Athearn 17541 N Scale 50' FMC Double Door Boxcar Chessie System C&O 486237 N RB Based on former C&O units

Based on former C&O units repainted in the 1970s and in service to the 1980s with: Brass Leslie S3L air horn

Turnouts are fitted with an over-centre spring for immediate use

What’s In The Box:

This turnout includes a switch machine that is pre-wired and installed inside the roadbed

4 scrap metal slide-off type

Athearn 17541 N Scale 50' FMC Double Door Boxcar Chessie System C&O 486237 N RB Based on former C&O unitsAthearn 17541 N Scale 50' FMC Double Door Boxcar Chessie System C&O 486237 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.