorded in the acquisition book, NOT to car delivery dates

Car Number(s) Vol Page First
Date Last
Date Builder $ / Car Notes
21000-21399 1 10 1892-12-10 - Laconia Car Co. $388 34'

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
21013 1 1 4 1923-08-09 Destroyed
21033 1 2 6 1924-05-01 Destroyed
21111 1 2 11 1924-12-08 Destroyed Hooksett, NH
21117 1 1 4 1922-11-16 Destroyed
21219 1 2 6 1924-05-01 Destroyed
21307 1 1 4 1922-11-07 Destroyed
21354 1 1 4 1922-11-27 Destroyed

Car Disposition Records

Source(s) (ID scope is for this web page only)
ID Box Folder Folder name Link Title Approx.
Start date Approx.
End date
A 1 5 Coal Cars 21000 series Coal (gondola) - “A” 1925? 1935

Data
Car Number Disposition
Source ID Date Built Rebuilt
Date Disposition
Date Disposition New Car #
21012 A 1902-03 1922-11 1930-04 Sold for scrap
21064 A 1892-12 1922-10 1935-02 Retired
21119 A 1893-01 1922-11 1935-08 Retired
21136 A 1893-01 1918-07 to 23175
21356 A 1893-05 1923-05 to W3564
21390 A 1893-05 1922-10 1935-02 Retired

ICC Valuation Data (circa 1914)

For more info on the ICC valuation data, see this web page

"Owning"
RR Car # /
Range Val
Sheet # Index
on Page Car Type Built
Date Builder Capy Underframe Body Notes
C&M 21000 CM-3 136 Coal, drop end 1892 Laconia 40 wood wood
C&M 21003-21004 CM-3 44 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21010 CM-3 137 Coal, drop end 1900 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21011 CM-3 45 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21012 CM-3 141 Coal, drop end 1902 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21013 CM-3 46 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21017 CM-3 47 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21023 CM-3 152 Coal, drop end 1904-1905 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21025 CM-3 48 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21030-21033 CM-3 49 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21035 CM-3 50 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21036 CM-3 149 Coal, drop end 1904-1905 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21040 CM-3 51 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21042 CM-3 52 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21045 CM-3 53 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21046 CM-3 142 Coal, drop end 1902 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21049 CM-3 54 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21051-21052 CM-3 55 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21054 CM-3 56 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21056 CM-3 57 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21058 CM-3 58 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21061 CM-3 138 Coal, drop end 1900 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21063-21065 CM-3 59 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21068 CM-3 150 Coal, drop end 1904-1905 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21069 CM-3 60 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21070 CM-3 143 Coal, drop end 1902 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21071-21073 CM-3 61 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21077 CM-3 144 Coal, drop end 1902 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21078-21080 CM-3 62 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21082 CM-3 63 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21083 CM-3 153 Coal, drop end 1893 Laconia 60 wood wood
C&M 21084 CM-3 64 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21086-21087 CM-3 65 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21090 CM-3 66 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21093 CM-3 145 Coal, drop end 1902 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21094 CM-3 67 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21095 CM-3 147 Coal, drop end 1904-1905 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21098 CM-3 68 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21099 CM-3 148 Coal, drop end 1904-1905 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21100-21101 CM-3 69 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21103-21106 CM-3 70 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21108 CM-3 151 Coal, drop end 1904-1905 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21110-21113 CM-3 71 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21116-21117 CM-3 72 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21119 CM-3 73 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21121 CM-3 74 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21124-21125 CM-3 75 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21128-21129 CM-3 76 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21134 CM-3 146 Coal, drop end 1902 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21136-21137 CM-3 77 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21138 CM-3 140 Coal, drop end 1895 Lawrence 50 wood wood
C&M 21140-21141 CM-3 78 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21143-21144 CM-3 79 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21146-21147 CM-3 80 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21157 CM-3 81 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21162 CM-3 82 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21166 CM-3 83 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21168-21169 CM-3 84 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21170-21171 CM-3 85 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21173 CM-3 86 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21175-21176 CM-3 87 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21180-21182 CM-3 88 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21184-21185 CM-3 89 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21187 CM-3 90 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21191 CM-3 154 Coal, drop end 1893 Laconia 60 wood wood
C&M 21193 CM-3 155 Coal, drop end 1893 Laconia 60 wood wood
C&M 21194 CM-3 91 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21197 CM-3 92 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21199 CM-3 93 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21202 CM-3 94 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21207-21209 CM-3 95 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21211-21212 CM-3 96 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21214 CM-3 97 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21216-21220 CM-3 98 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21222-21223 CM-3 99 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21226 CM-3 100 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21229 CM-3 101 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21239-21240 CM-3 102 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21242-21243 CM-3 103 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21245-21246 CM-3 104 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21250-21252 CM-3 105 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21255-21256 CM-3 106 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21258 CM-3 107 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21260 CM-3 108 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21264 CM-3 109 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21272-21274 CM-3 110 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21278-21279 CM-3 111 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21283? CM-3 112 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21287 CM-3 156 Coal, drop end 1893 Laconia 60 wood wood
C&M 21289 CM-3 113 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21293 CM-3 139 Coal, drop end 1900 B&M RR 50 wood wood
C&M 21294 CM-3 114 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21296-21297 CM-3 115 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21300-21301 CM-3 116 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21304-21308 CM-3 117 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21314-21315 CM-3 118 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood [actually 21314-21415, assuming typo]
C&M 21317-21318 CM-3 119 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21321 CM-3 120 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21323-21324 CM-3 121 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21327 CM-3 122 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21329-21330 CM-3 123 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21334-21335 CM-3 124 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21343-21344 CM-3 125 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21347-21348 CM-3 126 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21351-21352 CM-3 127 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21354-21356 CM-3 128 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21358 CM-3 129 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21363 CM-3 130 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21368 CM-3 131 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21372 CM-3 132 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21374 CM-3 133 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21378 CM-3 134 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
C&M 21382 CM-3 135 Coal, drop end 1892-1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 21389-21390 BM-23 27 Coal - Drop Ends 1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 21392-21393 BM-23 28 Coal - Drop Ends 1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 21395 BM-23 29 Coal - Drop Ends 1893 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 21397 BM-23 30 Coal - Drop Ends 1893 Laconia 50 wood wood

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
If link no longer works, search on "Boston Maine Railroad" and page thru
Title = "Train wreck" or try https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/p5548567w
21331 1912-03-18 X S1& R R N original? original? Loaded, in a wreck.
Possibly another B&M gon to its left

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

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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-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added E. Neubauer ORER data (car counts only, 15 issues)
12-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added E. Neubauer Laconia build data
17-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added Car Book Data
28-Jan-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from "1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Diagrams" book
02-Mar-2021 KG Akerboom Added photo
26-Mar-2021 KG Akerboom fixed the photos table
10-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917
04-Jul-2021 KG Akerboom Reorganized Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data (Car # to 1st column, 2nd/other changes to new rows)
17-Oct-2021 KG Akerboom Added remaining 7/1928 - 10/1947 ORERs
23-Oct-2021 KG Akerboom Added car disposition record data
22-Jan-2022 KG Akerboom Added ICC Valuation data