Athearn HO Scale 18683 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar New Orleans Public Belt NOPB 4125 Station 2" (336 mm) wheelbase

2" (336 mm) wheelbase

Bowser 43227 HO Scale 100 Ton 3-Bay Hopper Reading & Northern "Blue Panel" RBMN 7230

models take up to 10 hours to complete

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Frozen caboose

Athearn HO Scale 18683 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar New Orleans Public Belt NOPB 4125 Station 2" (336 mm) wheelbaseAthearn HO 18683 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar New Orleans Public Belt NOPB 4125 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