Athearn 17541 N Scale 50' FMC Double Door Boxcar Chessie System C&O 486237 N RB Wallpack power supply

Wallpack power supply

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

(1) Banana Plug to EC3™ Battery Connector

Detail brick works

Athearn 17541 N Scale 50' FMC Double Door Boxcar Chessie System C&O 486237 N RB Wallpack power supplyAthearn 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.