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1937 Freight Car Roster
(from the 1937 Official Railway Equipment Register)

Number
Series

Car Type

MCB
Designation

Number
of Cars

Inside
Length

Outside
Length

1875-1899
Refrigerator,steel underframe
RS
12
33'-0"
41'-5"
1000-1499
Coal, hopper bottom
GA
123
36'-0"
39'-0"
1500-1599
Ballast
MWB
99
37'-9"
41'-0"
1600-1704
Coal, hopper bottom
GA
38
36'-0"
39'-0"
1900-1930
Stock, single deck
SM
28
36'-0"
38'-0"
1940-1999
Stock, single deck
SM
30
35'-4"
37'-6"
2300-2375
Flat, steel underframe
FM
75
36'-0"
36'-10"
2700-2799
Flat, steel
FM
98
40'-0"
41'-2"
3000-3059
Coal, steel underframe
GX
38
34'-4"
36'-10"
7000-7499
Box, steel underframe
XM
484
36'-0"
38'-1"
7999
Box, steel underframe
XM
1
40'-6"
42'-9"
8000-8299
Box, steel underframe
XM
297
40'-6"
42'-3"
9000-9199
Auto, box, steel underframe
XAB
199
40'-6"
42'-3"
10000-10099
Coal, steel hopper
HM
99
30'-0"
31'-6"
X90-X619
Work
-
65
-
-
10-49
Vans
-
29
-
-

1953 Freight Car Roster
(from the 1953 Official Railway Equipment Register)

Number
Series

Car Type

AAR
Designation

Number
of Cars

Inside
Length

Outside
Length

1500-1599

Ballast

WB

36

37'-9"

41'-0"

1907,1920

Stock, single deck

SM

2

36'-0"

38'-0"

2600-2645

Flat, steel underframe

FM

9

36'-0"

36'-10"

2700-2799

Flat, steel

FM

30

40'-0"

41'-2"

4000-4034

Gondola, SUF,
fixed ends, wood floor

GB

30

36'-0"

41'-2"

4100-4108

Gondola, SUF,
fixed ends, wood floor

GB

8

34'-4"

36'-10"

4500-4505

Gondola, SUF,
fixed ends, wood floor

GB

5

38'-0"

41'-2"

6000-6088

Box, steel underframe

XM

86

40'-6"

42'-3"

7208, 7324
Box, steel underframe
 

XM
2
36'-0"
38'-1"

7999
Box, steel underframe
 

XM
1

40'-6"

42'-9"

8000-8299
Box, steel underframe
XM
135
40'-6"
42'-3"
9000-9199
Box, steel underframe
XM
42
40'-6"
42'-3"
10000-10099
Coal, steel hopper
HM
15
30'-0"
31'-6"

Where are they now?

x-Rutland Number
Car
Type
Location today
Comments
?
40' wood boxcar
North Bennington, VT
part of a restaurant
751
steel twin hopper
Malone, NY
on old main as of May, 1995; still there?
754
steel twin hopper
Ogdensburg, NY
in yard as of May, 1997; still there?
764
steel twin hopper
?, NY
to Central New York Chapter NRHS
752 & 761
steel twin hoppers
St. Lawrence State Hospital, Norfolk, NY
scrapped in June, 1999
??
PS-1 40' steel boxcar
Rutland, VT
various locations around Rutland;
are there any in Burlington? or ?
X578
(2631)
flat car
Danbury Rwy Museum
Danbury, CT
was boom car for wrecker X160;
was #s 2573, 1706, 3057, and 2631.
Rescued from GMRC in July 1999.
2640
36' flat car
North Walpole, NH
Sold by GMRC for use as a bridge.
2700
40' steel flat
Manchester, VT?
Sold by GMRC (for use as a bridge?)
2709
40' steel flat
North Walpole, NH
GMRC
2762
40' steel flat
Danbury Rwy Museum
Danbury, CT
Rescued from GMRC in August 1999.
2764
40' steel flat
Upper Hudson River RR
North Creek, NY
Moved from GMRC Sept. 1999.
To be used as open-air passenger car
2777
40' steel flat
Steamtown
Scranton, PA
Restored and on display with "marble" load, 1999.
?
40' boxcar
Rutland, VT
VTR X105; still there?
6081
40' boxcar
Strasburg (PA) RR
Beautifully restored in 1999! [photo]
8050
40' wood boxcar
Steamtown
Scranton, PA
Stored off-site
80??
40' wood boxcar
Chateaugay, NY
was there with 8036
8085
40' wood boxcar
North Walpole, NH
headed for the Danbury (CT) Railway Museum in 2000
8152
40' wood boxcar
(North?) Bennington, VT
still there?
8116
40' wood boxcar
Chester, VT
sans trucks; used as section gang storage shed
9194
40' wood
auto boxcar
Steamtown
Scranton, PA
door-and-a-half style;
stored off-site

NOTES

  1. Many of these listings are from earlier accounts and need to be confirmed as still valid.  If you know the whereabouts of an existing ex-Rutland freight car (or more about those already listed) please contact Webmaster.  Include the Rutland number, location, condition and any other data that would be useful and we will compile a list right here.  Thanks!
  2. Thanks to Bill Badger, Jeff English, Scott Whitney, Warren Dodgson, Conductor Shack and Steve Mumley
  3. For additional information on many of these survivors, go to the "Save the Rutland" section.

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Latest Revision April 2, 2008