Athearn ATH24586 50' FMC Combo Door Box Freight Car - ABOX Late #50078 N Scale

MODEL FEATURES:
Screw mounted, Roller bearing style trucks
Scale profile brake wheel
Accurately painted and printed for prototypical realism
Body-mounted, McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
Machined metal wheels operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
Weighted for optimum performance
Highly detailed, injection-molded body
Fully assembled and ready for your layout
Minimum radius: 9 ¾”

PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE
Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment
Faded base colors matched to the prototype
Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust

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.

Product Specifications
Sub Brand ATHEARN
Coupler Style McHenry Scale Knuckle
Era 1971-1990, 1991-2009, 2010-Present Day
Scale N