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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
6/1893
3/1897
8/1901
Length
…
34'
32'
Width
…
Height
…
Capacity (Pounds)
…
36000
32000
ORER Size Data
Description
8/1910 Value
4/1917
50001-100
50101-499
M.C.B. Designation
XI (11/1914)
XI
Inside Dimensions
Length
32'
28'
28'-1½"
Width
8'-7"
7'-6½"
7'-7½"
Height
7'-2½"
6'-1½"
5'-11¼"
Outside Dimensions
Length
34'-6"
30'-5"
Width
At Eaves or top of sides or platform
9'-6½"
9'-1½"
Extreme Width
Height from Rail
To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform
12'
11'-1"
11'-2"
To Top of Running Board
12'-10"
11'-11"
11'-10"
To Extreme Height
13'-9"
13'-2½"
13'-2"
Door - Side opening
Width
4'-6¼"
5'
4'-6"
Height
6'-11"
6'
5'-9"
Capacity
Cu Ft. Level Full
1979 (8/1911)
1293
1273
Pounds
32000
…
ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car Numbers
# of Cars
Description
In "Leased Cars" section
1893 - 04
50001-50250
228
Box - Eastman Heater
1893 - 05
(same)
1893 - 06
(same)
1893 - 07
(same)
1893 - 08
(same)
1894 - 03
(same)
1894 - 04
(same)
1894 - 05
(same)
1894 - 06
(same)
1894 - 07
(same)
1894 - 08
(same)
1895 - 06
50001-50500
485
"
1895 - 07
(same)
1895 - 08
"
"
Heater, E.F.C.H. Co.
In "E.F.C.H. Co. - Leased Cars" section
1896 - 06
(same)
Split into 4 new series - see below - 50001-50100 will continue here
1896 - 07
50001-50100
99
Heater, E.F.C.H. Co.
1896 - 08
(same)
1897 - 03
(same)
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
"
100
"
1899 - 01
(same)
1899 - 04
(same)
1899 - 05
(same)
1899 - 06
(same)
1899 - 09
(same)
1899 - 11
(same)
1900 - 06
(same)
1901 - 03
"
99
"
1901 - 04
(same)
1901 - 05
(same)
1901 - 06
(same)
1901 - 07
(same)
50101-50200 cars merged back into this series
1901 - 08
50001-50199
191
"
1901 - 09
(same)
1901 - 10
(same)
1901 - 11
(same)
1903 - 03
(same)
1903 - 05
"
188
"
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
"
"
Heater
1904 - 12
(same)
1905 - 01
"
183
"
1905 - 03
(same)
1905 - 04
(same)
1905 - 06
(same) [in EH section, or main freight?]
Moved into the main "Freight Equipment" section
50200-50250 and 50251-50499 cars merged back into this series
1906 - 08
"
403
" [in EH section, or main freight?]
1907 - 03
50001-50499
405
E.C.Co., Heater
1907 - 04
(same)
1907 - 05
(same)
1907 - 06
"
409
"
1907 - 07
(same)
1907 - 08
(same)
1907 - 09
"
406
"
1907 - 10
(same)
1907 - 11
(same)
1907 - 12
"
403
"
1908 - 01
(same)
1908 - 02
"
405
"
1908 - 03
(same)
1908 - 04
(same)
1908 - 05
(same)
1908 - 08
(same)
1908 - 09
(same)
1908 - 10
"
405?
"
1908 - 11
"
404
"
1908 - 12
(same)
1909 - 01
(same)
1909 - 02
(same)
1909 - 04
(same)
1909 - 05
"
401
"
1909 - 06
(same)
1909 - 07
(same)
1909 - 08
(same)
1909 - 09
(same)
1909 - 10
"
394
"
1909 - 11
(same)
1910 - 01
"
(illegible)
"
1910 - 02
"
394
"
1910 - 03
(same)
1910 - 04
"
392
"
1910 - 05
(same)
1910 - 06
(same)
1910 - 07
(same)
1910 - 08
"
398?
"
1910 - 09
"
(illegible)
"
1910 - 11
"
391
"
1910 - 12
"
390
"
1911 - 02
"
389
"
1911 - 03
"
388
"
1911 - 04
"
385
"
1911 - 05
(same)
1911 - 08
"
384
"
1911 - 09
(same)
1911 - 10
"
381
"
1911 - 11
(same)
1911 - 12
(same)
1912 - 01
"
380
"
1912 - 02
"
379
"
1912 - 03
(same)
1912 - 04
(same)
1912 - 05
(same)
1912 - 06
(same)
1912 - 07
"
378
"
1912 - 08
(same)
1912 - 09
"
377
"
1912 - 10
(same)
1912 - 11
(same)
1912 - 12
"
376
"
1913 - 01
(same)
1913 - 02
(same)
1913 - 03
"
375
"
1913 - 04
"
(illegible)
"
1913 - 05
"
374?
