Introduction

Roundhouse 1066 HO Scale 50′ FMC 5283 Double Door Boxcar Golden West GWS 765011

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.

FEATURES:

• New paint schemes and road numbers
• Positionable sliding double doors
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Separately applied brake wheel
• Machined metal wheels
• Weighted for trouble free operation
• Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Minimum radius: 18