Condensed Roster of Pere Marquette Freight Cars |
Updated: 31-OCT-2015 |
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Insulated Box and Refrigerator Cars
The PM was a pretty heavy user of insulated box cars and reefers, due mostly to the great volume of produce it hauled. Among other commodities, the PM hauled large amounts of celery out of the Hudsonville area, cherries from the Grand Traverse Bay region, and onions from Newaygo County. Other fruits and vegetables were hauled from other places as well, but mostly from West Michigan (much less-perishable produce, such as beans and sugar beets was hauled from the Thumb) . As a result, the PM was an early participant and stock holder in Fruit Growers Express.
Numbers DescriptionInside
LengthCapy.
Cu.Ft.Capy.
Pounds BuilderYear
BuiltRetired
By1-10 Refrigerator (wood) 27'6" ? 50000 ? before
1904 193111-110 Refrigerator (wood) 32'1" ? 60000 ? before
1904 1931111 Refrigerator (wood) 33'4" ? 60000 ? before
1904 193125000-25299 Refrigerator (wood) 33'2" 1880 80000 PM Ry. Shops 1924 194166001-66025 Box (steel underframe) 39'7" 2370 80000 ? before
1939 195467001-67010 Box (steel underframe) 33'2" 1880 80000 ? before
1939 194969001-69004 Ins. Box 39'7" 2370 80000 ? before
1941 195469011-69018 Ins. Box (steel u.f.) 40'6" 2896 80000 ? before
1947 1954
Boxcars
From its beginning, the PM was closely associated with the furniture industry and the automotive industry. This traffic necessitated the PM developing a large fleet of boxcars specially outfitted for these uses.
Four ex-PM boxcars are preserved. Two steel 50' boxcars have been cosmetically restored, #72222 at Grand Haven, Michigan and #72332 at Owosso. Two 40' single-sheathed wooden boxcars are preserved, #58305 at Owosso, Michigan and #88958 at the B&O Museum in Baltimore. At least one other wooden ex-PM boxcar is stored in Ludington, Michigan, as well.
Numbers DescriptionInside
LengthCapy.
Cu.Ft.Capy.
Pounds BuilderYear
BuiltRetired
By500-805 Furniture (wood) 40' 3010 60000 ? before
1900 1931806 Furniture (wood) 40' 3010 60000 ? before
1908 1931900-949 Furniture (wood) 38' 2829 50000 ? before
1900 1931950-958 Furniture (wood) 35' 50000 ? before
1900 1931960-985 Furniture (wood) 40'8" 2760 50000 ? before
1900 1931986-995 Furniture (wood) 50' 3780 40000 ? before
1904 1931996-999 Furniture (wood) 45' 3673 50000 ? before
1904 1931999 Furniture (wood) 49'6" 3726 50000 ? before
1904 19311700-1799 Charcoal (wood) 33-35' ? 30-40000 ? before
1900 19311800-1825 Charcoal, tight roof 33-35' ? 30-40000 ? before
1900 19312800-3016 Box (wood) 27-29' ? 24-35000 ? before
1900 19313017-3149 Box (wood) 27-29' ? 24-35000 ? before
1900 19313150-3479 Box (wood) 32-34' ? 40000 ? before
1904 19313489-4999 Box (wood) 32-34' ? 30000 ? before
1904 19315000-5185 Box (wood) 32-34' ? 40000 ? before
1904 19315200-5383 Box (wood) 33'6" 2002 50000 ? before
1900 19315610-5633 Box (wood) 33' 1637 60000 ? before
1904 19315635-5669 Box (wood) 33'6" 1810 60000 ? before
1904 19315850-5858 Box (wood) 37 '5" 2419 50000 ? before
1900 19315870-5888 Box (wood) 37'4" 2562 50000 ? before
1904 19315895-5999 Box (wood) 37'4" 2452 50000 ? before
1904 19316000-6249 Box (wood) 35'10" 2332 60000 ? before
1900 19316300-6923 Box (wood) 38' 2459 60000 ? before
1904 19316989-6999 Box (wood) 34' 1950 60000 ? before
1904 19317000-7155 Box, ventilated (wood) 38' 2429 60000 ? before
1904 19317200-7207 Box, ventilated (wood) 36' 2440 60000 ? before
1904 19317500-8499 Box (wood) 38' 2429 60000 ? before
1904 193120000-21999 (lst) Box (wood) 33' ? ? ? before
1904 190822000-22999 Box (wood) 33'9" ? 30000 ? before
1904 190826000-26999 Box (wood) 33'9" ? 50000 ? before
1904 190828000-28049 Box (wood) 36'2" ? 60000 ? before
1904 193130000-30099 Box, ventilated (wood) 36' 2448 60000 ? before
1904 193130100-30513 Box (wood) 36' 2448 60000 ? before
1904 193130514-30527 Box (wood) 36' 2448 60000 ? before
1908 193131000-31999 Box (wood) 36' 2448 60000 ? before
1904 193132000-33249 Box (wood) 36' 2424 60000 ? before
1908 193140000-42649 Box (wood) 38' 2136 60000 ? before
1904 193942650-43149 Vehicle (wood) 36' 2524 60000 ? before
