B&M Eastman Heater 1 Leased Cars

Boston & Maine Eastman Heater 1 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

?

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1890-1910
Description 6/1890 6/1893 3/1897 8/1901
Length 28' … 30' 30'
Width …
Height …
Capacity (Pounds) 32000 … 32000 30000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
In "Leased Cars" section
1890 - 06 1-300 … Box - Eastman Freight Car Heater Co.
1890 - 07 (same)
1890 - 08 (same)
1893 - 04 " 291 Box - Eastman Heater
1893 - 05 (same)
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1894 - 03 1-1000 " "
1894 - 04 (same)
1894 - 05 (same)
1894 - 06 (same)
1894 - 07 " " " *
1894 - 08 " " " *
1895 - 06 " 55 Box - Eastman Heater [no "*"] [see separate note below]
1895 - 07 (same)
1895 - 08 " " Box and refrigerator - E.F.C.H.Co. and E.C.Co.
In "E.F.C.H. Co. - Leased Cars" section
1896 - 06 1-50 50 Box, E.F.C.H.Co. (see renumbering below)
1896 - 07 (same)
1896 - 08 (same)
1897 - 03 " 49 "
1897 - 04 (same)
1897 - 05 (same)
1897 - 06 (same)
1897 - 07 (same)
1897 - 08 (same)
1897 - 09 (same)
1897 - 10 (same)
1897 - 11 (same)
1898 - 05 " 48 "
1899 - 01 (same)
1899 - 04 (same)
1899 - 05 (same)
1899 - 06 (same)
1899 - 09 (same)
1899 - 11 (same)
1900 - 06 (same)
1901 - 03 " 47 "
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 (same)
1903 - 05 " 46 "
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 " 44 Box
1904 - 12 (same)
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 06 (same)
1906 - 08 Not listed

ORER Notes

"*" (7/1894; 8/1894; )

Nos 51 to 300 are being re-numbered 50251 to 505000[sic], inclusive

6/1895 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:
T.T. Co. cars are equipped with air brakes, ice tanks, heaters and ventilators, and are suitable for any refrigerator, warm air, or ventilated fruit service;
E.H. 1 to 50 are common box cars without heaters;
E.F.C.H.Co. 499 is a regular heater;
E.C.Co. 996, 997 and 998 are refrigerators not equipped with heaters;
E.F.C.H.Co. 999 and 1000 are combined heaters and refrigerators same as T.T. Co.'s cars.

Discussion, General Notes

As the lengths change, there could be a complete "swap" of cars between 1890 and 1897?

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

In mid-1894, cars 51-300 were renumbered onto the end of another series:

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
7-8/1894 250? 50251 to 505000[sic] Box, Eastman Heater

In 6/1896 the remaining cars broken up into 3 separate series:

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
6/1896 50 1-50 (continued above) Box, E.F.C.H.Co.
6/1896 1 499 Heater and Refrigerator, E.C.Co.
6/1896 28 900-1000 Ref., E.A. and Ref.,E.C.Co.

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
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
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