B&M CSD 13400 Line Cars

Boston & Maine (Central States Despatch) 13400 Series Line Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

?

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1893
Description 4/1893 3/1901 5/1903
Length 34' 34' 34'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds) 40000 40 and 50000 50000

ORER Size Data
Description 8/1910 Value 8/1911 12/1912
M.C.B. Designation
Inside
Dimensions Length 33'-4½" 33'-4½" 33'-4½"
Width 8'-6" 8'-6" 8'-6"
Height 6'-1½ 6'-1½ 6'-10½
Outside
Dimensions Length 34'-6" 34'-6" 34'-6"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 9'-7" 9'-7" 9'-7"
Extreme Width
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 11'-5" 11'-5" 11'-5"
To Top of Running Board 12' 12' 12'
To Extreme Height 13'-1" 13'-1" 13'-1"
Door - Side
opening Width 5' 5' 5'
Height 6'-9¼" 6' 6'
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 1737 1737
Pounds 50000 50000 50000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
In "Cars in Line Service" section of B&M RR listing
1893 - 04 13400-13499 100 Box, B&M, C.S.Desp.
1893 - 05 (same)
1893 - 06 13400-13499 " Box, B&M, C.S.D.
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 (same)
1895 - 07 (same)
1895 - 08 (same)
1896 - 06 (same)
1896 - 07 (same)
1896 - 08 (same)
1897 - 03 (same)
1897 - 04 (same)
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 13400-13599 100 8-Wheel Box, Central States Despatch
1897 - 10 (same)
1897 - 11 (same)
1898 - 05 " 100 8-Wheel Box, Central States Despatch, 34 feet
1899 - 01 (same)
1899 - 04 (same)
1899 - 05 (same)
1899 - 06 (same)
1899 - 09 (same)
1899 - 11 (same)
1900 - 06 " 99 "
1901 - 03 " " Box, Central States Despatch
1901 - 04 " (illegible) "
1901 - 05 " (illegible) "
1901 - 06 " 99 "
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 (same)
1901 - 09 " (illegible) "
1901 - 10 " (illegible) "
1901 - 11 " (illegible) "
1903 - 03 " 100 "
1903 - 05 13400-13499 " "
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
1904 - 07 (same)
1904 - 12 (same)
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 06 (same)
1906 - 08 (same)
1907 - 03 " 98 "
1907 - 04 " 97 "
1907 - 05 (same)
1907 - 06 (same)
1907 - 07 (same)
1907 - 08 (same)
1907 - 09 (same)
1907 - 10 (same)
1907 - 11 " 94 "
1907 - 12 " (illegible) [93?] "
1908 - 01 " 92 "
1908 - 02 (same)
1908 - 03 " 91 "
1908 - 04 " 89 "
1908 - 05 (same)
1908 - 08 (same)
1908 - 09 (same)
1908 - 10 " 88 "
1908 - 11 (same)
1908 - 12 (same)
1909 - 01 " 87 "
1909 - 02 " 86 "
1909 - 04 (same)
1909 - 05 (same)
1909 - 06 " 84 "
1909 - 07 " 83 "
1909 - 08 (same)
1909 - 09 " 82 "
1909 - 10 (same)
1909 - 11 " 81 "
1910 - 01 (same)
1910 - 02 (same)
1910 - 03 " 80 "
1910 - 04 (same)
1910 - 05 (same)
1910 - 06 " 79 "
1910 - 07 " 78 "
1910 - 08 (same)
1910 - 09 " (illegible) "
1910 - 11 " 74 "
1910 - 12 (same)
1911 - 02 " 73 "
1911 - 03 (same)
1911 - 04 (same)
1911 - 05 " 72 "
1911 - 08 " 70 "
1911 - 09 (same)
1911 - 10 " 69 "
1911 - 11 (same)
1911 - 12 (same)
1912 - 01 " 67 "
1912 - 02 (same)
1912 - 03 (same)
1912 - 04 (same)
1912 - 05 " 66 "
1912 - 06 " 64 "
1912 - 07 " 63? "
1912 - 08 " 61 "
1912 - 09 " 59 "
1912 - 10 " 58? "
1912 - 11 " 58 "
1912 - 12 " 57 "
1913 - 01 (same)
1913 - 02 (same)
1913 - 03 (same)
1913 - 04 " 57? "
1913 - 05 " 56? "
1913 - 06 " 53? "
1913 - 07 " 49 "
1913 - 10 " 40 "
1913 - 11 (same)
1913 - 12 " 39 "
1914 - 01 " 38 " [?]
1914 - 02 " 38 Box
1914 - 03 Combined with 13133-13399(?)

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

As the number of cars remained consistent for such a long period of time, I assume replacement cars were being made "as needed" (whether by attrition or to gradually upgrade the fleet to larger weight capacity)
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 # 9 - L
B&M Diagram # 17
Diagram Date 1907
Color on Diagram Brown
Notes on Diagram
Datum 1900 Index 1907 Index
Class of car Box Car Cen. States Despatch Box Car Cen. States Des.
Length 34' 34'
Capacity 40,000 50,000
Car Numbers 13400-13499 13400-13499
Page [original] 28 17

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

There is a reference to the Central States Despatch line in [Eric] Neubauer's book 'P&R Freight cars in the 19th century'.
He shows a drawing of the logo and says that 'there were 550 cars in this relatively small fast freight line:
B&M 13400 - 13499
CNJ 32908 - 33107
L&HR 2001 - 2100
P&R 10701 - 10800
WM 3001 - 3050.

Page Car # Photo Date
yr-mo-day Visible? Markings Paint
Scheme Herald Notes

Maine Historical Society
Title = Train station and waterfront, Bangor flood, 1902
13483 1902-03-20 p p p S1& R R N ? CSD No lateral running boards. Pipe bracing at brake wheel.
"Air Brake" in circle
"THROUGH LINE" under reporting marks
(I think) "Central States Despatch" "Maltese cross" herald on the roght

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
3/1914 All (38?) 13133-13499 Merged w/ 13133-13399?

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
30-Aug-2019 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)
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)
27-Jan-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from "1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Diagrams" book
11-Mar-2021 KG Akerboom Added photo ref.
07-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added Maine Historical Society photo
10-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917