Description
MODEL FEATURES:
- Scale profile brake wheel
- Fully-assembled and ready-to-run out of the boxM
- Highly detailed, injection molded body
- Screw mounted trucks
- Weighted for trouble free operation
- Operates on Code 55 and 80 rail
- Roller bearing trucks
- Accurately painted and printed
- Machined metal whee
- McHenry knuckle couplers
- Clear plastic jewel box for convenient storage
- Minimum radius: 9 ¾”
PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE:
- Duplicated look and feel of “In Service” equipment
- Faded base colors matched to the prototype
- Perfect starting point for adding grime and rust
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.
Product Specs
Coupler Style
McHenry Scale Knuckle
Era
1971-1990,1991-2009,2010-Present Day
Prototype Manufacturer
FMC
Sub Brand
ATHEARN
Minimum Radius
9.75"
Reporting Mark
GWF
Full Road Name
Galveston Wharves
Scale
N
Lighted
No
Axles
4
