|  PROTOTYPE 
AND BACKGROUND INFO: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. The 50 FMC cars also varied in door configuration and 
style to better suit
 each customer. These models can still be seen today 
in the modern railroading scene.
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