RND97983 Athearn HO 50' Box Car, MNS #900008

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HO 50' FMC 5283 Double Door Box Car, MNS #900008 MODEL FEATURES: Separately applied brake wheel Positionable sliding double doors Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle coup lers Painted and printed for realistic decoration Precision machined metal wheels Highly-detailed, injection molded body Weighted for optimum performance Wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track Minimum radius: 18” PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO: 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. Show more