B&M CPD 10000 Line Cars

Boston & Maine (Canadian Pacific Despatch) 10000 Series Line Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?
Image from June, 1893 Official Railway Equipment Register, p230
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 - 1894
Description 3/1894 3/1901 5/1903 9/1910
(Outside)
Length 33' & 34' 33' & 34' 33' to 34' 33' to 34'
Width 8'
Height 11'
Capacity (Pounds) 30 & 40000 40 & 50000 40 to 60000 40 to 60000

ORER Size Data
Description 2/1914 4/1915 11/1915
M.C.B. Mechanical Designation XM (11/1914) XM
Inside
Dimensions Length 33'-5" 33'-5" 33'-5"
Width 8'-5" 8'-5" 8'-5"
Height 6'-11" 6'-11" 6'-11"
Outside
Dimensions Length 34' 34' 34'
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 8' 8' 8'
Extreme Width
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 11' 11' 11'
To Top of Running Board
To Extreme Height
Door - Side
opening Width 5' (4/1915) 5'
Height 7'-6" (4/1915) 7'-6"
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 1945 1945
Pounds 40 to 60000 50000 50000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
In "Worcester, Nashua & Portland Division" section of B&M listing
1890 - 06 10000-10024 … Box, Can. Pac. Desp., 8 whl.
Also in "Cars in Line Service" section of B&M listing (listed 2 places)
1890 - 07 " … Box, C.P.Desp.
1890 - 08 (same)
Only in "Cars in Line Service" section of B&M listing
Assuming this is the same series of cars due to starting number of series
1893 - 04 10000-10299 189 Box, B&M, C.P.D.
1893 - 05 " 261 "
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1894 - 03 " 298 B&M, C.P.D.
1894 - 04 (same)
1894 - 05 " 299 "
1894 - 06 (same)
1894 - 07 (same)
1894 - 08 (same)
1895 - 06 " 300 "
1895 - 07 (same)
1895 - 08 (same)
1896 - 06 10000-10334 " "
1896 - 07 " … "
1896 - 08 " 313 "
1897 - 03 " 327 "
1897 - 04 " 329 "
1897 - 05 (same)
1897 - 06 (same)
1897 - 07 (same)
1897 - 08 (same)
Moved out of "Leased cars in Line Service" section into main "Freight Equipment" section
1897 - 09 " 329 8-wheel Box, Canadian Pacific Despatch
1897 - 10 (same)
1897 - 11 (same)
1898 - 05 " 327 8-wheel Box, Canadian Pacific Despatch, 33 and 34 feet
1899 - 01 (same)
1899 - 04 (same)
1899 - 05 (same)
1899 - 06 (same)
1899 - 09 (same)
1899 - 11 " 326 "
1900 - 06 " 324 "
1901 - 03 " 322 Box, Canadian Pacific Despatch
1901 - 04 " (illegible) "
1901 - 05 " 322 "
1901 - 06 (same)
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 " 302? "
1901 - 09 " (illegible) "
1901 - 10 " (illegible) "
1901 - 11 " (illegible) "
1903 - 03 " 297 "
1903 - 05 " 295 "
1903 - 06 " 296 "
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 " 295 "
1904 - 07 " 310 "
1904 - 12 " 306 "
1905 - 01 " 302 "
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 06 " 301 "
1906 - 08 " 294 "
1907 - 03 " 286? "
1907 - 04 " 285? "
1907 - 05 " (illegible) "
1907 - 06 " 285 "
1907 - 07 " 284 "
1907 - 08 (same)
1907 - 09 " 281 "
1907 - 10 (same)
1907 - 11 " 264 "
1907 - 12 " 255 "
1908 - 01 " 251 "
1908 - 02 " 249 "
1908 - 03 " 248 "
1908 - 04 (same)
1908 - 05 " 246 "
1908 - 08 " 241 "
1908 - 09 " 240 "
1908 - 10 " 238 "
1908 - 11 (same)
1908 - 12 (same)
1909 - 01 " 232 "
1909 - 02 " 229 "
1909 - 04 " 224? "
1909 - 05 " 220 "
1909 - 06 " 219 "
1909 - 07 " 218 "
1909 - 08 " 210 "
1909 - 09 " 204 "
1909 - 10 " 202? "
1909 - 11 " (illegible) "
1910 - 01 " 189 "
1910 - 02 " 187 "
1910 - 03 " 185 "
1910 - 04 (same)
1910 - 05 (same)
1910 - 06 " 178? "
1910 - 07 " 176 "
1910 - 08 " 174? "
1910 - 09 " 168 "
1910 - 11 " 157 "
1910 - 12 " 154 "
1911 - 02 " 148 "
1911 - 03 " 145? "
1911 - 04 " 144 "
1911 - 05 " 139 "
1911 - 08 " 129 "
1911 - 09 " 123 "
1911 - 10 " 120 "
1911 - 11 " 116 "
1911 - 12 " 115 "
1912 - 01 " 115? "
1912 - 02 " 112 "
1912 - 03 (same)
1912 - 04 (same)
1912 - 05 " 111 "
1912 - 06 " 109 "
1912 - 07 " (illegible) "
1912 - 08 " 103 "
1912 - 09 " 98 "
1912 - 10 " 98? "
1912 - 11 " 96 "
1912 - 12 " 91 "
1913 - 01 " 89 "
1913 - 02 " 88 "
1913 - 03 " 87 "
1913 - 04 " (illegible) "
1913 - 05 " 79? "
1913 - 06 " 76? "
1913 - 07 " 74 "
1913 - 10 " 62 "
1913 - 11 " 60 "
1913 - 12 " 57 "
1914 - 01 " 55 "
1914 - 02 " 53? Box
1914 - 03 " 51 "
1914 - 04 10000-10289 47 "
1914 - 05 (same)
1914 - 06 " 46 "
1914 - 07 " 43 "
1914 - 09 " 41 "
1914 - 10 " 39 "
1914 - 11 " 38 "
1914 - 12 " 35? "
1915 - 01 " 33 "
1915 - 02 " 32 "
1915 - 03 " 30 "
1915 - 04 " 29 "
1915 - 05 " 28 "
1915 - 10 " 23 "
1915 - 11 (same)
1915 - 12 (same)
1916 - 01 (same)
1916 - 02 " 20 "
1916 - 03 " 17 "
1916 - 04 " 15 "
1916 - 05 (same)
1916 - 06 (same)
1916 - 07 (same)
1916 - 08 " 13 "
1916 - 09 (same)
1916 - 10 (same)
1916 - 11 " 11 "
1916 - 12 (same)
1917 - 01 (same)
1917 - 02 (same)
1917 - 03 " 10 "
1917 - 04 " 9 "
1917 - 05 " 8 "
1917 - 06 (same)
1917 - 10 (same)
1917 - 11 " 6 "
1919 - 10 10200,10253 2 " (listed on 2 separate lines, but dimensions are identical)
1920 - 01 (same)
1921 - 05 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

