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:

• Newly tooled bodies with road specific doors
• Photo etched cross-over platform
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Separately applied grab irons, end ladders and brake wheel
• Full under body brake detail and piping
• 33” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Minimum radius: 18”

Order Due Date: July 25, 2025

Anticipated Delivery Date: January 2027

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