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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:  168   Comments: 0
Conrail E-8A 4020
Title:  Conrail E-8A 4020
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/30/1988  Upload Date: 4/1/2008 11:33:09 AM
Location:  Emmaus, PA
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1440   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:  218   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:  177   Comments: 2
CR 4022
Title:  CR 4022
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/10/1989  Upload Date: 5/3/2009 8:55:54 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4022(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1113   Comments: 1
Got the board
Title:  Got the board
Description:  The Southern Tier picnic train has the board at East Glass and is about to take to the Tier and take off. Once clear of the plant, Jack Kithcart, Southern Tier GM was running. He notched it out and he was gone. I did not catch the train all the way back to Binghamton. Jack must have thought he was running the Erie Limited. Im told he ran 70 MPH to Binghamton.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/22/2015 3:09:15 AM
Location:  Corning, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1378   Comments: 1
Es pushing east
Title:  Es pushing east
Description:  The train has come off the Corning Secondary and is now headed through town to take the wye at the Glass complex, rolling onto the Corning Secondary north, cutting off the GP 40, then heading east. This view is from the Lumber Rd overpass at the east end of Gang Mills yard.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/22/2015 3:18:39 AM
Location:  Gang Mills, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1096   Comments: 1
Say goodbye
Title:  Say goodbye
Description:  A couple of riders on the rear platform watch the trains progress through East Glass. Hell be waving goodbye as the train gets up to speed for a quick ride east. Jack Kithcart was running, and he must have thought he had the Lake Cities. We never caught up to him.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/22/2015 3:15:45 AM
Location:  Corning, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1190   Comments: 1
Es on the lake
Title:  Es on the lake
Description:  The rear of the picnic train, with the Es trailing, rolls north on the Corning Secondary at Hammond Lake
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/22/2015 3:31:21 AM
Location:  Wellsboro, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1316   Comments: 1
From the road
Title:  From the road
Description:  The picnic train rolls away from the camera on its way along Hammond Lake headed back to Corning.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/22/2015 3:39:35 AM
Location:  Tioga, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1064   Comments: 2
Back in New York
Title:  Back in New York
Description:  The picnic train passes the state line marker on the Corning Secondary as it heads home.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/22/2015 3:13:15 AM
Location:  Lindley, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1095   Comments: 1
On the Corning Secondary
Title:  On the Corning Secondary
Description:  A going away shot of the picknic train on the Corning Secondary shows the back in the woods nature of the line.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/22/2015 3:23:41 AM
Location:  Presho, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1268   Comments: 1
High view
Title:  High view
Description:  A look at the head end from the hillside.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 3:05:39 AM
Location:  Tioga, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Passenger
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  984   Comments: 1
Good crowd
Title:  Good crowd
Description:  The picnic goers are getting off the train at Hammond Dam State Park. Despite what had to be a really early start at Port Jervis, there is a good sized crowd.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 3:10:07 AM
Location:  Tioga, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1104   Comments: 2
Roadside
Title:  Roadside
Description:  There was a road close to the tracks for most of the distance south from Corning, so following the train was easy. It has almost reached the park in this shot from PA 267.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 3:16:59 AM
Location:  Tioga, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1090   Comments: 1
Along the lake
Title:  Along the lake
Description:  Hammond Lake is man made, so the railroad needed to be relocated when it was created. We see the picnic train along the lake on the relocated line.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 3:19:29 AM
Location:  Tioga, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1075   Comments: 1
Rolling south
Title:  Rolling south
Description:  A full length view taken near Hammond Dam
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/20/2015 3:21:49 AM
Location:  Tioga, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1017   Comments: 1
Picnic train
Title:  Picnic train
Description:  Looking like it wants to the the Erie Limited, the Southern Tier picnic train passes BD on the Erie side as it arrives from Port Jervis. It will pick up here for the picnic, at Hammond Dam State Park near Wellsboro PA. Naturally, the faithful are out to record the event.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/17/2015 2:35:50 AM
Location:  Binghamton, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A) CR 4021(E8A)
Views:  985   Comments: 0
Classic scene
Title:  Classic scene
Description:  A pair of E units leading the Southern Tier picnic train rolls from track 2 to single track at SR just east of Susquehanna. Its not Erie power, and the tower is closed, but it still looks pretty good.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/5/2015 2:47:41 AM
Location:  Susquehanna, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  960   Comments: 0
Classic Erie
Title:  Classic Erie
Description:  The only thing better would have been Erie(or EL, Id take that any day) E 8s on this train, the Southern Tier picnic special, which ran from Port Jervis to Hammond Dam State Park near Wellsboro PA. Here it is on the famous Starrucca Viaduct, a pair of classics if ever there was one.
