Athearn HO Scale 18680 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar Minnesota Dakota & Western MDW 8056 HO True-Track The Pennsylvania issued drawing #59146

The Pennsylvania issued drawing #59146 in 1907 (and revised it in 1911) for a standard coal unloading trestle

Atlas O Premier 30138188 O Scale ES44DC Diesel CSX "Spirit of Cincinnati" 5500

Raise the bag on its pulleys to wind the clock

Bushing Or Bearing: Bearing

Athearn HO Scale 18680 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar Minnesota Dakota & Western MDW 8056 HO True-Track The Pennsylvania issued drawing #59146Athearn HO 18680 50' FMC 5327 Boxcar Minnesota Dakota & Western MDW 8056 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.