B&M 27050 Stock Cars

Boston & Maine 27050 Series Stock Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

JPEG conversion of WLHG92.tif available in the Laconia Car CD
Image Copyright 2007 WLHG-Company, used with permission (click on image to see full resolution available)

B&M Classification Card(s)

Does one exist?

Specifications From Classification Cards

From Eric Neubauer - Laconia production data (Laconia.rtf)

Spec 27050-27115 27116-27125 27126-27199
Builder ? Laconia [unknown if these numbers
were ever actually used]
Order # ? 545 (cars)
546 (trucks)
(ordered 11-1907)
Quantity ? 10
Build Date ? 1908

ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1903-1910
Dimensions 5/1903
Length 35'-9"
Width
Height
Capacity 60000

ORER Size Data
Description 8/1910 8/1911 10/1911 2/1914
M.C.B. Designation SM (11/1914)
Inside
Dimensions Length 35'-1" 35'-1" 35'-1"
Width 8'-6" 8'-6" 8'-4½"
Height 7' 7' 6'-10"
Outside
Dimensions Length 35'-9" 35'-9" 35'-9" 35'-9"
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 8'-8" 8'-8" 8'-8" 8'-8"
Extreme Width
Height
from
Rail To Extreme Width
To Eaves or top of sides or platform
To Top of Running Board
To Extreme Height
Door - Side
opening Width 5' 5'
Height 6'-8" 6'-8"
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 2087 2087 2007
Pounds 60000 60000 60000 60000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1901 - 03 27050-27099 25 Stock, New Series, 35' 9", 60000 lbs capacity
1901 - 04 " (illegible) "
1901 - 05 " (illegible) "
1901 - 06 " 25 "
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 " (illegible) "
1901 - 09 " (illegible) "
1901 - 10 " 25? "
1901 - 11 " (illegible) "
1903 - 03 " 25 Stock, 35' 9", 60000 lbs capacity
1903 - 05 27050-27199 " Stock
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
1904 - 07 " 50 "
1904 - 12 " 49 "
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 06 (same)
1906 - 08 (same)
1907 - 03 (same)
1907 - 04 (same)
1907 - 05 (same)
1907 - 06 (same)
1907 - 07 " 61 "
1907 - 08 " 64 "
1907 - 09 (same)
1907 - 10 (same)
1907 - 11 (same)
1907 - 12 (same)
1908 - 01 (same)
1908 - 02 " 63 "
1908 - 03 (same)
1908 - 04 (same)
1908 - 05 " 66 "
1908 - 08 " 75 "
1908 - 09 " 76 "
1908 - 10 " 76 "
1908 - 11 (same)
1908 - 12 (same)
1909 - 01 (same)
1909 - 02 (same)
1909 - 04 (same)
1909 - 05 (same)
1909 - 06 (same)
1909 - 07 (same)
1909 - 08 (same)
1909 - 09 (same)
1909 - 10 (same)
1909 - 11 (same)
1910 - 01 (same)
1910 - 02 (same)
1910 - 03 (same)
1910 - 04 (same)
1910 - 05 (same)
1910 - 06 (same)
1910 - 07 (same)
1910 - 08 (same)
1910 - 09 (same)
1910 - 11 (same)
1910 - 12 (same)
1911 - 02 (same)
1911 - 03 (same)
1911 - 04 (same)
1911 - 05 (same)
1911 - 08 (same)
1911 - 09 (same)
1911 - 10 (same)
1911 - 11 (same)
1911 - 12 (same)
1912 - 01 (same)
1912 - 02 (same)
1912 - 03 (same)
1912 - 04 (same)
1912 - 05 (same)
1912 - 06 (same)
1912 - 07 (same)
1912 - 08 (same)
1912 - 09 (same)
1912 - 10 " (illegible) "
1912 - 11 " 75 "
1912 - 12 " 73 "
1913 - 01 (same)
1913 - 02 (same)
1913 - 03 (same)
1913 - 04 " (illegible) "
1913 - 05 " 73? "
1913 - 06 " 73 "
1913 - 07 (same)
1913 - 10 (same)
1913 - 11 (same)
1913 - 12 (same)
1914 - 01 (same)
1914 - 02 (same)
1914 - 03 27050-27125 71 "
1914 - 04 " (illegible) "
1914 - 05 " 71 "
1914 - 06 (same)
1914 - 07 (same)
1914 - 09 (same)
1914 - 10 (same)
1914 - 11 (same)
1914 - 12 " (illegible) "
1915 - 01 " 71 "
1915 - 02 (same)
1915 - 03 (same)
1915 - 04 (same)
1915 - 05 (same)
1915 - 10 (same)
1915 - 11 (same)
1915 - 12 " (illegible) "
1916 - 01 " 71 "
1916 - 02 " 71? "
1916 - 03 " 71 "
1916 - 04 (same)
1916 - 05 (same)
1916 - 06 (same)
1916 - 07 (same)
1916 - 08 (same)
1916 - 09 (same)
1916 - 10 (same)
1916 - 11 (same)
1916 - 12 (same)
1917 - 01 (same)
1917 - 02 (same)
1917 - 03 (same)
1917 - 04 (same)
1917 - 05 (same)
1917 - 06 (same)
1917 - 10 (same)
1917 - 11 (same)
1919 - 10 " 69 "
1920 - 01 " 68 "
1921 - 05 " 59 "
1921 - 12 27052-27124 46 "
1922 - 08 27052-27123 30? "
1922 - 11 27052-27123 21 "
1923 - 02 27061-27123 19 "
1924 - 11 27069-27122 10 "
1925 - 05 " 8 "
1925 - 07 " 7 "
1925 - 10 " 6 "
1926 - 08 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

