B&M 6074 Gondola Cars

Boston & Maine 6074 Series Gondola 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 - 1903-1910
Dimensions 5/1903
Length 35'
Width
Height
Capacity 60000

ORER Size Data 1910-1924
Description 8/1910 Value 2/1914
M.C.B. Designation GC (11/1914)
Inside
Dimensions Length 33'-11½"
Width 8'-6½"
Height 6'
Outside
Dimensions Length 35' 35'
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 8'-4" to 9' 8'-4" to 9'
Extreme Width
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform
To Top of Running Board
To Extreme Height
Door - Side
opening Width
Height
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 1740 (3/1914)
Pounds 60000 60000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1901 - 03 6074-6173 100 Coke, 34', 60000 lbs capacity
1901 - 04 " (illegible) "
1901 - 05 " 100? "
1901 - 06 " 100 "
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 (same)
1901 - 09 " (illegible) "
1901 - 10 " 100 "
1901 - 11 " (illegible) "
1903 - 03 " 100 "
1903 - 05 " 100 Coke
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
1904 - 07 " 99 "
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 06 (same)
1906 - 08 " 97 "
1907 - 03 (same)
1907 - 04 " 96 "
1907 - 05 " 96? "
1907 - 06 " 96 "
1907 - 07 (same)
1907 - 08 (same)
1907 - 09 (same)
1907 - 10 (same)
1907 - 11 (same)
1907 - 12 (same)
1908 - 01 (same)
1908 - 02 (same)
1908 - 03 (same)
1908 - 04 (same)
1908 - 05 " 95 "
1908 - 08 (same)
1908 - 09 (same)
1908 - 10 " 94 "
1908 - 11 " 95 "
1908 - 12 (same)
1909 - 01 " 94 "
1909 - 02 (same)
1909 - 04 (same)
1909 - 05 (same)
1909 - 06 (same)
1909 - 07 " 93 "
1909 - 08 (same)
1909 - 09 (same)
1909 - 10 (same)
1909 - 11 (same)
1910 - 01 (same)
1910 - 02 (same)
1910 - 03 " 92 "
1910 - 04 (same)
1910 - 05 (same)
1910 - 06 " 92? "
1910 - 07 " 92 "
1910 - 08 (same)
1910 - 09 (same)
1910 - 11 (same)
1910 - 12 (same)
1911 - 02 " 91 "
1911 - 03 (same)
1911 - 04 (same)
1911 - 05 (same)
1911 - 08 " 91 "
1911 - 09 (same)
1911 - 10 " 90 "
1911 - 11 (same)
1911 - 12 " 89 "
1912 - 01 (same)
1912 - 02 (same)
1912 - 03 (same)
1912 - 04 (same)
1912 - 05 " 88 "
1912 - 06 (same)
1912 - 07 (same)
1912 - 08 (same)
1912 - 09 (same)
1912 - 10 " 88? "
1912 - 11 " 88 "
1912 - 12 " 87 "
1913 - 01 (same)
1913 - 02 " 84 "
1913 - 03 (same)
1913 - 04 " (illegible) "
1913 - 05 " (illegible) "
1913 - 06 " (illegible) "
1913 - 07 " 83 "
1913 - 10 " 82 "
1913 - 11 (same)
1913 - 12 " 80 "
1914 - 01 (same)
1914 - 02 (same)
1914 - 03 (same)
1914 - 04 (same)
1914 - 05 (same)
1914 - 06 (same)
1914 - 07 " 79 "
1914 - 09 " 78 "
1914 - 10 " 77 "
1914 - 11 (same)
1914 - 12 (same)
1915 - 01 (same)
1915 - 02 (same)
1915 - 03 (same)
1915 - 04 (same)
1915 - 05 (same)
1915 - 10 " 74 "
1915 - 11 (same)
1915 - 12 (same)
1916 - 01 " 73 "
1916 - 02 (same)
1916 - 03 " 72 "
1916 - 04 (same)
1916 - 05 (same)
1916 - 06 (same)
1916 - 07 (same)
1916 - 08 (same)
1916 - 09 (same)
1916 - 10 " 69 "
1916 - 11 " 68 "
1916 - 12 (same)
1917 - 01 (same)
1917 - 02 (same)
1917 - 03 " 64 "
1917 - 04 (same)
1917 - 05 (same)
1917 - 06 (same)
1917 - 10 " 61 "
1917 - 11 (same)
1919 - 10 6074-6168 51 "
1920 - 01 " 50 "
1921 - 05 " 28 "
1921 - 12 " 17 "
1922 - 08 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

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 # 19 - U
B&M Diagram # 35
Diagram Date 1907
Color on Diagram Brown
Notes on Diagram
Datum 1900 Index 1907 Index
Class of car Coke Car Coke Car
Length 35' 35' [35'-3" on diagram]
Capacity 60,000 60,000
Car Numbers 6074-6173 6074-6173
Page [original] 34 35

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
6173 1 21 1900-06 1900-07 B&M, Concord $749 into service 1900-07-14

Car Disposition Records

Source(s)
Box Folder Folder name Link Title Approx.
Start date Approx.
End date
1 3 Freight Car List Old 6006-7676 Coal (gondola) 1918? 1918-1921?

Data
Car Number Date Built Disposition
Date Disposition New Car #
6094 1889-08 1918-06 to 21454
6112 1889-09 1918-07 to 7691
6128 1889-08 1918-07 to 7687
6130 1889-08 1918-08 to 7692
6143 1889-08 1918-07 to 7689
6149 1889-08 1918-06 to 21446
6170 1889-09 1918-07 to 7684

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
B&M 6074-6077 BM-20 1 Coke 1889 Bradley 60 wood wood
B&M 6079-6087 BM-20 2 Coke 1889 Bradley 60 wood wood
B&M 6090 BM-20 3 Coke 1889 Bradley 60 wood wood
B&M 6092-6094 BM-20 4 Coke 1889 Bradley 60 wood wood
B&M 6097-6099 BM-20 5 Coke 1889 Bradley 60 wood wood
B&M 6100 BM-20 6 Coke 1889 Bradley 60 wood wood
B&M 6101 BM-20 7 Coke 1889 Bradley 60 wood wood
B&M 6103-6105 BM-20 8 Coke 1889 Bradley 60 wood wood
B&M 6107-6109 BM-20 9 Coke 1889 Bradley 60 wood wood
B&M 6111-6114 BM-20 10 Coke 1889 Bradley 60 wood wood
B&M 6116-6123 BM-20 11 Coke 1889 Bradley 60 wood wood
B&M 6124-6126 BM-20 12 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood
B&M 6128 BM-20 13 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood
B&M 6130 BM-20 14 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood
B&M 6132-6134 BM-20 15 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood
B&M 6136-6140 BM-20 16 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood
B&M 6142-6147 BM-20 17 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood
B&M 6149-6153 BM-20 18 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood
B&M 6156-6158 BM-20 19 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood
B&M 6160-6162 BM-20 20 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood
B&M 6164-6166 BM-20 21 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood
B&M 6168 BM-20 22 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood
B&M 6170-6172 BM-20 23 Coke 1889 Laconia 60 wood wood

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
25-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
14-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 4 more ORERs (1911,1919,1921,1931)
28-May-2020 KG Akerboom updated 10/1919
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
10-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added E. Neubauer ORER data (car counts only, 15 issues)
17-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added Car Book Data
28-Jan-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from "1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Diagrams" book
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)
06-Sep-2021 KG Akerboom Added car disposition record data
22-Jan-2022 KG Akerboom Added ICC Valuation data