Athearn 24584 N FMC Combination Door Box Car Railbox – Early #50456

MODEL FEATURES:
• Screw-mounted, Roller bearing style trucks • Weighted for optimum performance
• Scale profile brake wheel • Minimum radius: 9 ¾”
• Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism • Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Body-mounted, McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers • Fully assembled and ready for your layout
• Machined metal wheels operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
PROTOTYPE SPECIFIC INFORMATION
It was the mid 1970s, and the incentive per diem box car boom was just beginning. New, brightly painted box cars seemed to appear overnight. Many
were lettered for various short lines. FMC (Food Machinery Corporation)
was a significant builder of many of these cars. The 50’ outside post, non-terminating end box car, became the foundation for new per diem cars built in
the 1970s. The 50’ FMC cars also varied in door configuration and style to
better suit each customer. These cars can still be seen today in the modern
railroading scene.