Athearn RTR 1751 HO Scale 50' FMC 5347 DBL Door Boxcar East St-Louis Junction ESLJ 7744 SUV Decorated drumhead and rounded viewing

Decorated drumhead and rounded viewing platform on observation car

Tools for assembly

5 inches of ground clearance

1/72 Consolidated B-24J Liberator The Dragon & His Tail Kit

Handheld design allows for ease of use and convenient pit box storage

Athearn RTR 1751 HO Scale 50' FMC 5347 DBL Door Boxcar East St-Louis Junction ESLJ 7744 SUV Decorated drumhead and rounded viewingAthearn RTR 1751 HO Scale 50' FMC 5347 DBL Door Boxcar East St Louis Junction ESLJ 7744 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