B&M 5400 Covered Hopper Cars

Boston & Maine 5400 Series Covered Hopper Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

Evans Products Co (USRE) Photo, James Kinkaid Collection, used with permission (cropped to car) (click on image to see full resolution available)

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Mainline Modelers / Eric Neubauer Data

Per Mainline Modeler article
Also Neubauer, Eric.Evans Products Builders Photographs
Also Neubauer, Eric.Evans Products Company Freight Car Roster Notes

Spec Value
Builder Evans / USRE (Washington, IN)
US Railway, Blue Island IL (B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 18, 37)
15 year lease (ordered 12-1978, original lot 1593)
Lot # 1664
Car Numbers 5400-5419
Quantity 20
Build Date 1-1979
AAR class LO
Lt Weight 62,500
Description 4780 cu. ft. covered hoppers, "phase 2" design
Cubic Cap'y 4780 Cu. Ft.
Ends
Sides 14 ribs (per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37)
Roof Ribbed

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data
Description 4/1980 5/1983 7/1989
AAR Mechanical Designation LO LO LO
Inside
Dimensions Length 54'-1" 54'-1"
Width 10' 10'
Height
Outside
Dimensions Length 58'-9" 58'-9" 58'-9"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 10'-2" 10'-2" 10'-2"
Extreme Width 10'-8" 10'-8" 10'-8"
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width 3'-6" 3'-6" 3'-6"
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 14' 14'-7" 14'-7"
To Top of Running Board
To Extreme Height 15'-1" 15'-1" 15'-1"
Door - Side
opening Width
Height
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 4780 4780 4780
Pounds 200000 200000 200000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1979 - 04 5400-5419 20 Covered Hopper "C"
1979 - 07 (same)
1979 - 10 (same)
1980 - 01 " 19 "
1980 - 04 " 20 "
1980 - 07 (same)
1980 - 10 (same)
1981 - 01 (same)
1981 - 04 (same)
1981 - 07 (same)
1981 - 10 (same)
1982 - 01 (same)
1982 - 04 (same)
1982 - 07 (same)
1982 - 10 (same)
1983 - 01 (same)
1983 - 05 (same)
1983 - 07 (same)
1983 - 10 (same)
1984 - 01 (same)
1984 - 04 (same)
1984 - 07 (same)
1984 - 10 (same)
1985 - 01 (same)
1985 - 04 (same)
1985 - 07 (same)
1985 - 10 (same)
1986 - 01 (same)
1986 - 04 (same)
1986 - 07 (same)
1986 - 10 (same)
1987 - 01 (same)
1987 - 04 (same)
1987 - 07 (same)
1987 - 10 (same)
1988 - 01 (same)
1988 - 04 (same)
1988 - 07 (same)
1988 - 10 (same)
1989 - 01 (same)
1989 - 04 (same)
1989 - 07 (same)
1989 - 10 (same)
1990 - 01 (same)
1990 - 04 (same)
1990 - 07 (same)
1990 - 10 (same)
1991 - 01 (same)
1991 - 04 (same)
1991 - 07 (same)
1991 - 10 (same)
1992 - 01 (same)
1992 - 04 (same)
1992 - 07 (same)
1992 - 10 (same)
1993 - 01 (same)
1993 - 04 (same)
1993 - 07 (same)
1993 - 10 (same)
1994 - 01 (same)
1994 - 04 (same)
1994 - 07 (same)
1994 - 10 (same)
1995 - 01 (same)
1995 - 04 (same)
1995 - 07 (same)
1995 - 10 (same)
1996 - 01 " 1 "
1996 - 04 (same)
1996 - 07 (same)
1996 - 10 (same)
1997 - 01 5419 " "
1997 - 04 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Per Don Clerke
Built U.S. Railway [Equipment Co.]

Per NEB&W Guide IV
large PS-2s

Per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #18 (1990), for grain and feed service

Paint Schemes

As delivered
body (including ends, hoppers, center sill) - blue, white lettering, no herald, "Boston & Maine" spelled out in one line on car side. black trucks.
COTS was factory applied (2 blocks, one above the other in the same panel).
Built with low-mount brake wheel and short side ladders (tall end ladders to reach roofwalk/hatches)

