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By:Gary Everhart
Dates:1/1/1987 - 4/1/1989
Album Info:Great action shots of the Conrail business train aka "OCS" Office Car Special in Conrail terms taken by Conrail conductor Ken Taylor. The dates are the slide stamped ones so may not be accurate.
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CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Title:  CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Description:  Parked outside the control tower at the Conway, PA, yard is the Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special - aka business train, inspecition train, President's train. The loco was built in January of 1951 as PRR #5809 but bounced through the PC, Amtrack before hitting the Conrail roster. CR E8A #4022 was often paired with #4020. This slide was taken by Conrail conductor Ken Taylor. The date is based on the slide stamp so may not be accurate.
Photo Date:  1/1/1987  Upload Date: 2/21/2023 5:06:02 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  162   Comments: 0
CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Title:  CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Description:  Photographed on the "dark side" of the train, the Pullman dark green appears black, much like some GG!'s did when photographed. The CR "OCS" (Office Car Special) served a variety of purposes - inspecition, sales, business meetings, etc. This slide was taken by Conrail conductor Ken Taylor. The date is based on the slide stamp so may not be accurate.
Photo Date:  1/1/1987  Upload Date: 2/21/2023 5:06:07 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  149   Comments: 0
CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Title:  CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Description:  Heading out of the "throat" of the Conway yard is CR E8A #4020 heading up the OCS - office car special aka President's train, inspection train, etc. This action shot was taken by Conrail conductor Ken Taylor. The date used was based on the date stamp on the slide so may not be accurate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1987  Upload Date: 2/21/2023 5:06:10 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Title:  CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Description:  Conrail dispatchers called the Presidental, executive, inspection, sales'marketing trains as "OCS" (Office Car Special) like this one headed up by CR E8A #4020 coming out of the Conway yard. The action slide was taken by Conrail conductor Ken Taylor. The date is based on the slide stamp so may not be accurate.
Photo Date:  5/1/1987  Upload Date: 2/21/2023 5:06:14 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  166   Comments: 0
CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Title:  CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Description:  Conductor Ken Taylor was able to snap this slide of the Conrail "OCS" (Office Car Special) while it was on a trip throuogh Ohio. The dark Pullman green paint on the train makes it appear black in most photos. The date used was the one stamped on the slide which may not be accurate.
Photo Date:  8/1/1987  Upload Date: 2/21/2023 5:06:18 AM
Location:  Columbiana, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A) CR 4022(E8A)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Title:  CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Description:  Running along the yard at Freedom, PA is the Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special - headed up by CR E8A #4020. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor was able to catch the moment as the President's/inspection/sales/education train passed by. The date is based on the slide stamp which may not be accurate.
Photo Date:  10/1/1987  Upload Date: 2/21/2023 5:06:21 AM
Location:  Freedom, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  156   Comments: 0
CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Title:  CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Description:  Heading through Canton, OH, is the Presidental inspection train known to the CR dispatchers as "OCS" - Office Car Special. It served many roles in the Conrail system and had a variety of configurations with cars added or dropped and second locos added when necessary. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor took this action shot from the front of his opposing train. The date was based on the slide stamp so may not be accurate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1988  Upload Date: 2/21/2023 5:06:26 AM
Location:  Canton, OH
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  144   Comments: 0
CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Title:  CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Description:  From a vantage point over the tracks, CR conductor Ken Taylor was able to capture the approaching Conrail business train known to the CR dispatchers as "OCS" - Office Car Special. A note on the slide by Ken states "E'bd Sewickley, PA to Pgh & Phila after Cleve trip". The date was based on the slide stamp so may not be accurate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1989  Upload Date: 2/21/2023 5:06:30 AM
Location:  Sewickley, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A) CR 4022(E8A)
Views:  185   Comments: 0
CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Title:  CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Description:  Running with both CR E8A 4020 and CR E8A 4022 is an extremely long "OCS" - Office Car Special or better known as the CR business train or President's train but it also served in many other capacities. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor caught the action. The date is based on the slide stamp so may not be accurate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1989  Upload Date: 2/21/2023 5:06:34 AM
Location:  Conway, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives: 
Views:  67   Comments: 0
CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Title:  CR E8A 4020 - Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special
Description:  This is a beautiful misty morning action shot along the Beaver River of the Conrail "OCS" - Office Car Special - known to others as the CR President's trian, CR business train, CR sales/marketing train, or CR inspection train. The CR dispatchers used the generic "OCS" call for any of these. Conrail conductor Ken Taylor was able to catch it passing by. The date is based on the slide stamp which may not be accurate.
Photo Date:  4/1/1989  Upload Date: 2/21/2023 5:06:38 AM
Location:  Beaver, PA
Author:  Gary Everhart
Categories:  Roster,Yard,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  153   Comments: 2


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