B&M 7200 Hopper Cars

Boston & Maine 7200 Series Hopper Cars

Index

[NOT A] Builder's Photo

Steve Mumley photo, 1967. Courtesy Scott J Whitney. Cropped to cars.

B&M Classification Card(s)

For more info on the classification cards and "webitizing" them, see this web page

I don't know if a B&M diagram exists, but the NYNH&H class diagram is available at:
"The Alphabet Route" web site (click on the "116000 - 116249" link)

Specifications

From photos, also Peter Ness' Web Site
USEX info from Neubauer, Eric.Evans Products Company Freight Car Roster Notes
also (see "Classification Card" section above for link) the NYNH&H class diagram

Spec Value
Builder Pullman Standard (Butler, PA plant)
Lot # 5618
Purchased thru US Railway Equipment Co, USEX lot 319
Car Numbers NYNH&H 116000-116249
B&M 7200-7270
Quantity 250 (NYNH&H)
71 (B&M)
Build Date 1940 (for NH)
1962 (bought by B&M)
AAR class
Lt Weight 42,300 lbs
Cubic Cap'y 2050 Cu. Ft.
Weight Cap'y 120,000 lbs
Sides 9 exterior post "hat" ribs (10 panel) (from photo)
Air Brake WAB "A-b" brake with 10" x 12" cylinder and Wine brake balancer
Hand Brake Miner (116000-116124) and Universal (116125-116249) hand brakes
Trucks AAR std cast steel double truss side frames, cast steel bolster.
Springs equipped with snubbers
Journals 5½" x 10"
Wheels One wear wrot steel
Doors Wine door frames, hinges, and operating device
Draft Gear Waugh Equipment Co's Type 403
Coupler Std AAR type E - 6¼" x 8" shank - swivel butt
Coupler Yoke Cast Steel
Other Cars are equipped with Unitcast Corp cast steel body bolster center casting,
and cast steel crossbearer at cross ridge

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data
Description 4/1962
AAR Mechanical Designation HM
Inside
Dimensions Length 33'
Width 9'-9"
Height 7'-3"
Outside
Dimensions Length 34'
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 10'-4"
Extreme Width 10'-5"
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width 10'-5"
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 10'-8"
To Top of Running Board
To Extreme Height 10'-9"
Door - Side
opening Width
Height
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 2050
Pounds 140000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1962 - 04 7200-7270 71 Hopper, Steel, Self Clearing
1962 - 07 (same)
1962 - 10 (same)
1963 - 01 " 65 "
1963 - 04 (same)
1963 - 07 (same)
1963 - 10 (same)
1964 - 01 (same)
1964 - 04 (same)
1964 - 07 (same)
1964 - 10 (same)
1965 - 01 (same)
1965 - 04 (same)
1965 - 07 " 62 "
1965 - 10 (same)
1966 - 01 " 48 "
1966 - 04 " 47 "
1966 - 07 " 36 "
1966 - 10 " 26 "
1967 - 01 " 11 "
1967 - 04 7200-7264 7 "
1967 - 07 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

per Northern New England Color Guide
~~ex Western Maryland 2 bay "channel side" hoppers~~
KGA: This is not correct for the 7200-7270 series cars

per email from Steve Mumley to Scott Whitney (24-Sep-2019)
OK, did a little digging thru my equipment registers. The cars were ex NH 116000 to 116249 and in 1956 all 249 were on the roster. They were off the roster by 1965 and the B&M shows 65 cars in the 7200 to 7270 series. ... Back to the StJ cars. They carried revenue numbers but were never listed in the equipment register. They used them for ballast on line but I seem to remember they got them for Swanton lime at the time but ended up using MEC hoppers. ... Now we have to find a New Haven guy that might have information on those hoppers. Oh by the way two of the St J hoppers are still sitting in Whitefield NH. Left over from Forbes operation. Last item, my StJ&LC notes show that these cars were ex WM [see below] before going to the NH, so the built date of 1927 sounds right.
KGA comment: From Peter Ness web site info, it appears these cars were purchased "new" by the NYNH&H RR

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

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

(unpublished) Another Steve Mumley photo (Courtesy Scott J Whitney) dated 1976, shows an "intertwined BM" herald coming thru the paint where the "SJL 104" is in the photo above
Bob's Photos (I have not seen this photo, info from Ed Hawkins)
NH 116200 1957-10-13 X p
B∧M ALCO S5 #864 Funraiser
Sorry about the fundraiser link (unless you want to help :-)
7243 Y p BM G R N black ? might be a 2nd car (B end) to the left?

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
1966 5 SJL 104-108 Sold to StJ&LC; B&M 7224 was SJL 104

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
22-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Updated per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39
05-May-2020 KG Akerboom Moved ORER notes into separate section
15-Jul-2020 KG Akerboom Updated per SJ Whitney/S Mumley emails
Also Peter Ness' Web Site info, plus info from Ed Hawkins, NH diagram link, etc.
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
20-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added more Eric Neubauer data
17-Nov-2020 KG Akerboom Standardized formatting of Classification Card(s) section
13-Mar-2021 KG Akerboom Added B&MRRHS Facebook photos