B&M (C.P.D.) 3981 Line Cars

Boston & Maine (Canadian Pacific Despatch) 3981 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 - 1893
Description 6/1893
Length 33'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds) …

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
In "Cars in Line Service" section of B&M RR listing
1890 - 06 3901-4145 … Box, Canadian Pacific Desp.
1890 - 07 (same)
1890 - 08 (same)
1893 - 04 3981-4060 33 Box, B&M, C.P.D.
1893 - 05 " 15 "
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1894 - 03 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Speculation - Renumbered into 10000-10299 series?

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
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
02-Feb-2021 KG Akerboom Added ORER image