B&M Eastman Heater 900 Leased Cars

Boston & Maine Eastman Heater 900 Series Leased Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?
Image from June, 1893 Official Railway Equipment Register, p215
I am assuming there is some (perhaps vague) resemblance of this image to the actual cars, but in lieu of builder's (or other) photos, it is likely as good as I'm going to get.

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

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ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1890-1910
Description 3/1897 8/1901
Length 34' 30'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds) 40000 30000

ORER Size Data
Description 8/1910 8/1911 10/1915
M.C.B. Mechanical Designation RM (11/1914) RM
Inside
Dimensions Length 26'-6" 26'-6"
Width 8' 8'
Height 6'-6" 6'-7"
Outside
Dimensions Length 34' 34' 34'-2"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 9'-7"
Extreme Width
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 11'-9½"
To Top of Running Board 12'-7½"
To Extreme Height 13'-7"
Door - Side
opening Width 4'
Height 6'-1"
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 1378 1400
Pounds 40000 40000 40000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
In "E.F.C.H. Co. - Leased Cars" section
1896 - 06 900-1000 28 Refrigerator, E.A. and Refrigerator, E.C.Co.
1896 - 07 " 34 Refrigerator, E.C.Co.
1896 - 08 (same)
1897 - 03 901-1000 52 "
1897 - 04 (same)
1897 - 05 (same)
1897 - 06 (same)
1897 - 07 (same)
1897 - 08 (same)
1897 - 09 (same)
1897 - 10 (same)
1897 - 11 (same)
1897 - 03 " 51 "
1898 - 05 (same)
1899 - 01 (same)
1899 - 04 (same)
1899 - 05 (same)
1899 - 06 (same)
1899 - 06 (same)
1899 - 09 (same)
1900 - 06 (same)
1901 - 03 " 52 "
1901 - 04 (same)
1901 - 05 (same)
1901 - 06 (same)
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 (same)
1901 - 09 (same)
1901 - 10 (same)
1901 - 11 (same)
1903 - 03 900-999 51 "
1903 - 05 " 49 "
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
In "Eastman Car Co. - Leased Cars" section
1904 - 07 " 48 Refrigerator
1904 - 12 (same)
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 06 (same)
1906 - 08 " 47 " [in EH section or Main FC?]
Moved into the main "Freight Equipment" section
1907 - 03 " 47 E.C.Co., Refrigerator
1907 - 04 (same)
1907 - 05 (same)
1907 - 06 (same)
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 (same)
1908 - 08 (same)
1908 - 09 (same)
1908 - 10 (same)
1908 - 11 (same)
1908 - 12 (same)
1909 - 01 (same)
1909 - 02 (same)
1909 - 04 (same)
1909 - 05 (same)
1909 - 06 (same)
1909 - 07 (same)
1909 - 08 (same)
1909 - 09 (same)
1909 - 10 (same)
1909 - 11 (same)
1910 - 01 " (illegible) "
1910 - 02 (same)
1910 - 03 (same)
1910 - 04 (same)
1910 - 05 (same)
1910 - 06 (same)
1910 - 07 (same)
1910 - 08 (same)
1910 - 09 " (illegible) "
1910 - 11 " 47 "
1910 - 12 (same)
1911 - 02 (same)
1911 - 03 (same)
1911 - 04 (same)
1911 - 05 (same)
1912 - 06 " 45 "
1912 - 07 (same)
1911 - 08 " 46 "
1911 - 09 (same)
1911 - 10 " 45 "
1911 - 11 (same)
1911 - 12 (same)
1912 - 01 (same)
1912 - 02 (same)
1912 - 03 (same)
1912 - 04 (same)
1912 - 05 (same)
1912 - 08 (same)
1912 - 09 (same)
1912 - 10 " (illegible) "
1912 - 11 " 44 "
1912 - 12 (same)
1913 - 01 (same)
1913 - 02 (same)
1913 - 03 " 43 "
1913 - 04 " (illegible) "
1913 - 05 " 43? "
1913 - 06 " 43 "
1913 - 07 (same)
1913 - 10 (same)
1913 - 11 (same)
1913 - 12 (same)
1914 - 01 (same)
1914 - 02 (same)
1914 - 03 " (illegible) "
1914 - 04 " (illegible) "
1914 - 05 " 43 "
1914 - 06 (same)
1914 - 07 (same)
1914 - 09 (same)
1914 - 10 " 43? "
1914 - 11 " 42 "
1914 - 12 " (illegible) "
1915 - 01 Not listed
Are next cars new series, or was lease dropped & re-added for same cars?
1915 - 10 " 42 "
1915 - 11 (same)
1915 - 12 (same)
1916 - 01 (same)
1916 - 02 (same)
1916 - 03 (same)
1916 - 04 (same)
1916 - 05 " (illegible) "
1916 - 06 " 42 "
1916 - 07 (same)
1916 - 08 (same)
1916 - 09 " (illegible) "
1916 - 10 " 42 "
1916 - 11 " 37 "
1916 - 12 (same)
1917 - 01 (same)
1917 - 02 (same)
1917 - 03 " 36 "
1917 - 04 (same)
1917 - 05 (same)
1917 - 06 (same)
1917 - 10 " 35 "
1917 - 11 " (illegible) "
1919 - 10 " 10 "
1920 - 01 (same)
1921 - 05 Not listed

ORER Notes

6/1896 and later, there is a note after the "Leased cars" section.
This continues (as appropriate for cars still in service) until the end of each series:
... E.A. refrigerators 900 to 999 are refrigerators not equipped with heaters; ...

Discussion, General Notes

See here for a listing of MEC Eastman Heater photos (which may, or may not, resemble B&M cars)

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
03-Jan-2020 KG Akerboom Initial release
04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
30-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Added link to MEC photos in 50001 series
05-May-2020 KG Akerboom Moved ORER notes into separate section
16-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
05-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added 9/1899 ORER 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
10-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added E. Neubauer ORER data (car counts only, 15 issues)
02-Feb-2021 KG Akerboom Added ORER image
10-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917
23-Jan-2022 KG Akerboom Fixed table formatting issues