1904 193943150-43649 Box (wood) 38' 2118 60000 ? before
1904 193950000-52499 Box (wood) 36' 2524 85000 ? before
1908 193952500-52999 Auto (wood) 36' 2524 85000 ? before
1908 193953000-53999 Box (wood) 36' 2524 85000 ? before
1908 193954000-54044 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3170 75000 Western Stl. Car 1922-23 195454100-54163 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3170 80000 Western Stl. Car 1922-23 195454200-54240 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3170 80000 Western Stl. Car 1922-23 195454300-54344 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3403 70000 Pressed Stl. Car 1927 195754500-54571 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3170 75000 Western Stl. Car 1922-23 195454600-54620 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3403 70000 Pressed Stl. Car 1927 196054700-54709 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 37l2 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 196055100 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3403 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1927 195755200-55209 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 196055300-55309 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3170 80000 Western Stl. Car 1922-23 195455310-55319 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3170 80000 Western Stl. Car 1922-23 195455400-55407 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3170 80000 Western Stl. Car 1922-23 195755500-55527 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 195455600-55694 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 196755750-55799 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 196756000-56014 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 37l2 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 195756200 Auto (steel) 40'6" 3712 75000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 197356300-56316 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 65000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 195759500-59529 Auto (steel) 50'5" 4587 75000 Ralston 1936 196059600-59611 Auto (steel) 50'6" 4545 70000 Ralston 1936 196559701-59727 Auto (steel) 50'6" 4545 65000 Ralston 1936 196559728 Box (steel) 50'6" 4545 75000 Ralston 1936 195759750-59763 Box (steel) 50'6" 4545 75000 Ralston 1936 195760001-60014 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3403 70000 Pressed Stl. Car 1927 195760015-60019 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3403 30000 Pressed Stl. Car 1927 195760050-60059 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 75000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 195760060-60064 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 195761001-61040 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3098 80000 Std. Stl. Car 1920 194961041-61050 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3098 80000 ? 1919-20 194962001-62015 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3098 80000 1919-20 194963001-63060 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3403 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1927 195764001-64050 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3098 80000 ? 1919-20 195464075-64084 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 194965001-65061 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 196565062-65069 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 195765070-65093 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 194967050-67057 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3098 80000 ? 1919-20 194968001-68049 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 194968050-68069 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 75000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 194969045-69099 Auto (steel underframe) 40'6" 3098 80000 ? 