Preorder Item
PREORDER Athearn HO 1749 50' FMC 5347 DD Offset Box Car, East St. Louis Junction #7704 | 39.09
SKU: ATH-1749-PRE
10% down:
$3.91
Our Price:
$39.09
MSRP:
$45.99
Note: You will reserve this item today for a 10% down payment of $3.91. Approximately 30-45 days before your item is expected at the warehouse, we will invoice you $35.18 plus shipping and any applicable taxes.
Expected release date is Jul 1st 2025
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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.
MODEL FEATURES:
Newly tooled bodies with road specific doors
Separately applied grab irons, end ladders and brake wheel
Photo etched cross-over platform
Full under body brake detail and piping
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