B&M 12056 Reefer Cars

Boston & Maine 12056 Series Reefer 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
Description 11/1922 5/1925 12/1930
M.C.B. / AAR Mechanical Designation RM … XM
Inside
Dimensions Length 29'-3½" 35'-9" 35'-9"
Width 8'-3" 8'-3" 8'-3"
Height 8' 7'-8" 7'-8"
Outside
Dimensions Length 37' 36'-9" 36'-9"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 9'-3" 9'-4" 9'-4"
Extreme Width
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform 12'-7⅞" 12'-6¼" 12'-7"
To Top of Running Board 13'-3⅛" 13'-2" 13'-2"
To Extreme Height 13'-9¾" 14' 14'
Door - Side
opening Width 4' 4' 4'
Height 6' 6' 6'
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 1933 2440 2440
Pounds 60000 40000 40000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
In "Refrigerator Cars" table
1922 - 11 12056-12059 4 Box, Refigerator
1923 - 02 (same)
Moved to main "Freight Cars" table
1924 - 11 " Box
1925 - 05 (same)
1925 - 07 (same)
1925 - 10 (same)
1926 - 08 (same)
1926 - 10 (same)
1927 - 06 (same)
12067 merged into this series
1927 - 08 12056-12067 5 Box
1928 - 07 (same)
1928 - 08 (same)
1928 - 09 (same)
1928 - 10 (same)
1928 - 11 (same)
1928 - 12 (same)
1929 - 01 (same)
1929 - 02 (same)
1929 - 03 (same)
1929 - 04 (same)
1929 - 05 (same)
1929 - 06 (same)
1929 - 07 (same)
1929 - 08 (same)
1929 - 09 (same)
1929 - 10 (same)
1929 - 11 (same)
1929 - 12 (same)
1930 - 01 (same)
1930 - 02 (same)
1930 - 03 (same)
1930 - 04 (same)
1930 - 05 (same)
1930 - 06 (same)
1930 - 07 (same)
1930 - 08 (same)
1930 - 09 (same)
1930 - 10 (same)
1930 - 11 (same)
1930 - 12 (same)
1931 - 01 (same)
1931 - 02 (same)
1931 - 03 (same)
1931 - 04 (same)
1931 - 05 (same)
1931 - 06 (same)
1931 - 07 (same)
1931 - 08 (same)
1931 - 09 (same)
1931 - 10 (same)
1931 - 11 (same)
1932 - 01 (same)
1932 - 02 (same)
1932 - 03 (same)
1932 - 04 (same)
1932 - 05 (same)
1932 - 06 (same)
Switch to Bi-monthly
MTC cars listed separately from B&M cars
1932 - 07 B&M 12059-12067 2 Box
MTC 12056-12058 3 Box, Special
MTC cars merged back into B&M series
1932 - 09 [No changes noted]
1932 - 11 [No changes noted]
1933 - 01 [No changes noted]
1933 - 03 [No changes noted]
1933 - 05 [No changes noted]
1933 - 07 (same)
1933 - 09 [No changes noted]
1933 - 11 [No changes noted]
1934 - 01 [No changes noted]
1934 - 03 [No changes noted]
1934 - 05 [No changes noted]
1934 - 07 12056-12067 5 "
1934 - 09 [No changes noted]
1934 - 11 [No changes noted]
1935 - 01 "Eliminated"
1935 - 03 "Eliminated"
1935 - 05 "Eliminated"
1935 - 07 Not listed
[speculation: possibly moved to "Passenger Equipment" table and included
in series 12003-12098 being renumbered into 1800-1849 "Milk" cars?]
See series "Reefer 12068" for more info

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

Per Tim Gilbert
Conversion/renumber from 12600-12798 Reefers
1937 - Possibly - converted to passenger milk service and renumbered to #1826-1849

per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39
Conversion from 12800 reefers

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
21-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Initial release
04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
22-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Updated per B&MRRHS Modeler's Notes #39
05-May-2020 KG Akerboom Moved ORER notes into separate section
16-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
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
17-Oct-2021 KG Akerboom Added remaining 7/1928 - 10/1947 ORERs
22-Jan-2022 KG Akerboom Added ICC Valuation data