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Athearn HO ATH-2786 50' FMC 5327 12' Plug Door Box Car Wisconsin Central WC #21025
Stock: 1
Scale: HO
SKU: ATH-2786
Athearn HO ATH-2786 50' FMC 5327 12' Plug Door Box Car Wisconsin Central WC #21025
MODEL FEATURES:
- Photo-etched cross-over platform
- Separately applied grab irons, end ladders and brake wheel
- 33” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
- Weighted for optimum performance
- Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
- Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes
- Minimum radius: 18”
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.
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Athearn HO ATH-2786 50' FMC 5327 12' Plug Door Box Car Wisconsin Central WC #21025
MODEL FEATURES:
- Photo-etched cross-over platform
- Separately applied grab irons, end ladders and brake wheel
- 33” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours
- Weighted for optimum performance
- Body-mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers
- Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes
- Minimum radius: 18”
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.
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