B&M / C&M 43001 Line Cars

Boston & Maine / Concord & Montreal (Canadian Pacific Despatch) 43001 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
Length 33'
Width 8'
Height 6'
Capacity (Pounds) 40000

NOTE: In some cases, the car numbers in the C&M Listing disagree with the cars in the Central Pacific Despatch listing, so (as appropriate) both will be listed here
ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) C&M Car
Numbers CPD Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
At this time, cars are being relettered from Concord RR to Concord & Montreal RR
They are listed in BOTH the old CRR, and the new C&MRR, listings
1890 - 06 CRR 4301-4335 43001-43137 35 C.P. Despatch
C&MRR 4301-4335 …
1890 - 07 (same) (both rows)
1890 - 08 CRR 4301-4335 " 35 "
C&MRR 4301-4500 …
1891 re-number of C&M CPD cars ???
1893 - 04 [see ORER note below] 43001-43025 … "
1893 - 05 (same)
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1894 - 03 43001-43035 35 Can. Pac. Despatch, box
1894 - 04 (same)
1894 - 05 (same)
1894 - 06 (same)
1894 - 07 (same)
1894 - 08 (same)
1895 - 06 (same)
1895 - 07 (same)
In "Cars in Line Service" section of "Boston & Maine RR" listing
1895 - 08 43001-43035 35 C&M, C.P.D.
1896 - 06 " 30? "
1896 - 07 " … "
1896 - 08 " 17 "
1897 - 03 " 3 "
1897 - 04 " 1 "
1897 - 05 Not listed

ORER Notes

6/1893 thru 8/1893 note

The following cars which are being renumbered and relettered C&M RR is the balance of the 102 cars withdrawn from the Can. Pac. Desp. Nov 1st, 1891, and are now marked and numbered as follows:
Can. Pac. Desp., C&M RR - 43038-39, 43042-43; 43045, 43053, 43060, 43065, 43081, 43089, 43091 (11 cars)
Can. Pac. Desp., B&L RR - 3879, 3887, 3890, 3893-4, 3899, 3903-4, 3925, 3948-9, 3973, 3978 (13 cars)
Q.O.&N. E. Air Line, B&L RR - 3939 (1 car)
Total 25 cars
Western railroad are respectfully requested to load the cars in question for points in New England, via Canadian Pacific Despatch, as rapidly as possible, and car accountants and agents in New England will please release such cars from loads promptly, and immediately send them empty to the Concord & Montreal RR for the purpose of being re-marked, or load them locally for stations on the C&M RR
The following named cars owned by the C&M RR, and marked and numbered as below, remain in the Canadian Pacific Despatch equipment, and the mileage is to be reported to the Canadian Pacific Despatch as at present:
Can. Pac. Desp., C&M RR - 43001-43028 (28 cars)
‡ Can. Pac. Desp., C&M RR 4315, 4317, 4322-3, 4326, 4328 (6 cars)
‡ C&M RR 4302 (1 car)
Total 35 cars

‡ note: These cars will be re-marked and re-numbered "Canadian Pacific Despatch" series 43001-43035 inclusive

Discussion, General Notes

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
31-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
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