Norfolk Southern
Office Car Specials

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Huntingdon, PA Date: June 7, 2002 Description: A three car train heads east at CP-Hunt with a 2-year-old SD70M for power. Notice the first car is still in the Conrail OCS colors.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Altoona, PA Date: May 6, 2004 Description: A blue SD40-2 brings a deadhead OCS into Altoona. The Conrail power car is at the headend of several office cars.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Cresson, PA Date: March 28, 2007 Description: Three of the four F units purchased by NS for OCS service make their debut appearance on a test run today. The two GP38-2's are along for dynamic braking to simulate a train behind the F units. While the F units are in throtle, the two GP38-2's are in dynamic to simulate a load.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Altoona, PA Date: February 25, 2008 Description: An A-B-A set of F units takes eight cars east at Rose.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Huntingdon, PA Date: March 1, 2008 Description: The F's are on the return trip to Altoona and are passing Hunt tower, the last tower remaining between Harrisburg and Altoona.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Altoona, PA Date: March 8, 2008 Description: NS 3338, a blue SD40-2, is paired up with NS 18. The 18 is a dining car.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Altoona, PA Date: May 18, 2008 Description: An A-B-A set of F's is prepared for an upcoming OCS run.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Altoona, PA Date: July 12, 2008 Description: NS put a pair of the F units on display for Altoona Railfest this year. Here they are on the turntable at the Altoona Railroaders' Memorial Museum.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Altoona, PA Date: September 22, 2008 Description: NS 21, the West Virginia is outside the Misc #2 shop with blue GP38's in the background.

Photographer: Tom Granville Location: Pittsburgh, PA Date: October 4, 2008 Description: NS OCS 955 glides across the OC Bridge just west of downtown Pittsburgh. The OC Bridge is nearly a mile long and is quite impressive to cross on a train. Yours truly is conductor on this trip from Altoona to Conway. The consists is ABBA, plus 9 cars.

Photographer: Lance Myers Location: Barree, PA Date: October 8, 2008 Description: On the return trip back east, the 955 OCS is seen blasting through Spruce Creek Tunnel and crossing the Little Juniata River.

Photographer: Unknown Location: Washington D.C. Date: 2010 Description: Norfolk Southern's "Marko Polo" at Amtrak's Union Station in Washington D.C. There is talk of this car possibly being rebuilt for OCS service again.

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