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B&M / B&L (N&CV Line) 01501 Line Cars

Boston & Maine / Boston & Lowell (Northern & Central Vermont Line) 01501 Series Line 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 - 1890-1894
Description 6/1890
Length 33'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds)30000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car
Numbers
# of
Cars
Description
In "Cars in Line Service" section of B&M RR listing
1890 - 06 01501-01619 117 Box, B&L, N.&C.V. Line
1890 - 07 (same)
1890 - 08 (same)
1893 - 04 01501-01620 86 "
1893 - 05 " 29 "
1893 - 06 " 29 "
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1894 - 03 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

  • Guessing - it *may* be that these cars were merged into the B&M N&CV line 01001-01620 series

Paint Schemes

See Northern (NH) N&CV Line

References or other data

  • Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
1893 all B&M N&CV line 01001-01620 Guessing... Renumbered into this series?

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
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
07-Mar-2021 KG Akerboom Added paint info from Early Rail group

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