Athearn 18701 HO Scale 50' FMC 5347 Boxcar Pam Am Railways MEC 31414 1/426 Ship Contemporary paint

Contemporary paint

Front porch plus separate doors

consistent damping

The expanded cupola allowed the crew to see past the top of the taller cars that began to appear after World War II

Athearn 18701 HO Scale 50' FMC 5347 Boxcar Pam Am Railways MEC 31414 1/426 Ship Contemporary paintAthearn 18701 HO Scale 50' FMC 5347 Boxcar Pam Am Railways MEC 31414 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