B&M / Conn. River 6700 Line Cars

Boston & Maine / Connecticut River (Blue Line) 6700 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 Size Data - 1895
Description 6/1895
Length 30 & 34'
Width
Height
Capacity (Pounds) 30 & 40000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
In "Cars in Line Service" section of "Connecticut River RR" listing
1893 - 04 6700-6999 … Blue Line
In "Cars in Line Service" section of B&M RR listing
1893 - 05 6700-6999 … Conn River, Blue Line
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1894 - 03 " 300 "
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)
1897 - 09 (same)
1897 - 10 (same)
1897 - 11 (same)
1898 - 05 (same)
1899 - 01 (same)
1899 - 04 (same)
1899 - 05 6700-6949 188 "
1899 - 06 (same)
1899 - 09 (same)
1899 - 11 (same)
1900 - 06 " 51 "
1901 - 03 " 39 "
1901 - 04 (same)
1901 - 05 " 16 "
1901 - 06 (same)
1901 - 07 " 13 "
1901 - 08 " 11 "
1901 - 09 " 10 "
1901 - 10 " 7 "
1901 - 11 " 6 "
1903 - 03 " 2 "
1903 - 05 (same)
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
In "Leased Cars" section of B&M RR listing
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
1904 - 07 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page Car # Photo Date
yr-mo-day Visible? Markings Paint
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 R R N "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 R R N "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
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
02-Feb-2021 KG Akerboom Added ORER image
10-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917