B&M (1893) 4000 Stock Cars

Boston & Maine (1893) 4000 Series Stock 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 History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1893 - 04 4000-4099 (none) Stock, 34'
1893 - 05 (same)
1893 - 06 (same)
1893 - 07 (same)
1893 - 08 (same)
1894 - 03 " 14 "
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 " 22 "
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 (same)
1899 - 06 (same)
1899 - 09 (same)
1899 - 11 (same)
1900 - 06 " 47 "
1901 - 03 Renumbered into 27000 series(?)

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

I believe (at least some of) these are existing cars being renumbered into a contiguous series
After renumbering, the 4000 series was used for buggies (cabooses)

Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data

Acquisition Books (1898 - 1917 only)

Volume number refers original book number
Page numbers refer to numbers on pages in original book, NOT to pages in PDF file(s)
Dates refer to first/last dates expenses were recorded in the acquisition book, NOT to car delivery dates

Car Number(s) Vol Page First
Date Last
Date Builder $ / Car Notes
4020 1 9 1899-12 1900-01 B&M, Concord $629
[4021-4024?] 1 9 1900-02 1900-03 B&M, Concord $657 [car numbers not explicitely listed]

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Date Quantity New Numbers Description
by 3/1901 all 27000-27049 Stock, 34 and 35', 40000 pounds capacity, new series

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
31-Dec-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
26-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added Car Book Data
04-Jul-2021 KG Akerboom Reorganized Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data (Car # to 1st column, 2nd/other changes to new rows)