References or other data

Kinkaid, James. "Covered Hoppers" Mainline Modeler May 1998, pp 39-47
Evans 4680 cu ft covered hopper
Plans of B&M car (S scale)
Many photos (including B&M 5400)
Kinkaid, James. and Neubauer, E. A. "Midwestern Grain Cars: Part 3 - The Evans 4780 Cu. Ft. Covered Hoppers", Freight Car Journal #41 (Jan, 1992) pp1-12 + both front and back covers
Roster, plans, photos, but nothing B&M specific (B&M cars not even listed in the roster)

Photographs

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

Mainline Modeler magazine - issue included in "page" column (see above for article titles, etc.)
5/1998 p43 5400 1979-01 X B BM G G N N 2V N N N original original Builder's photo
B&MRRHS Modelers Notes Issue No. included in "page" column
No 18 p2 5403
(mis-labelled 4503?) 1985 X B? 2V original original
No 18 p2 5403 1985 X ? ? Top view of car, incl. end reporting marks
No 18 p3 5403 1985 X BM G G N N 2V N N N original original
No 18 p3 5402 1985 X B BM G G N N 2V N N N original original
No 18 p5 5400 1985 X B BM G G N N 2V N N N original original
Railroad Picture Archives (as of 10-Apr-2020)
Go to "By Railroad", then "Fallen Flags", then "BM" Boston & Maine section
Then "Rolling Stock Roster" → "Photographed" link, then page thru for car number
BM 5402 5402 1980-01-05 Y X p BM G G N N 2V N N N original original
BM 5413 5413 1979-03-01 Y X B BM G G N N 2V N N N original original
Fallen Flags and Other Railroad Photos (as of 15-Apr-2020)
Scroll down to the "B" section, click on the "Boston & Maine (B&M)" link
Then scroll down to find the photo. The "Page" column has the "Link" text listed
LO 5401 5401 1994-08 Y X BM G G N N 2V N N N original original
LO 5413 5413 1979-03 Y X BM G G N N 2V N N N original original Same as Railroad Picture Archives photo?
LO 5418 5418 1994-04 Y X BM G G N N 2V N N N original original
Evans Products Builders Photographs
p359 5400 1979-01 Y X B BM G G N N 2V N N N original original
NERail Photo Archive
or http://photos.nerail.org/ → "By Railroad" → "Boston & Maine" →
Then scroll thru to find the photo "Palmer Mass".
or try: http://photos.nerail.org/s/?p=102020
5410 1993-03-06 Y X A BM G G N N 2V N N N

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Scale Manufacturer Stock number Car number Paint scheme Notes
HO ExactRail EE-1701-1 5401 "Evans 4780 CF Covered Hopper". unknown accuracy. Mentioned in post in groups.io "MFCL" dating to 07-2013 (person is selling off equipment, so the cars were made before that...)
HO ExactRail EE-1701-3 5408 "Evans 4780 CF Covered Hopper". unknown accuracy. Mentioned in post in groups.io "MFCL" dating to 07-2013 (person is selling off equipment, so the cars were made before that...)
HO Walthers 920-106155 5405 As delivered "Walthers Proto 920-106155 HO Evans 4780 Covered Hopper, Boston & Maine #5405". unknown accuracy. "In stock" per Walthers web site, Aug-2021
HO Walthers 920-106156 5412 As delivered "Walthers Proto 920-106156 HO Evans 4780 Covered Hopper, Boston & Maine #5412". unknown accuracy. "In stock" per Walthers web site, Aug-2021
HO Walthers 920-106157 5416 As delivered "Walthers Proto 920-106157 HO Evans 4780 Covered Hopper, Boston & Maine #5416". unknown accuracy. "In stock" per Walthers web site, Aug-2021
HO Walthers 920-106154 5401 As delivered "Walthers Proto 920-106155 HO Evans 4780 Covered Hopper, Boston & Maine #5405". unknown accuracy. "In stock" per Walthers web site, Aug-2021

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
31-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
17-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Standardized Don Clerke "source" link
29-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 19 more ORERs
04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
16-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Added more web sites: B&MRRHS Flickr, Fallen Flags, NMRA Archives, Earl Tuson. Also Scott Whitney (NMRO) CDs
25-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Updated per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes No 37
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
06-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added Eric Neubauer 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
17-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added builder's photo, courtesy of James Kinkaid
22-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added more Eric Neubauer data
29-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added Freight Car Journal reference(s)
08-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Added "NE Rails" photos
21-Dec-2020 KG Akerboom Added ExactRail models
31-Dec-2020 KG Akerboom Updated misc stuff
23-Jun-2021 KG Akerboom Added Walthers models
28-Aug-2021 KG Akerboom Added 4th Walthers model