Athearn has announced New! RTR 50 ft FMC Offset Double Door Boxcars

 

 

Available Individually

 

Burlington Northern (BN) - Ex Galveston Wharves (ex-GWF)

 

& 3-Packs

 

Northern California Shortlines

 

 

 

PROTOTYPE HISTORY:

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 models can still be seen today in the modern railroading scene.

 

MODEL FEATURES:

• Fully assembled and ready for your layout

• Separately applied grab irons, end ladders and brake wheel

• Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Photoetched cross-over platform

• Weighted for trouble-free operation

• Replacement parts available

• Minimum radius: 18”

 

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:

• Faded base colors matched to the prototype, the perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

• Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype

• Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing

• Some Prime for Grime models feature paint scheme variations

 

 

Order Due Date: December 28, 2020

Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2022

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