Athearn HO 2923 50' FMC 5077 Centered Double Door Box Car, Seattle & North Coast #1059

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.

ATHEARN FMC 5077 CENTERED DOUBLE DOOR BOX CAR FEATURES:

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