Athearn - HO Scale - FMC 4700 Covered Hopper - Individual - Northwestern Oklahoma (NOKL) #818924 - Ex-CNW - Primed for Grime - Two-Tone Green with White/Orange Lettering (Era: 1990s+) (SKU 140-1327)
Available On: February 1, 2025
PROTOTYPE AND BACKGROUND INFO:
FMC (Food Machinery Corp) had many divisions within it’s business. Between 1965 and 1985 FMC was the owner of the Gunderson metal works in Oregon USA. During that period it was known as the ‘Marine and Rail Equipment Division of FMC’ (MRED). FMC produced examples of these dry bulk covered hopper cars for more than a decade, between 1971 and 1981. This car was quite popular among grain hauling railroads of this period and many examples of this car are still
present in today’s railroading.
MODEL FEATURES:
PRIMED FOR GRIME MODELS FEATURE
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