B&M 28000 Stock Cars

Boston & Maine 28000 Series Stock Cars

Index

Builder's Photo

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B&M Classification Card(s)

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Specifications From Classification Cards

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ORER data and numbers

ORER Size Data - 1903-1910
Dimensions 5/1903
Length 28 - 33'
Width
Height
Capacity 30000-40000

ORER Size Data
Description 8/1910 2/1914 10/1914
28007 28030
M.C.B. Designation SM (11/1914)
Inside
Dimensions Length 28'-5" 32'
Width 8'-4"
Height 6'-5"
Outside
Dimensions Length 28 - 33' 28 & 33'
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 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' (4/1915)
Height 7' (4/1915)
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 1520 1711
Pounds 30000-40000 40000 40000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1901 - 03 28000-28035 21 Stock, new series, 28 - 33'
1901 - 04 " (illegible) "
1901 - 05 " (illegible) "
1901 - 06 " 33 "
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 (same)
1901 - 09 " (illegible) "
1901 - 10 " 32? "
1901 - 11 " (illegible) "
1903 - 03 " 28 Stock, 28 - 33'
1903 - 05 " " Stock
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 " 27 "
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 " 24 "
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
1904 - 07 " 25 "
1904 - 12 " 22 "
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 03 " 21 "
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 06 " 17 "
1906 - 08 " 15 "
1907 - 03 " 14 "
1907 - 04 " 13 "
1907 - 05 " 12 "
1907 - 06 (same)
1907 - 07 (same)
1907 - 08 (same)
1907 - 09 " 10 "
1907 - 10 (same)
1907 - 11 (same)
1907 - 12 (same)
1908 - 01 (same)
1908 - 02 (same)
1908 - 03 (same)
1908 - 04 (same)
1908 - 05 (same)
1908 - 08 (same)
1908 - 09 (same)
1908 - 10 " 8 "
1908 - 11 (same)
1908 - 12 (same)
1909 - 01 (same)
1909 - 02 (same)
1909 - 04 (same)
1909 - 05 (same)
1909 - 06 (same)
1909 - 07 " 7 "
1909 - 08 (same)
1909 - 09 (same)
1909 - 10 (same)
1909 - 11 (same)
1910 - 01 " 6 "
1910 - 02 (same)
1910 - 03 (same)
1910 - 06 (same)
1910 - 07 (same)
1910 - 04 (same)
1910 - 05 (same)
1910 - 08 (same)
1910 - 09 (same)
1910 - 11 " 4 "
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 (same)
1912 - 11 (same)
1912 - 12 (same)
1913 - 01 " 3 "
1913 - 02 " 2 "
1913 - 03 (same)
1913 - 04 " 2? "
1913 - 05 " 2? "
1913 - 06 " 2 "
1913 - 07 (same)
1913 - 10 (same)
1913 - 11 (same)
1913 - 12 (same)
1914 - 01 (same)
1914 - 02 28007, 28050[sic] " "
1914 - 03 28007, 28030 " "
1914 - 04 " (illegible) "
1914 - 05 " 2 "
1914 - 06 (same)
1914 - 07 (same)
1914 - 09 (same)
1914 - 10 (same)
1914 - 11 (same)
1914 - 12 (same)
1915 - 01 (same)
1915 - 02 (same)
1915 - 03 (same)
1915 - 04 (same)
1915 - 05 (same)
1915 - 10 (same)
1915 - 11 (same)
1915 - 12 (same)
1916 - 01 (same)
1916 - 02 28030 1 "
1916 - 03 (same)
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)
28998 moved here from 28988 series
1917 - 03 28030, 28998 2 "
1917 - 04 (same)
1917 - 05 (same)
1917 - 06 (same)
1917 - 10 (same)
1917 - 11 (same)
1919 - 10 28030 1 "
1920 - 01 (same)
1921 - 05 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

I believe at least some of these cars are renumberings from the 4500 series
Looks like 28998 was rebuilt from double to single deck between 11/1916 and 4/1917
(both cars same dimensions as 28030)
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 - L
B&M Diagram # 32
Diagram Date 1907
Color on Diagram Brown
Notes on Diagram
Datum 1900 Index 1907 Index
Class of car Stock Car Stock Car
Length 28'-33' 28'-33'
Capacity 20,000-40,000 30,000-40,000
Car Numbers 28000-28035 28000-28035
Page [original] 31 32

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
C&PR RR 28007 C&PR-50 7 Stock pre-1896 [N/A] 40 wood wood
C&PR RR 28030 C&PR-50 8 Stock pre-1880 [N/A] 40 wood wood

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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
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
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16-Aug-2020 KG Akerboom Added ORER data (History only, not dims or notes yet) for 63 more registers, courtesy of James Kinkaid
10-Oct-2020 KG Akerboom Added E. Neubauer ORER data (car counts only, 15 issues)
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
22-Jan-2022 KG Akerboom Added ICC Valuation data