Athearn ATH17260 50' FMC Offset DD Box - A&MR #1009 Freight Car N Scale

MODEL FEATURES:
Scale profile brake wheel
Roller bearing trucks
Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
Accurately painted and printed
Highly detailed, injection molded body
Machined metal wheels
Screw mounted trucks
McHenry knuckle couplers
Weighted for trouble free operation
Clear plastic jewel box for convenient storage
Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
Minimum radius: 9 ¾”

PROTOTYPE HISTORY:
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.

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:
Faded base colors matched to the prototype, the perfect starting point for adding grime and rust
Patches applied and shaped per road number matching each corresponding side to the prototype
Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment; “Tattered and Torn” just like the real thing
Some Prime for Grime models feature paint scheme variations