Athearn RTR 26743 - 50' FMC Combo Door Boxcar Minnesota, Dakota and Western Railway (MDW) 10004 - HO Scale

MODEL FEATURES:

• Separately applied wire grab irons and etched end platforms
• Weighted for optimum performance
• Minimum radius: 18”
• Body-mounted, McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• Fully assembled and ready for your layout
• Machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track
• Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism
• Highly detailed, injection-molded body

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 cars can still be seen today in the modern railroading scene.