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50FT FMC 5327 PLUG DOOR BOX CAR 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 models can still be seen today in the modern railroading scene.
MODEL FEATURES:
- Scale profile brake wheel
- Roller bearing trucks
- Screw mounted trucks
- Screw mounted trucks
- Screw mounted trucks
- Weighted for optimum performance
- McHenry® knuckle couplers
- Highly-detailed, injection-molded body
- Painted and printed for realistic decoration
- All models are representative of prototypical paint schemes
- 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
Product Specs
Axles
4
Coupler Style
McHenry Scale Knuckle
Full Road Name
Saratoga & North Creek Railway
Minimum Radius
9 3/4
Prototype Manufacturer
FMC
Reporting Mark
SNC
Scale
N
Sub Brand
ATHEARN