"
1913 - 06
"
374
"
1913 - 07
(same)
1913 - 10
(same)
1913 - 11
(same)
1913 - 12
(same)
1914 - 01
"
373
"
1914 - 02
(same)
1914 - 03
"
(illegible)
"
1914 - 04
"
(illegible)
"
1914 - 05
"
371
"
1914 - 06
(same)
1914 - 07
(same)
1914 - 09
(same)
1914 - 10
"
370?
"
1914 - 11
"
369
"
1914 - 12
"
(illegible)
"
1915 - 01
"
(illegible)
"
1915 - 02
"
369
"
1915 - 03
(same)
1915 - 04
"
(illegible)
"
1915 - 05
"
(illegible)
"
1915 - 10
"
369
"
1915 - 11
(same)
1915 - 12
(same)
1916 - 01
(same)
1916 - 02
(same)
1916 - 03
"
367?
"
1916 - 04
"
364
"
1916 - 05
(same)
1916 - 06
(same)
1916 - 07
(same)
1916 - 08
"
363?
"
1916 - 09
"
(illegible)
"
1916 - 10
"
363
"
1916 - 11
"
360
"
1916 - 12
"
368?
"
1917 - 01
"
357
"
1917 - 02
(same)
Split into 2 new series
1917 - 03
50001-50100
356
E. C. Co. Heater
50101-50499
1917 - 04
50001-50100
356?
E. C. Co. Heater
50101-50499
1917 - 05
50001-50100
355
E. C. Co. Heater
50101-50499
1917 - 06
50001-50100
354
E. C. Co. Heater
50101-50499
1917 - 10
50001-50100
352?
E. C. Co. Heater
50101-50499
1917 - 11
50001-50100
352
E. C. Co. Heater
50101-50499
1919 - 10
50001-50100
264
E. C. Co. Heater
50103-50498
1920 - 01
50001-50100
171
E. C. Co. Heater
50103-50499
1921 - 05
50009-50100
100
E. C. Co. Heater
50103-50495
1921 - 12
Not listed
ORER Notes
09-1899 (and I beleiev other issues)
E. F. C. H. Co. 1 to 50 are common box cars without heaters; 499 is a ventilated heater;
901 to 1000 are refrigerators not equipped with heaters; 50201 to 50250 are ventilated fruit cars equipped with heaters
Discussion, General Notes
6/1895 - note some some cars renumbered from 1-1000 series Eastman Heaters into this series
8/1901 - 50101-50200 series merged back in. Note dimensions change (not sure what that means)
3/1907 - 50200-50250 and 50251-50499 series merged back in.
1917 - as the dimensions change, I'm suspecting (over time) the existing cars were rebuilt/replaced with new cars of the "new" dimensions?
Paint Schemes
Maine Central Eastman Heaters
The Laconia Car CD has quite a few pictures of Maine Central box cars labelled "Eastman Heater". They appear to be 34'-9" inside length, 35 ton cars.
This doesn't really match any of the B&M cars, but in lieu of better pictures, at least maybe some details may be similar. See the following files on the CD:
File Name
Description
WLHG22.tif
Detail under car side
WLHG23.tif
Interior (note doors, thick walls, indicating, to me, car is insulated)
WLHG25.tif
possible detail (hard to know what car this is for - see photo WLHG30)
WLHG26.tif
MEC 65556 side view. Note boxed in area under the car side, "Eastman Heater" on right side of car - note vent on roof ("A" end only?)
WLHG27.tif
MEC 65557 "B" end view. I am assuming this is also an Eastman Heater
WLHG28.tif
MEC 65556 side view, detail. Shows open exterior doors, closed interior doors (near side of car)
WLHG29.tif
MEC 65556 side view, detail. Shows open exterior/interior doors on near side of car, closed interior (right) and exterior (left) doors (far side of car)
WLHG30.tif
Detail under car side
WLHG31.tif
MEC 65545 side view - opposite side of car from 65556.
WLHG64.tif
MEC 65489 "A" end view
WLHG65.tif
MEC 65487, plus 3 other Eastmen Heater cars, 3/4 view - note vents on roofs ("A" end only?)
References or other data
Magazine articles, etc.
Photographs
Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions
July, 1897 split 50001-50500 into 4 separate series