1919-20 194970000-70999 Box (steel center sill) 40' 3060 80000 Haskel & Barker 1917-18 194971000-71249 Furniture (steel) 50'6" 4545 75000 Pressed Stl. Car 1930 197471250-71349 Auto (steel) 50'6" 4587 65000 Ralston 1936 197672000-72049 Auto, Furniture (steel) 50'6" 4629 100000 Greenville 1940 197672050-72099 Auto, Furniture (steel) 50'6" 4629 100000 Greenville 194072100-72124 Auto, Furniture (steel) 50'6" 4629 100000 Greenville 194172125-72149 Auto, Furniture (steel) 50'6" 4629 110000 Greenville 1941 197672150-72199 Auto (steel) 50'6" 4629 100000 Greenville 1941 197672200-72349 Auto (steel) 50'6" 5037 100000 Ralston 194672350-72399 Damage Free Box (steel) 50'6" 5037 100000 Ralston 194680000-80499 Auto (steel u.f., USRA) 40'6" 3098 80000 Standard Stl. Car 1920 194980500-80999 Box (steel u.f., USRA) 40'6" 3098 80000 Standard Stl. Car 1920 194981000-81109 Box (steel u.f., USRA) 40'6" 3098 80000 Keith 1919 194981110-81323 Box (steel u.f. USRA) 40'6" 3098 80000 McGuire Car Co. 1920 194981324-81989 Box (steel u.f. USRA) 40'6" 3098 80000 Pacific Car & Fdy. 1920 194982000-83499 Box (steel) 40'6" 3053 100000 Std. Stl. Car Co. 193083500-83649 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 100000 Amer. Car & Fdy. 194183650-83799 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 100000 Pullman-Standard 1940-41 197683800-83999 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 100000 General American 194184000-84099 Box (welded, steel) 40'6" 3733 100000 Pullman-Standard 1940 197784100-84199 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 100000 Amer. Car & Fdy. 1941 197584200-84299 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 100000 General American 194184300-84399 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 100000 Pullman-Standard 1941 197585000-85000 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3170 80000 Western Stl. Car 1922-23 195786000-87499 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3170 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1923 195788000-88349 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3403 80000 Nat'l. Stl. Car 1926 195488350-89299 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3403 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1927 196089300-89349 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3403 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1927 193589350-90349 Box (steel underframe) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 192990350-90399 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pullman 1930 197590400-90499 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pullman 1930 197090500-90849 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pullman 193090850-90999 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pullman 1930 197591000-91499 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pullman 1930 197591500-91699 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pullman 1930 197591850-92349 Box (steel) 40'6" 3712 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1930 197493000-93199 Auto (steel) 40'6" 3847 80000 Ralston 1936 197593200-93399 Auto (steel) 40'6" 3847 80000 Ralston 1936 197393400-93499 Auto (steel) 40'6" 3847 80000 Ralston 1941 1974
Livestock Cars
Yes, the PM actually had livestock cars of its own. Presumably, much of this traffic was between points in rural Michigan and meat packing plants at Detroit and Chicago. Several photos published recently show one or two cattle cars coupled just behind the locomotive on various PM freights in the late 1930s.
None of these are known to have been preserved.
Numbers DescriptionInside
LengthCapy.
Cu.Ft.Capy.
Pounds BuilderYear
BuiltRetired
ByComment 1915-1969 Stock, single deck 32-33' ? 28-40000 ? before
1904 19311970-1999 Stock, single deck 38' ? 60000 ? before
1904 19392000-2199 (1st) Stock, single deck 38' 2362 60000 ? before
1904 19312000-2049 (2nd) Stock, single deck 40'6" 3403 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1927 1971Converted from 89300-89349-series boxcars in 1934. 2200-2249 Stock, adj. dbl, deck 38' 2362 60000 ? before
1904 19312250-2308 Stock, adj. dbl. deck 38' 2362 60000 ? before
1908 1931
Gondola and Early Coal Cars
The Pere Marquette owned a good-sized fleet of gondolas over the years. The most striking load regularly carried by its gondolas in later years was auto and truck frames.
Numbers DescriptionInside
LengthCapy.
Cu.Ft.Capy.
