Dear HO Scale Customers; Athearn has announced a new run of their 50ft FMC 5327 Plug Door Box Cars. Available in 5 Schemes, including two in with their "Prime for Grime" features. Check them out and place your orders today!

 

Canadian Pacific (CP)

 

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

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:

• Photo-etched cross-over platform

• Separately applied grab irons, end ladders and brake wheel

• 33” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours

• Weighted for optimum performance

• Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body

• Painted and printed for realistic decoration

• All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes

• Minimum radius: 18”

 

Quebec-Gatineau Railway (QGRY) - Prime for Grime

 

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:

• Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment

• Faded base colors matched to the prototype

• Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

 

Bay Line Railroad (BAYL) - Prime for Grime

 

 

New Orleans Public Belt (NOPB)

 

Minnesota, Dakota & Western (MD&W)

 

 

 

Guaranteed Reservation Date: November 25th, 2022

Expected Delivery Date: December 2023

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