Athearn HO Scale 18685 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar Quebec-Gatineau Railway QGRY 77101 TAG Lightweight yet incredibly strong

Lightweight yet incredibly strong

As early as 1836

They ride on GSC 41-HR trucks with die cast sideframes and blackened-metal wheelsets

and equipped with large smoke deflectors (the longest lasting appearance)

Athearn HO Scale 18685 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar Quebec-Gatineau Railway QGRY 77101 TAG Lightweight yet incredibly strongAthearn HO 18685 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar Quebec Gatineau Railway QGRY 77101 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.