Description: Thank you for visiting the my Trains-West.LLC EBay store. I'm very excited to bring you this item. HO Athearn Ready-To-Run Chicago & North Western 54’ FMC 4700 Covered Hopper #178640 MODEL FEATURES: • Factory applied roof hatch, end details, ladders and wire grab irons • Separately applied brake gear including brake wheel, brake wheel housing, brake lever, air reservoir, brake cylinder and triple valve • See through etched metal roof walk and end platforms • Two outlet grate variations • 100-ton trucks with 36” machined metal wheels with RP25 contours operate on all popular brands of track • Fully-assembled and ready-to-run • Highly detailed, injection molded body • Weighted for trouble free operation • Body mounted McHenry operating scale knuckle couplers • Interior plastic blister safely 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. Please see photos, read descriptions and ask any questions before bidding / purchase and we will do our best to get you an answer. NOTE: On the majority of our items the shipping method is selectable by the buyer. Ebay automatically defaults the method to be Priority Mail. We offer many methods and speeds of shipping. Go to shipping and select your preferred option of shipping to see the price. We use calculated shipping = size, weight and your destination. Plus a small handling fee to cover shipping materials. ############################# Combined shipping on our items: Use the eBay "Add to Cart" button to combine eligible Trains West items in your cart and choose the same carrier service for each item (e.g. "Priority Shipping"). Note that using the "Buy It Now" button will create a separate order that CANNOT BE COMBINED with other items. .... I expect payment within 8 days of item close.
Price: 28.71 USD
Location: Denver, Colorado
End Time: 2024-09-26T15:06:11.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Assembly Status: Ready to Go/Pre-built
Color: Yellow
Replica of: Food Machinery Corp.
Material: Plastic
Scale: 1:87
Grade: C-8 Like New
MPN: 73870
Age Level: 17 Years & Up
California Prop 65 Warning: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.
Vintage: No
Gauge: HO
Brand: Athearn
Type: Hopper
Rail System: 2-Rail-2-Conductor
Corporate Roadname: Chicago & North Western
Theme: Transportation
Time Period Manufactured: 2010-2019
Country/Region of Manufacture: China