From Eric Neubauer Laconia data, the following cars were built by Laconia:

10147-10255 (50,000 lbs, built 1892)

B&MRRHS 1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Book No. 1 (Reprint of B&M lettering diagrams)
Note the "Book page number" below refers to the page number in the B&MRRHS book.
As the B&MRRHS book's pages are NOT numbered, "1" is the first page with an actual diagram! (NOT the title pages or index pages)
"U" = upper diagram on that page, "L" = lower diagram
The "Diagram number" refers to the circled number (lower right corner) in each diagram (the original page number)

Book page # 4
B&M Diagram # 7
Diagram Date 1907
Color on Diagram Red
Notes on Diagram
Datum 1900 Index 1907 Index
Class of car Box Car Can. Pac. Despatch Box Car C. P. Despatch
Length 32'-34' 33'-34'
Capacity 40,000 40,000
Car Numbers 10000-10334 10000-10334
Page [original] 19 7

Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data

Car Disposition Records

Source(s)
ID Box Folder Folder name Link Title Approx.
Start date Approx.
End date
A 1 3 Freight Car List Old 10190 - 12758 Auto + Misc ? 1928?

Data
Car Number Date Built Disposition
Date Disposition New Car #
10190 1892-02 1919-04 to 3584

ICC Valuation Data (circa 1914)

For more info on the ICC valuation data, see this web page

"Owning"
RR Car # /
Range Val
Sheet # Index
on Page Car Type Built
Date Builder Capy Underframe Body Notes
B&M 10009 BM-7 1 Box 1881-1894 Laconia 40 wood wood
B&M 10056 BM-7 2 Box 1881-1894 Laconia 40 wood wood
B&M 10082 BM-7 3 Box 1881-1894 Laconia 40 wood wood
B&M 10093 BM-7 4 Box 1881-1894 Laconia 40 wood wood
B&M 10096 BM-7 5 Box 1881-1894 Laconia 40 wood wood
B&M 10120 BM-7 6 Box 1881-1894 Laconia 40 wood wood
B&M 10126 BM-7 7 Box 1881-1894 Laconia 40 wood wood
B&M 10147 BM-7 9 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10156 BM-7 10 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10158 BM-7 11 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10164 BM-7 12 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10165 BM-7 13 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10168 BM-7 14 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10172 BM-7 15 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10178 BM-7 16 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10179 BM-7 17 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10181 BM-7 18 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10185 BM-7 19 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10190 BM-7 20 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10193 BM-7 21 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10194 BM-7 22 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10200 BM-7 23 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10213 BM-7 24 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10217 BM-7 25 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10218 BM-7 26 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10219 BM-7 27 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10227 BM-7 28 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10228 BM-7 29 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10229 BM-7 30 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10230 BM-7 31 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10232 BM-7 32 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10239 BM-7 33 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10245 BM-7 34 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10248 BM-7 35 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10250 BM-7 36 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10253 BM-7 37 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10254 BM-7 38 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10255 BM-7 39 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10260 BM-7 40 Box 1892 Laconia 50 wood wood
B&M 10288 BM-7 8 Box 1881-1894 Laconia 40 wood wood

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
05-May-2020 KG Akerboom Moved ORER notes into separate section
15-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)
15-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added E. Neubauer Laconia build data
27-Jan-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from "1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Diagrams" book
02-Feb-2021 KG Akerboom Added ORER image
10-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917
24-Sep-2021 KG Akerboom Added car disposition record data
22-Jan-2022 KG Akerboom Added ICC Valuation data