Athearn HO Scale 18680 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar Minnesota Dakota & Western MDW 8056 Detroit & Mackinac 1" (104mm)

1" (104mm)

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

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Lighter & More Reactive than Stock Chassis

Athearn HO Scale 18680 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar Minnesota Dakota & Western MDW 8056 Detroit & Mackinac 1" (104mm)Athearn 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.