Atlas HO FMC 5503 Double Door Box Car

Box cars in the past fifty years have generally fallen into one of five distinct frame lengths, 40-, 50-, 52-, 60- and 86-foot. The least common of these is the 52-foot box cars. Although not as numerous as its shorter and longer companions, the 52-foot non-insulated box designs have provided an important role in the lumber industry.

The car is essentially a “stretched” 5277 with one-foot added outside the bolsters giving the car its distinctive overhang. It is equipped with double sliding doors and a cushioned underframe. Southern Pacific was the sole original operator of this design and ordered 700 of these unique looking boxcars split between Southern Pacific (525 cars), Amador Central (75 cars) and the Longview, Portland & Northern (100 cars).

Features:

  • Double Sliding Doors
  • Wire grabs
  • Etched parts
  • Plate C Box Car
  • X-Panel Roof

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Item# Road Name Road Number
August 2020
Standard MSRP: $44.95 Undec MSRP: $33.95
HO FMC 5503 Double Door Box Car
20 004 606 Undecorated -
New Paint Schemes!
20 006 291 Amador Central (Blue/White) 1027
20 006 292 Amador Central (Blue/White) 1050
20 006 293 Amador Central (Blue/White) 1069
20 006 294 Golden West Service (Blue/Yellow/Red) 780002
20 006 295 Golden West Service (Blue/Yellow/Red) 780013
20 006 296 Golden West Service (Blue/Yellow/Red) 780021
20 006 297 Minnesota, Dakota & Western (Green/White) 7101
20 006 298 Minnesota, Dakota & Western (Green/White) 7181
20 006 299 Minnesota, Dakota & Western (Green/White) 7183
20 006 300 Southern Pacific ex-GVSR (Blue/Yellow/Red) 246104
20 006 301 Southern Pacific ex-GVSR (Blue/Yellow/Red) 246152
20 006 302 Southern Pacific ex-GVSR (Blue/Yellow/Red) 246181
20 006 306 St.Maries River Road (Orange) 52027
20 006 307 St.Maries River Road (Orange) 52032
20 006 308 St.Maries River Road (Orange) 52053
New Road Numbers!
20 006 303 Southern Pacific (Brown) 246116
20 006 304 Southern Pacific (Brown) 246199
20 006 305 Southern Pacific (Brown) 246275
20 006 309 Longview,  Portland & Northern (Orange/Blue) 52024
20 006 310 Longview,  Portland & Northern (Orange/Blue) 52043
20 006 311 Longview,  Portland & Northern (Orange/Blue) 52086
February 2017
Standard MSRP: $42.95 Undec MSRP: $33.95
HO FMC 5503 Double Door Box Car
20 004 606 Undecorated -
20 004 607 Amador Central 1019
20 004 595 Amador Central 1030
20 004 596 Amador Central 1052
20 004 597 Amador Central 1075
20 004 598 Longview,  Portland & Northern 52029
20 004 599 Longview,  Portland & Northern 52037
20 004 600 Longview,  Portland & Northern 52073
20 004 601 Longview,  Portland & Northern 52099
20 004 602 Southern  Pacific 246045
20 004 603 Southern  Pacific 246090
20 004 604 Southern  Pacific 246243
20 004 605 Southern  Pacific 246514