Introduction

Athearn HO 18679 50′ FMC 5327 Boxcar Minnesota Dakota & Western MDW 8047

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:

• All new tooling with accurate dimensions
• Photo-etched cross-over platform
• Separately applied grab irons, end ladders and brake wheel
• 33 machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
• Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes
• Minimum radius: 18