B&M 28988 Stock Cars

Boston & Maine 28988 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 33'
Width
Height
Capacity 40000

ORER Size Data
Description 8/1910 3/1914 10/1914 4/1915
28991 28992 28993 28994 28997 28998 28991 28993 28997 28998
M.C.B. Designation SM (11/1914) SM SM
Inside
Dimensions Length 32'-6½" 33'-1" 33'-2" 33' 33'-2" 32' 32'-6½" 33'-2" 33'-2" 32'
Width 8'-3" 8'-2" 8'-1" 8'-1" 8'-2" 8'-4" 8'-3" 8'-1" 8'-2" 8'-4"
Height 6'-2" 6'-4½" 6'-3" 6'-4" 6'-2" 6'-5" 6'-2" 6'-3" 6'-2" 6'-5"
Outside
Dimensions Length 33'
Width At Eaves or top of sides or platform 8'-8' to 9'-2"
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'
Height 7'
Capacity Cu Ft. Level Full 1656 1722 1676 1689 1670 1711 1656 1676 1670 1711
Pounds 40000 40000 40000 40000

ORER History
ORER Date
(Year-Mo.) Car
Numbers # of
Cars Description
1901 - 03 28988-28999 12 Stock, Double deck
1901 - 04 " (illegible) "
1901 - 05 " 12 "
1901 - 06 (same)
1901 - 07 (same)
1901 - 08 (same)
1901 - 09 " (illegible) Stock, Double deck, 33 to 35'
1901 - 10 " 11 "
1901 - 11 " (illegible) "
1903 - 03 " 11 "
1903 - 05 28900-28999 11 Stock, Double deck
1903 - 06 (same)
1903 - 07 (same)
1903 - 08 (same)
1903 - 09 (same)
1903 - 10 (same)
1903 - 11 (same)
1904 - 07 (same)
1904 - 12 (same)
1905 - 01 (same)
1905 - 03 (same)
1905 - 04 (same)
1905 - 06 (same)
1906 - 08 " 10 "
1907 - 03 (same)
1907 - 04 (same)
1907 - 05 (same)
1907 - 06 (same)
1907 - 07 (same)
1907 - 08 (same)
1907 - 09 (same)
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 " 9 "
1908 - 09 (same)
1908 - 10 (same)
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 - 02 (same)
1912 - 03 (same)
1912 - 04 (same)
1912 - 05 (same)
1912 - 06 (same)
1912 - 07 (same)
1912 - 08 (same)
1912 - 09 " 8 "
1912 - 10 (same)
1912 - 11 (same)
1912 - 12 (same)
1913 - 01 (same)
1913 - 02 (same)
1913 - 03 " 7 "
1913 - 04 (same)
1913 - 05 (same)
1913 - 06 " (illegible) "
1913 - 07 " 6 "
1913 - 10 (same)
1913 - 11 (same)
1913 - 12 (same)
1914 - 01 " 5 "
1914 - 02 (same)
1914 - 03 28991-28997 " " [listed individually]
1914 - 04 " (illegible) "
1914 - 05 (same)
1914 - 06 (same)
1914 - 07 (same)
1914 - 09 (same)
1914 - 10 28991-28998 " "
1914 - 11 (same)
1914 - 12 " 4 "
1915 - 01 (same)
1915 - 02 (same)
1915 - 03 (same)
1915 - 04 " 4 "
1915 - 05 (same)
1915 - 10 (same)
1915 - 11 (same)
1915 - 12 (same)
1916 - 01 (same)
1916 - 02 28993-28998 3 "
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 to 28000 (single desk) series
1917 - 03 28993, 28997 2 "
1917 - 04 (same)
1917 - 05 (same)
1917 - 06 (same)
1917 - 10 (same)
1917 - 11 (same)
1919 - 10 Not listed

ORER Notes

Discussion, General Notes

3/1914 and later, cars were listed individually:

Car # 3/1914-? 10/1914-11/1914? 4/1915-1/1916? 4/1916-11/1916? 4/1917-11/1917?
28891 X X X
28892 X
28893 X X X X X
28894 X X
28897 X X X X X
28898 X X X

by 10/1914 - 28998 - conversion and renumber of 28000 series car? (dimensions match)
by 4/1917 - 28998 - converted back to single deck car, but retained number (see 28000 series)
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 # 18 - U
B&M Diagram # 33
Diagram Date 1907
Color on Diagram Brown
Notes on Diagram
Datum 1900 Index 1907 Index
Class of car Stock Car Double Deck Stock Car
Length 33'
Capacity 40,000
Car Numbers 28988-28999 28988-28999
Page [original] 32 33

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 28991 BM-28 2 Stock - double deck 1879 Fitchburg 40 wood wood
B&M 28993 BM-28 3 Stock - double deck 1880 Fitchburg & Bradley 40 wood wood
B&M 28994 BM-28 4 Stock - double deck 1880 Fitchburg & Bradley 40 wood wood
B&M 28997 BM-28 5 Stock - double deck 1880 Fitchburg & Bradley 40 wood wood
B&M 28998 BM-28 6 Stock - double deck 1880 Fitchburg & Bradley 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)
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
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