Athearn ATH18690 HO 50ft FMC 5347 Box Car, Maine Central #31419

Athearn HO 50ft FMC 5347 Box Car, Maine Central #31419

Athearn Item #: ATH18690

MODEL FEATURES:

• Newly tooled bodies with road specific doors
• Separately applied grab irons, end ladders and brake wheel
• Photo etched cross-over platform
• Weighted for optimum performance
• 33” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
• Body-mounted McHenry® operating scale knuckle couplers
• Painted and printed for realistic decoration
• Minimum radius: 18”

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.