Photo Date:  8/26/1989  Upload Date: 11/5/2015 2:53:30 AM
Location:  Lanesboro, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Scenic,Bridge,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  19862   Comments: 6
CR 4021
Title:  CR 4021
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/1989  Upload Date: 4/29/2011 1:20:52 AM
Location:  Susquehanna, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1012   Comments: 1
CR 4021
Title:  CR 4021
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/1989  Upload Date: 4/29/2011 1:21:29 AM
Location:  Susquehanna, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1102   Comments: 0
CR 4021
Title:  CR 4021
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/1989  Upload Date: 4/29/2011 1:22:04 AM
Location:  Oakland, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  944   Comments: 1
CR 4021
Title:  CR 4021
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/1989  Upload Date: 4/29/2011 1:23:03 AM
Location:  Great Bend, PA
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1039   Comments: 1
CR 4021
Title:  CR 4021
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/16/1989  Upload Date: 4/29/2011 1:23:35 AM
Location:  Kirkwood, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1244   Comments: 2
On familiar turf
Title:  On familiar turf
Description:  CR 4022, former Erie 833, which has run on this line since 1951, leads an OCS through Kirkwood. The high officials picked the perfect time and the perfect line to ride in early October. The color will be spectacular.
Photo Date:  10/5/1989  Upload Date: 12/4/2015 4:04:17 AM
Location:  Kirkwood, NY
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4022(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  842   Comments: 2
Conrail E-8A 4020
Title:  Conrail E-8A 4020
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/17/1990  Upload Date: 4/11/2008 9:48:30 AM
Location:  Iona Island (Rocklan, NY
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1045   Comments: 0
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description:  Jt's a rainy day and Conrail OCS Susquehanna Valley Special with 2 E8As and 7 business cars is on a trip from Harrisburg to Williamsport with area business leaders to promote economic development in the valley.
Photo Date:  9/26/1990  Upload Date: 4/12/2012 8:14:53 PM
Location:  Montgomery, PA
Author:  Jim Appleman
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  943   Comments: 0
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description:  It's a rainy day and Conrail OCS Susquehanna Valley Special with 2 E8As and 7 business cars is on a trip from Harrisburg to Williamsport with area business leaders to promote economic development in the valley.
Photo Date:  9/26/1990  Upload Date: 9/25/2010 8:56:22 PM
Location:  Watsontown, PA
Author:  Jim Appleman
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  1229   Comments: 2
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description:  The Conrail executive train lead by E-8 4020 passes through Roselle Park NJ westbound in September 1991. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1991  Upload Date: 12/6/2012 2:13:54 PM
Location:  Roselle Park, NJ
Author:  Randy Kotuby
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  893   Comments: 1
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description:  The Conrail executive train lead by E-8 4020 passes through Roselle Park NJ westbound in September 1991. Date is approximate.
Photo Date:  9/1/1991  Upload Date: 12/6/2012 2:14:23 PM
Location:  Roselle Park, NJ
Author:  Randy Kotuby
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  386   Comments: 0
Es
Title:  Es
Description:  As usual, the train was pulled by a pair of E 8s. CR 4021 was the trailing unit. Im going to hazard a guess that 4020 was the leader, though I cant find where dad got a photo of the lead unit.
