PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:

FMC (Food Machinery Corp) had many divisions within it’s business. Between 1965 and 1985 FMC was the owner of the Gunderson metal works in Oregon USA. During that period it was known as the ‘Marine and Rail Equipment Division of FMC’ (MRED). FMC produced examples of these dry bulk covered hopper cars for more than a decade, between 1971 and 1981. This car was quite popular among grain hauling railroads of this period and many examples of this car are still
present in today’s railroading.

MODEL FEATURES:

• Separately-applied brake gear including brake wheel, brake wheel housing, chain, brake lever, air reservoir, brake cylinder and triple valve

• 100-ton trucks with 36” solid machined nickel silver wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track

• Factory applied roof walk, roof hatch, end details, ladders and wire grab irons

• Two outlet grate variations

• Accurately painted and printed on a highly detailed, injection molded body

• See-through etched metal end platforms and roof walkways

• Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers

• Weighted for optimum performance

• All 3-packs feature unique road numbers

• Minimum radius: 18”

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

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