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B&M / Conn. River 250 Line Cars

Boston & Maine / Connecticut River (Blue Line) 250 Series Line Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

Does one exist?

Image from June, 1893 Official Railway Equipment Register, p225
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 History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.)
Car
Numbers
# of
Cars
Description
In "Cars in Line Service" section of "Connecticut River RR" listing
1890 - 06 250-299 50 Blue Line
1890 - 07 (same)
1890 - 08 (same)
1893 - 04 (same)
In "Cars in Line Service" section of B&M RR listing
1893 - 05 " 50 Conn River, Blue Line
1893 - 06 (same)
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 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

  • Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

PageCar # Photo Date
yr-mo-day
Visible? MarkingsPaint
Scheme
Herald Notes
Free Library of Philadelphia
Above is a direct link. If link no longer works, search on title. Centennial Photographic Co.
Title = "Harrisburg Car Co.'s exhibit"
NOTE: While actually NYC&HRRR cars, they are of the appropriate "Line", and (I assume) the painting would be similar for the CRRR cars
NYC&HRRR 2727 ca 1876 X p RRN "BLUE LINE" in arc on left side, in "squared serif" font
Free Library of Philadelphia
Above is a direct link. If link no longer works, search on title. Centennial Photographic Co.
Title = "Harrisburg Car Co.'s exhibit"
NYC&HRRR 2727 ca 1876 p RRN "BLUE LINE" in arc on left side, in "squared serif" font

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

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