Pounds BuilderYear
BuiltRetired
ByComment 9000-9100 Coal, drop bottom 35'6" ? 60000 ? before
1904 19319101-9200 Coal 34'10" ? 60000 ? before
1904 19319201-9300 Coal, drop bottom 34'10" ? 60000 ? before
1904 19319301-9400 Coal 34'10" ? 60000 ? before
1904 19319450-9499 Coal 32'6" ? 50-60000 ? before
1904 19319500-9949 Coal 31-35' ? 35-60000 ? before
1904 19319969-9999 Coal 19'4"-31' ? 24-40000 ? before
1904 193110000-10199 (1st) Coal Gondola 35'6" ? 60000 ? before
1904 193110000-10099 (2nd) Gondola (steel) 40'6" 1899 100000 Ralston Stl. Car 1930 1967Renumbered from 17650-18399-series cars in 1946; refitted for auto frame loading. 10100-10199 (2nd) Gondola (steel) 50'6" 1439 140000 Greenville 1930 1971Renumbered from 18400-18649-series cars in 1946; refitted for auto frame loading. 10200-10299 Gondola (steel) 40'6" 1899 100000 Ralston Stl. Car 1930 1966Renumbered from 17650-18399-series cars in 1946; refitted for auto frame loading. 10250-10998 Coal Gondola 36' ? 30000 ? before
1904 193111000-11089 Coal Gondola 32'1" ? 60050 ? before
1904 193111100-11199 Coal Gondola 36'6" ? 80000 ? before
1904 193112000-12799 Coal Gondola (dropends) 35'1" ? 80000 ? before
1904 193112800-12899 Coal Gondola (side dump) 33'4" ? 30000 ? before
1904 193112900-12999 Gondola 36'6" ? 80000 ? before
1908 193117000-17249 Gondola (composite) 42' 1980 110000 Illinois Car Co. 1927 196717250-17649 Gondola (composite) 42' 1980 110000 Magor Car Co. 1929 197617650-18399 Gondola (stl., wd,flr.) 40'6" 1899 100000 Ralston Stl. Car 1930 ?18400-18649 Gondola (stl.,dropends) 50'6" 1439 140000 Greenville 1930 197418650-18849 Gondola (stl., dropends) 50'6" 1439 140000 Bethlehem Steel 1941 ?18850-18949 Gondola (stl.,dropends) 52'6" 1745 140000 Bethlehem Steel 1944 ?
Flat Cars
Numbers DescriptionInside
LengthCapy.
Cu.Ft.Capy.
Pounds BuilderYear
BuiltRetired
By13000-13413 (1st) Flat 28-34' n/a 24-30000 ? before
1904 191914000-14350 (1st) Flat 33-34' n/a 40000 ? before
1904 192314576-14999 Flat 36' n/a 40000 ? before
1904 193115000-15019 (1st) Flat 33-34' n/a 50000 ? before
1904 192715020-15103 (1st) Flat 34' n/a 50000 ? before
1904 192715104-15482 (1st) Flat 34' n/a 50000 ? before
1904 192715500-15628 Flat 36' n/a 50000 ? before
1908 193115629-15999 Flat 36' n/a 50000 ? before
1904 193116000-16267 (1st) Flat 36' n/a 60000 ? before
1904 193116300-16399 (1st) Flat 36' n/a 60000 ? before
1904 193116400-16999 (1st) Flat 37' n/a 60000 ? before
1904 193116000-16099 (2nd) Flat (steel) 42'1" n/a 100000 Bethlehem Steel 1930 ?16500 (2nd) Flat (steel underframe) 40'10" n/a 80000 PM Railway 1930 194116500-16749 (3rd) Flat (steel) 53'6" n/a 140000 Greenville 1942 198916750-16849 (2nd) Flat (steel) 53'6" n/a 140000 Greenville 1944 1991
Open-Top and Covered Hoppers
The PM's open-top hopper fleet seemed to be used mostly in company service, distributing coal to the various locomotive terminals around the system. Its covered hopper fleet served mostly the sand and cement industries, with many loads generated from sand pits along the western shoreline of the state of Michigan.