These seem to be new cars 1899-1904
From Eric Neubauer Laconia data, the following cars were listed in the USRA valuation report, 6/30/1914:
[see ICC valuation data below]
B&MRRHS 1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Book No. 1 (Reprint of B&M lettering diagrams)
Note the "Book page number" below refers to the page number in the B&MRRHS book.
As the B&MRRHS book's pages are NOT numbered, "1" is the first page with an actual diagram! (NOT the title pages or index pages)
"U" = upper diagram on that page, "L" = lower diagram
The "Diagram number" refers to the circled number (lower right corner) in each diagram (the original page number)

Book page # 17 - U
B&M Diagram # 31
Diagram Date 1907
Color on Diagram Brown
Notes on Diagram
Datum 1900 Index 1907 Index
Class of car Stock Car Stock Car
Length 35'-9" 35' [35'-9" on diagram]
Capacity 60,000 60,000
Car Numbers 27050-27099 27050-27099
Page [original] 29 31

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
27075-27099 1 70 1903-01 1904-02 B&M, Concord $643 35'-9"
27116-27125 1 171 1907-12 1908-06 Laconia Car Co. $963

Car Books (1923-06 thru 1936-10, then 1944-05 thru 1960-03)

Volume number refers original book number
Part number refers to PDF file part as posted on B&MRRHS site
Page numbers refer to pages in PDF file(s) (L/R = Left or Right side of that PDF page)

Car Number(s) Vol Part Page Date Action Location New # Notes
27085 1 3 6 1925-01-09 Destroyed Manchester
27095 1 1 8 1922-11-28 Destroyed
27109 1 3 8 1922-11-22 Destroyed
27123 1 1 8 1922-11-29 Destroyed

ICC Valuation Data (circa 1914)

For more info on the ICC valuation data, see this web page

"Owning"
RR Car # /
Range Val
Sheet # Index
on Page Car Type Built
Date Builder Capy Underframe Body Notes
B&M 27050-27052 BM-27 213 Stock - Single deck 1900 Concord 60 wood wood
B&M 27053 BM-27 212 Stock - Single deck 1899 Concord 60 wood wood
B&M 27054-27057 BM-27 214 Stock - Single deck 1900 Concord 60 wood wood
B&M 27059-27070 BM-27 215 Stock - Single deck 1900 Concord 60 wood wood
B&M 27072-27073 BM-27 216 Stock - Single deck 1900 Concord 60 wood wood
B&M 27075-27081 BM-27 217 Stock - Single deck 1904 Concord 60 wood wood
B&M 27083-27089 BM-27 218 Stock - Single deck 1904 Concord 60 wood wood
B&M 27091-27099 BM-27 219 Stock - Single deck 1904 Concord 60 wood wood
B&M 27100-27115 BM-27 220 Stock - Single deck 1907 Concord 60 wood wood
B&M 27116-27125 BM-28 1 Stock - Single deck 1908 Laconia 60 wood wood

Paint Schemes

References or other data

Magazine/Book article(s)

Photographs

Page Car # Photo Date
yr-mo-day Visible? Markings Paint
Scheme Herald Notes

Laconia Car CD Page column is file name
WLHG92.tif 27125 ca. 1903? X A S1& R R N original none Builder's Photo? Fox trucks.

Renumberings/Conversions/Dispositions

Models

Revision History

File History for THIS page
Date Who Description
31-Dec-2019 KG Akerboom Initial release
22-Mar-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 19 more ORERs
04-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Re-did references/photos section
23-Apr-2020 KG Akerboom Added Builder's photo
05-May-2020 KG Akerboom Moved ORER notes into separate section
15-May-2020 KG Akerboom Added data from 4 more ORERs (1911,1919,1921,1931)
28-May-2020 KG Akerboom updated 10/1919
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
01-Sep-2020 KG Akerboom Added Eric Neubauer - Laconia data
10-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added E. Neubauer ORER data (car counts only, 15 issues)
17-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added Car Book Data
28-Jan-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from "1900-1907 Freight Car Lettering Diagrams" book
10-Apr-2021 KG Akerboom Added info from 47 more ORERs 1903 thru 1917
04-Jul-2021 KG Akerboom Reorganized Car Book and/or Car Disposition Data (Car # to 1st column, 2nd/other changes to new rows)
22-Jan-2022 KG Akerboom Added ICC Valuation data