Photo Date:  10/10/1991  Upload Date: 3/26/2016 4:03:07 AM
Location:  Newark Penn Station, NJ
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4021(E8A) CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  872   Comments: 0
CR OCS #501
Title:  CR OCS #501
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/23/1991  Upload Date: 12/18/2009 2:10:20 AM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Tom Golden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A) CR 4021(E8A)
Views:  1046   Comments: 1
CR OCS Special
Title:  CR OCS Special
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/23/1991  Upload Date: 4/4/2009 4:45:51 PM
Location:  Hammond, IN
Author:  Tom Golden
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A) CR 4021(E8A)
Views:  940   Comments: 0
CR 4020 East, just past the fuel pad
Title:  CR 4020 East, just past the fuel pad
Description:  With OCS
Photo Date:  6/13/1992  Upload Date: 7/31/2013 6:39:43 PM
Location:  Harrisburg, PA
Author:  Bob Kise
Categories:  Signal,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  279   Comments: 0
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/17/1994  Upload Date: 12/14/2009 1:12:29 PM
Location:  Tioga Center, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A) CR 4021(E8A)
Views:  1044   Comments: 3
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/17/1994  Upload Date: 12/14/2009 1:12:54 PM
Location:  Tioga Center, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A) CR 4021(E8A)
Views:  944   Comments: 1
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/17/1994  Upload Date: 12/14/2009 1:14:47 PM
Location:  Goodrich, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  355   Comments: 1
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/17/1994  Upload Date: 12/14/2009 1:11:30 PM
Location:  Barton, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A) CR 4021(E8A)
Views:  1052   Comments: 1
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/17/1994  Upload Date: 12/14/2009 1:12:01 PM
Location:  Smithboro, NY
Author:  Sam Botts
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A) CR 4021(E8A)
Views:  945   Comments: 1
Conrail E-8A 4020
Title:  Conrail E-8A 4020
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/17/1995  Upload Date: 3/21/2008 6:54:51 PM
Location:  South Plainfield, NJ
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  449   Comments: 0
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/17/1996  Upload Date: 10/5/2015 9:50:26 AM
Location:  Cove, PA
Author:  andrew koenigsberg
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
CR 4020 E-8 OCS
Title:  CR 4020 E-8 OCS
Description:  A Conrail OCS heads south at MP-134 on the Marion Branch shortly after making a run north to here in Marion on a very warm and muggy and gloomy spring day.
Photo Date:  5/16/1996  Upload Date: 11/5/2008 6:17:40 PM
Location:  Marion, IN
Author:  Kevin Nelson
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  867   Comments: 0
OCS
Title:  OCS
Description:  Conrail OCS train passes through Pitman on a run from Glassboro to Trenton
Photo Date:  5/31/1996  Upload Date: 5/1/2014 11:35:39 PM
Location:  Pitman, NJ
Author:  David Paul
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  387   Comments: 3
OCS
Title:  OCS
Description:  Conrail OCS train passes the station in Woodbury after tuning on the wye
Photo Date:  5/31/1996  Upload Date: 5/1/2014 11:29:20 PM
Location:  Woodbury, NJ
Author:  David Paul
Categories:  Station,Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  336   Comments: 0
CR OCS train in Toledo station  June 1996
Title:  CR OCS train in Toledo station June 1996
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/10/1996  Upload Date: 6/9/2007 1:12:41 AM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Howard Castellucio
Categories:  Station
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  509   Comments: 0
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description:  CR-4020-E8A at CP-207 Elyria OH 12-08-1996
Photo Date:  12/8/1996  Upload Date: 2/12/2013 3:51:55 PM
Location:  Elyria, OH
Author:  Tim Leininger
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description:  SPC401 WB at Naylors Crossing
Photo Date:  7/13/1997  Upload Date: 2/20/2016 7:09:35 AM
Location:  Beloit, OH
Author:  Bruce Gage
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  179   Comments: 1
CR 4020
Title:  CR 4020
Description:  SPC401 WB
Photo Date:  7/13/1997  Upload Date: 2/20/2016 7:11:16 AM
Location:  Ravenna, OH
Author:  Bruce Gage
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  147   Comments: 1
CR 4020 E-8 OCS
Title:  CR 4020 E-8 OCS
Description:  A short OCS train heads west on Conrails Big Four at CP-230 bound for Indianapolis on track 2 meeting a eastbound Auto Rack train.
Photo Date:  8/25/1997  Upload Date: 11/5/2008 6:18:25 PM
Location:  Muncie, IN
Author:  Kevin Nelson
Categories:  Passenger,Action
Locomotives:  CR 4020(E8A)
Views:  805   Comments: 0


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