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Office Car Special Equipment

Including Research and Other Equipment

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OCS Equipment Photos

LOCOMOTIVES
A-B-B-A set of F units sold off 11/2019 to RBMN and ACWR
Two standard-painted SD60E units regeared 4/2021 for OCS service

OFFICE CARS
NS 1	Virginia		Diner/Obs	SOU 1		Blt 1928	800770	Built for SOU as President's Car
NS 2	Carolina		Sleeper		SOU 1A		Blt 1928	800744	Rebuilt in 2013 as four bedroom sleeper
NS 3	Claytor Lake		Office		Wabash		Blt 1924	800771
NS 4	Michgan			Sleeper		CR 4		Blt 1927	800356	Rebuilt in 2012 as four bedroom executive sleeper w/ private bathrooms and crew room w/ bunk
NS 5	Maryland		Sleeper/Obs	CR 1		Blt 1920	800221	Rebuilt 11/2016 as three bedroom observation car
NS 7	Pennsylvania		Office/Sleeper	NW/CR 5		Blt 1911	800463	Oldest NS office car
NS 9	Alabama			Sleeper		SOU 15		Blt 1918	800769	Rebuilt 2015 as 6 bedroom sleeper with private bathrooms (previously 8 bedroom w/ shared baths)
NS 11	Illinois		Sleeper		SOU 16		Blt 1917	800782
NS 12	Indiana			Sleeper		NW 450		Blt 1949	800772	Rebuilt 1989; originally a dining car
NS 13	Georgia			Sleeper/Gym	SOU 18		Blt 1925	800784	Refurbished 2007 as four bedroom sleeper with a gym
NS 14	Missouri		Sleeper		UP/AOE 800740	Blt 1960	800740	Acquired 2/2014; rebuilt 4/2015; formerly "Denver"
NS (15)				(Sleeper)	UP/AOE 800741	Blt 1960	n/a	Stored in Altoona, in need of at least paint; formerly "Savanah"
NS 16				Diner		CBQ 480		Blt 1949	n/a	Acquired 2014; rebuilt from a sleeper 4/2018 for MW TS-2 gang use  
NS 18	New Orleans		Diner/Lounge	NW 493		Blt 1949	800783	Overhauled 2015 with six round tables seating 36; previously the "General William Mahone"
NS 19	Kentucky		Diner/Lounge	NW 494		Blt 1949	800773	Seating for 32
NS 20	Ohio			Office		SOU 7		Blt 1920	800774
NS 21	West Virginia		Lounge		SOU 15		Blt 1926-29	800775	Reconfigured to lounge in 2006-07
NS 23	Buena Vista		Theater car	SOU 19		Blt 1918	800776	Originally a sleeper
NS 24	Delaware		Dome car	CR 55		Blt 1954	800777	15' 9" high; built for Santa Fe and used on San Francisco Chief; renovated in 2004
NS 26	New York		Coach		CR 27		Blt 1947	800778	Renovated in 2012 with three TV screens
NS 27	Exhibit Car		Exhibit Car	SOU 24		Blt 1926	800799	Formerly sleeper "Lake Childs"
NS 28	Powhatan Arrow		Coach		NW 501		Blt 1949	800780	Operation Lifesaver car; renovated in 2012 with five TV screens
NS 29	Powhatan Arrow		Coach		NW 533		Blt 1949	800781	Operation Lifesaver car; renovated in 2012 with five TV screens

RESEARCH EQUIPMENT
NS 32				Dynamometer Car	NYC 1		Blt 1930	800785
NS 33				Research Car	UP 5441		Blt 1950
NS 34				Research Unit	NW 9951				n/a	Converted from a slug rebuilt from NW 1530 SD35
NS 36				Research Car	CR 21		Blt 1924	800411	Originally ATSF Pullman business car; sold to Conrail in 1983
NS 38	The Brick		Research Unit	NS 1620				n/a	Converted from an SD40
NS 99	Belford			Research Car	DLW/CNJ 99	Blt 1926		Acquired late 2016 (as NS 35); rebuilt by Willetts Railcar Services 7/2022; entered service 2/2023 to supposedly replace NS 33

OTHER RELATED EQUIPMENT
NS 39				HEP car		JSCX 1003				Converted from a baggage car in 1992
NS 40				HEP boxcar	CR 50					White roof and gold lettering; nee Erie Lackawanna
NS 41				Material boxcar	NW 515346				Black roof and white lettering; not equipped with HEP
NS 42	Tennessee		Coach/HEP	CDOT 1682	Blt 1950		Originally C&O; acquired 2010, rebuilt 2/2013, other five exCDOT cars auctioned 8/2017
NS 48			     Research Caboose	NS 50
NS 49			     Research Caboose						Gray
NW 521414  Spirit of Tim Drake	Diner				Blt 1922		MW R3B use; rebuilt 2010
NS 960400			Diner		AOE					Acquired late 2015; rebuilt from a sleeper around 2/2017 for MW use
NS 960401			Diner		AOE					Acquired late 2015; rebuilt from a sleeper in late 2016 for MW use
NS 960408			Diner		SOU 1727	Blt 1950		MW use; overhauled 2014; built as a Baggage/RPO
NS 960424			Diner		SOU 1728	Blt 1950		MW use; overhauled 2014; built as a Baggage/RPO
RPCX 800321	Sandy Creek	Sleeper/lounge/obs	NYC			800321	Wick Moorman's private car

Notes:
 - 4270/4271 equipped with ECP winter/spring 2012
 - 4275/4276 upgraded to Dash2 3/2013
 - 4271 upgraded to Dash2 5/2014
 - 4275 repowered with a turbo 16-645 11/2014
 - 4276 repowered with a turbo 12-645 2/2015
 - 4270 upgraded to Dash2 4/2015
 - 4275/4276 repowered back to non-turbo 16-645 engines 3/2018
 - At least these cars were equipped with ECP after the F units had ECP installed:  1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 39, 800321 - But ECP will not work with PTC.

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