In May and June of 1978, the American Rail Box Car Company (Railbox) sought a unique design of 77-ton Plate C box cars from FMC. These cars had a 6' plug doors in addition to the regular 10' Youngstown slider.  The Minnesota Dakota and Western Railway acquired a variant version of the FMC 5277 Combo Door Box Car through SSI leasing. These cars were unique in that they were equipped with EOC cushioning and had eight panels to the right of the 10' sliding Youngstown door. The MDW acquired these cars in November of 1976. These cars were dressed in colorful green and white paint schemes which gave tribute to the lumber industries of the northern Minnesota.

Features:

• Precision micro-tooled
• ExactRail's exclusive 70 ton ASF ride control trucks
• Kadee No. 5 couplers
• Finely crafted steel nailable floor
• Wire grab irons
• Separately applied door tracks
• Narrow-style draft box, featuring: shank wedges, striker casting and full nut and bolt detail
• CNC-machined 33" metal wheel sets
• Razor sharp printing

Reservations Due By: February 7, 2011

Expected Release: February 2011