B&M 5650 Hopper Cars

Boston & Maine 5650 Series Hopper 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
Description 7/1963 10/1963
5650-69 5661-2
AAR Mechanical Designation LO LO LO
Inside
Dimensions Length 26'-3" 27'-5" 26'-3"
Width 9'-8" 9'-6" 9'-8"
Height
Outside
Dimensions Length 33'-6" 34'-8" 33'-6"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 10'-3" 9'-6" 10'-3"
Extreme Width 10'-3" 10'-1" 10'-3"
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width 11'-10" 10'-8" 11'-10"
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 12'-5" 12'-4" 12'-5"
To Top of Running Board 12'-11" 12'-9" 12'-11"
To Extreme Height 13'-2" 12'-10" 13'-2"
Door - Side
opening Width
Height
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 1680 1690 1680
Pounds 140000 140000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1963 - 07 5650-5666 17 Covered Hopper, Steel
1963 - 10 5650-5669 18 Covered Hopper, Steel (see exceptions)
5661,5662 2 Covered Hopper, Steel, Exceptions
1964 - 01 (same) (both rows)
1964 - 04 (same) (both rows)
1964 - 07 (same) (both rows)
1964 - 10 (same) (both rows)
1965 - 01 (same) (both rows)
1965 - 04 (same) (both rows)
1965 - 07 (same) (both rows)
1965 - 10 (same) (both rows)
1966 - 01 5650-5669 17 Covered Hopper, Steel (see exceptions)
5661,5662 2 Covered Hopper, Steel, Exceptions
1966 - 04 (same) (both rows)
1966 - 07 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

A rather short-lived class of cars on the B&M - were they renumbered from something else? Or renumbered TO something else?
Looks like they were rebuilds of something (maybe regular hoppers?) with (approx) 2' added to height. Square hatches.

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

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

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 5640 5650 1965-05 Y X A B&M G G N original? small intertwined BM mis-labelled - actually 5650.
LO 5651 5651 1965-10 Y X B B&M G G N original? small intertwined BM

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
31-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
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
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
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