50' FMC DD Box Car - City of Prineville 7265

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MODEL FEATURES:

Three road numbers
Scale profile brake wheel
Roller bearing trucks
Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the box
Accurately painted and printed
Highly detailed, injection molded body
Machined metal wheels
Screw mounted trucks
McHenry knuckle couplers
Weighted for trouble free operation
Clear plastic jewel box for convenient storage
Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
Minimum radius: 9 ¾”

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.