B&M passenger cars

bobyar2001 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 25, 2005 10:52 am

Said to be in a junkyard at at Guild, New Hampshire:

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?j ... 04/b+m.jpg

http://abpr.railfan.net/abprphoto.cgi?j ... +m3633.jpg

greenwichlirr · **Posted:** Sun Dec 25, 2005 11:14 pm

I've been past that cars numerous times......I always wondered what it's history is. You can see it literally right from the road, as it's in a nice open view.

Howard P. · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2005 2:42 pm

Started life on the Delaware Lackawan'..... These were a slightly (1910-12) earlier version of the "Boonton cars" (1914-15), and three were notable for having the ends enclosed and being converted to the subscription commuter club cars used on the electrified lines in NJ until 1984. The diamond shaped toilet window and the transom side windows are the giveaway features.

In the late 40s and very early 50s, Boston & Maine bought an amazing variety of secondhand passenger cars to replace the old "Ambroid" wood commuter cars. They had C&O six-axle heavyweights, PRR P-54s, NYC "B&A--Putnam Div" archroof cars, etc. They also got a bunch of these old DL&W cars. The coming of the RDC fleet swept all these museum pieces away by 1959.

A more well-known example of the DL&W cars owned by B&M was the combine that wound up at Edaville, along with 2-6-0 1455 and the business car "Californina". I think the DL&W combine left when the other std gauge stuff did, but I don't recall where the combine went.

Surprising to see that two more coaches of this type survive; they would be real appropriate in NJ. Condition is probably horrible, and coupled with the cost to move them, they'll probably die on the spot.

Alexander D. Mitchell IV · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2005 5:44 pm

Errr, fellas?

It's one car--you're looking at two pictures of the same car, with wildly disparate conditions on opposite sides.

Howard P. · **Posted:** Mon Dec 26, 2005 5:57 pm

OK, ADM. One car, my mistake. I still think it will die on that spot.

robertjohndavis · **Joined:** Mon Aug 23, 2004 8:10 am **Posts:** 2499

The B&M called this spot Sunappe Station and also less commonly Wendell's. A quarter mile from this car is the station and freight house along the Claremont Branch grade. The junk yard also has at least one outside braced CV boxcar.

Some time ago on another board...

Tim Gilbert wrote:
> DL&W #522 was built by AC&F 1911 as a 78 seat Coach. In December 1942, it was sold to the B&M and numbered B&M #912. In April 1952, it was rebuilt as B&M Baggage-Smoker #3633 with a 27' long Baggage Compartment and 32' 9" long Passenger Compartment( 42 seats). On July 12th, 1956, #3633 was sold to the Edaville RR as a combine.

So, is this not really #3633?

Rob