Athearn 17542 N Scale 50' FMC Double Door Boxcar Chessie System C&O 486243 Adhesives Accurate markings

Accurate markings

Our ultimate goals were to create a front skid plate that simplified maintenance

adjustable side sliders

Skill level 3

and control

Athearn 17542 N Scale 50' FMC Double Door Boxcar Chessie System C&O 486243 Adhesives Accurate markingsAthearn 17542 N Scale 50' FMC Double Door Boxcar Chessie System C&O 486243 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.