Athearn HO Scale 18680 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar Minnesota Dakota & Western MDW 8056 Detroit & Mackinac Athearn 63788 HO Scale PS-2

Athearn 63788 HO Scale PS-2 2600 Covered Hopper Louisville & Nashville L&N 201534

Lighter & More Reactive than Stock Chassis

rail passenger traffic almost stopped due to its inability to compete with high-speed road transport

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Athearn HO Scale 18680 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar Minnesota Dakota & Western MDW 8056 Detroit & Mackinac Athearn 63788 HO Scale PS-2Athearn HO 18680 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar Minnesota Dakota & Western MDW 8056 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.