The only known preserved ex-PM hopper of any type is covered hopper #20054, at the B&O Museum in Baltimore.
Numbers DescriptionInside
LengthCapy.
Cu.Ft.Capy.
Pounds BuilderYear
BuiltRetired
By13000-13499 (2nd) USRA-Design Hopper (stl., twin) 30'6" 1880 110000 Ralston Stl. Car 1919 195713500-13999 USRA-Design Hopper (stl., twin) 30'6" 1880 110000 Amer. Car & Fdy. 1920 195714000-14499(2nd) Hopper, (steel, twin) 30'6" 1880 110000 Ralston Stl. Car 1923 195715000-15249(2nd) Hopper (steel, triple) 40' 2710 140000 Standard Stl. Car 1927 196020000-20024(2nd) Covered hopper (steel) 29'3" 1958 140000 Amer. Car & Fdy. 1942 198820025-20049(2nd) Covered hopper (steel) 29'3" 1958 140000 Amer. Car & Fdy. 1944 198820050-20149(2nd) Covered hopper (steel) 29'3" 1958 140000 Greenville 1946 1989
Non-Revenue Cars
The PM owned its share of non-revenue cars. Most unusual were the CF1500-series coal hoppers used to deliver coal onto the car ferries. They closely resembled ore cars.
The tanks cars are not well documented in remaining records. Presumably some were used for carrying lubrication oil, while others were water cars.
The cabooses also included many wooden cabs in the A200-, A300-, A400-, A500- and A600- series, which have varied origins and have proven to be somewhat difficult to neatly categorize. Many cars in the A300-, A500- and A600-series closely resembled caboose #A557, preserved at Shelby Township, MI, #A566, preserved at Holland, MI, and #A621, preserved at the Huckleberry Railroad, near Flint.
Numbers DescriptionInside
LengthCapy.
Cu.Ft.Capy.
Pounds BuilderYear
BuiltRetired
ByA800-A824 Caboose, wood-sheathed 26'1-5/8" ? ? Magor Car Co. 1930 1972A901-A925 Caboose steel 24' ? ? Magor Car Co. 1937 ?A950-A989 Caboose steel 24'1-5/8" ? ? St. Louis Car Co. 1941 ?AD300-AD309 Air dump, steel 34' 808 100000 Magor Car Co. 1927 ?AD310-AD329 Air dump, steel 33'3" ? 91000 Koppel Ind. Car 1927 ?CF1500-CF1524 Carferry hopper (steel) 19'11" ? 80000 Pressed Stl. Car 1929 ?DO-10 Tank (steel) ? 8247 gal. 102700 Chicago Stl. Car 1916 1960DO-11 Tank (steel) 29'8" 8148 gal. 93700 PM Railway 1942 1954DO-12 Tank (steel) ? 8308 gal. 80000 ? before
1947 1957DO-13 Tank (steel) ? 7427 gal. 80000 ? before
1947 1960G-1 to G-42 Ballast ? ? 80000 Rodger Bal. Car before
1904 1931G-43 to G-142 (1st) Ballast, convertible 32'2" ? 80000 Rodger Bal. Car before
1908 1931G-143 to G-292 Ballast, convertible 39' 2038 80000 Rodger Bal. Car 1905 1939G-100 to G-124 (2nd) Ballast (steel) 33'2" 1717 123100 Amer. Car & Fdy. 1927 19741000-1074 Ballast (steel) 33'2" 1982 122300 Amer. Car & Fdy. 1929 ?S-75 Tank (steel) 30'8" 7080 gal. 104200 General American 19?? ?S-76 Tank (steel) 30' 7046 gal. 101800 General American 19?? ?S-77 Tank (steel) 28'3" 6320 gal. 63500 PM Railway 1926 ?
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