50' FMC Boxcar MEC Pan Am 31414: Detailed Specs and History

Vintage Boxcar Beauty N Scale: FMC 5347 - Blast from the Past, Own a Piece of History!

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MODEL FEATURES:

Scale profile brake wheel
Roller bearing trucks
Machined metal wheels
Screw-mounted trucks
McHenry® knuckle couplers
Weighted for optimum performance
Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
Minimum radius: 9 ¾”

PROTOTYPE HISTORY:

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.