Dear HO Scale Customers; 

Athearn has announced a new release of 50ft FMC 5347 Box Cars. Check them out!

Albany & Eastern Railroad - "Primed For Grime"

PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

It was the mid 1970’s, 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 1970’s. 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.

Arkansas-Oklahoma Railroad

MODEL FEATURES:

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

Rock Island

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

Texas South-Eastern

Guaranteed Reservation Date: June 30th, 2026

Expected Delivery Date: October 2027

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