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Built by Pullman
8 round roof hatches, solid sides
Pullman-standard PS-2 2000 cu ft covered hopper
High brake wheel
Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data
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)
grey body/roof/ends (grey is darker than ACF cars' grey). ?Black underframe, trucks, and hoppers?
blue/white (grey background) intertwined "BM" herald, almost as high as car side.
Were reporting marks white or black originally?
Per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #101 (Mar-Apr 2006) herald: approx 6' high "B" (all white), "M" is blue with white border
?1970s repaint (per Highball Graphics)
As above, but herald is all white with black outline.
Herald sometimes (approx) 4' high, sometimes much smaller (2' high?)
References or other data
Lofton, Martin. "PS-2 Covered Hoppers Part I" Mainline Modeler Jul 1991, pp 68-73
Plans of UP car (S scale)
Many photos (including B&M 5525), roster (note the B&M is listed in both tables, I'm not sure why)
Kinkaid, James. "PS-2 Covered Hopper" Mainline Modeler Aug 1998, pp 64-69
Plans of SAL car (S scale)
Many photos (including B&M 5526)
Hawkins, Ed. "Pullman Standard 70-ton PS-2 two-bay Covered Hoppers" Railmodel Journal Apr 1995, pp 4-13
Many photos (including B&M 5526)
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 5535
5535
1995-08-26
Y
X
BM
G
G
N
Y
2V
Y
N
N
Reporting marks repainted
BM 5535
5535
1997-12-27
Y
X
BM
G
G
N
Y
2V
Y
N
N
Reporting marks repainted
BM 5541
5541
1995-08-26
Y
X
B
BM
R
R
N
Y
2V
Y
N
N
grey
smaller?
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 5535
5535
1995-08-26
Y
X
A
BM
G
G
N
Y
2V
Y
N
N
original
original
Same as "Fallen Flags" photo?
LO 5535
5535
1997-12-27
Y
X
A
BM
G
G
N
Y
2V
Y
N
N
original
original
Same as "Fallen Flags" photo?
LO 5541
5541
1995-08-26
Y
X
B
BM
R
R
N
Y
2V
Y
N
N
original
original
Same as "Fallen Flags" photo?
B&M RR Magazine Jul-Aug, 1956 (vol 24 No. 4)
p13
5521
1956
X
BM
R
R
AB
N
N
N
N
N
original
original
somewhat fuzzy print.
Canadian Freight Railcar Gallery (as of 29-Aug-2020)
"American Railroads" → "Boston & Maine"
Then scroll down to find the photo.
BM 5526
1956
X
B
BM
G
G
AB
N
N
N
N
N
original
original
Builder's photo
Highball Graphics N/HO/O scale decals, but they have a couple prototype pictures
Web site doesn't seem to work very well with Internet Explorer, use a newer browser.
From main page, "check" (under "Railroad" list at left) the "Boston & Maine" → "Boston & Maine 50' 70T Covered Hoppers - Repainted mid 70's [N / HO / O] Scale" (scale doesn't matter, they have same photos on all)
Sold to GMR. Converted to ballast, 1984-10. Still in use, Dec 2020.
1984-05-23
1 (BM 5523)
Green Mountain Ry X704
Sold to GMR. Scrapped, 2003-06, trucks re-used under ex-Rutland gon.
1984-05-04
1 (BM 5542)
Green Mountain Ry X706
Sold to GMR. Converted to ballast (could only dump between the rails), 1995-06. Scrapped 2013-07
Models
Scale
Manufacturer
Stock number
Car number
Paint scheme
Notes
HO
Atlas
?
5541?
As delivered
Review in April, 1995 Railroad Model Craftsman pp 91-93
HO
Atlas
1801-3
5544
As delivered
Per Atlas web site, released May, 2005. Listed as "sold out" Dec 2020
HO
Kadee
8330
5526
As delivered
Notched Roof Hatch Covers. Out-of-stock by Feb, 2010
HO
Kadee
8331
5533
As delivered
Notched Roof Hatch Covers. Out-of-stock by Jun, 2010
HO
Kadee
8332
5529
As delivered
Notched Roof Hatch Covers. Out-of-stock by Jan, 2012
HO
Kadee
8342
5535
As delivered
[no mention of covers] Out-of-stock by Nov, 2020
Mentioned in Jan, 2020 Model Railroad Hobbyist p 67
also July, 2019 Model Railroad Hobbyist p 77
O (3 rail)
MTH
Walthers part 507-2097328
5526
As delivered
Listed on Walthers as "out of stock", Dec, 2020
HO
Athearn (Roundhouse line)
RND15701
5521
As Delivered?
unknown accuracy of car body or decoration. Announced May, 2017. Listed as "Sold out" on their website [probably long before] Dec, 2020
HO
Athearn (Roundhouse line)
RND15703
5541
As Delivered?
unknown accuracy of car body or decoration. Announced May, 2017. Listed as "Sold out" on their website [probably long before] Dec, 2020
S
MTH
35-75044
5520
As Delivered?
unknown accuracy of car body or decoration. Announced May, 2015. Unknown availability Dec, 2020
S
MTH
35-75045
5525
As Delivered?
unknown accuracy of car body or decoration. Announced May, 2015. Shown as "Available" on their web site Dec, 2020
Per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #24 (Jan, 1992) Weaver had an O scale PS-2 available. Unknown accuracy for the B&M, unknown if any were painted for the B&M
Per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #39 (Oct, 1995) Note the Atlas model [just the first run???] has a "rib" at each bolster, whereas the B&M cars had a "channel" at this location
Per B&MRRHS Modelers Notes #18 (1990), could be built using MDC hopper with major work. [KGA: I would use one of the models above]
On an interesting note, it also states that 5533 and 5536 are black with white markings
Revision History
File History for THIS page
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31-Dec-2019
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Initial release
17-Mar-2020
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Standardized Don Clerke "source" link
29-Mar-2020
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Added data from 19 more ORERs
01-Apr-2020
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Added references
04-Apr-2020
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Re-did references/photos section
16-Apr-2020
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Added more web sites: B&MRRHS Flickr, Fallen Flags, NMRA Archives, Earl Tuson. Also Scott Whitney (NMRO) CDs
23-Apr-2020
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Updated per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39
05-May-2020
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Moved ORER notes into separate section
07-May-2020
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Reformatted "Special Lining" table
30-May-2020
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Added B&M RR [Employees] Magazine photos
21-Jul-2020
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"Photos" table - changed "vertical" text to PNG of "sideways" text; added "Markings" columns
07- thru 16-Aug-2020
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Added ORER data (History only, not dims or notes yet) for 63 more registers, courtesy of James Kinkaid
18-Aug-2020
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Added builder's photo, courtesy of James Kinkaid
20-Aug-2020
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Added more Eric Neubauer data
29-Aug-2020
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Added "Canadian Freight Railcar Gallery" photos
25-Oct-2020
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Added Car Book Data
08-Dec-2020
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Added Kadee model
12-Dec-2020
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Added model info
23-Dec-2020
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Added photos from Highball Graphics decals site
30-Dec-2020
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Added MTH models
31-Dec-2020
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Added cars sold to GMR info per car records from Scott Whitney
07-Jan-2021
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Updated Kadee model info (hatch cover info)
22-Jan-2021
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Added pullman-lib.smugmug.com builder's photo
04-Jul-2021
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Reorganized Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data (Car # to 1st column, 2nd/other changes to new rows)