Athearn HO FMC 5347 offset double-door boxcar
Scale: HO (1:87.1)
Price: $39.99 to $44.99
Era: 1979+ to 2010+ (varies based on paint scheme)
Manufacturer: Athearn Trains, 2904 Research Rd., Champaign, IL 61822; 800-338-4639; athearn.com
Athearn HO FMC 5347 offset double-door boxcar features:
- 33” machined metal wheels with RP-25 contours
- Body-mounted McHenry scale couplers with screw-mounted draft-gear box covers
- Detailed underbody with plastic air reservoir and control valve, brake cylinder and lever assembly, and formed wire brake rods (long and short).
- Minimum radius, 18”
- Newly tooled body with road-specific doors (Youngstown or Superior)
- Screw-mounted, roller-bearing trucks
- See-through, photo-etched metal crossover platforms
- Separate, factory-applied wire grab irons, plastic end ladders, stirrup steps, brake wheel, and tack boards
- X-panel roof
Release date: Available now
Road names: East St. Louis Junction Railroad Co. (yellow and black), Galveston Wharves (orange, black, and white), and Lamoille Valley (Primed for Grime — Galveston Wharves and Yreka Western patchouts). One to three road numbers per paint scheme.
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