Athearn RTR 1751 HO Scale 50' FMC 5347 DBL Door Boxcar East St-Louis Junction ESLJ 7744 SUV 5 inches of ground clearance

5 inches of ground clearance

After the challenging assembly

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

Decorated drumhead and rounded viewing platform on observation car

Athearn RTR 1751 HO Scale 50' FMC 5347 DBL Door Boxcar East St-Louis Junction ESLJ 7744 SUV 5 inches of ground clearanceAthearn 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