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Pan Am Office Car Special Tour - Inside the OCS

Lurking around the Pan Am Railways Office Car Special, trying to go unnoticed by the railroad executives mingling throughout the train. This was a trade show, not a railfan event, and I was mainly here to make connections in the industry and represent my school. This video currently provides the only cab and interior shots of the Pan Am OCS on YouTube. The Office Car Special consists of two antique passenger coaches, and is powered by a pair of vintage F-units. The train is stored all the way up in Waterville, Maine, and is only taken out a few times a year for promotions, events, and corporate functions. As you can imagine, any known or rumored movement of the OCS creates quite the buzz amongst the local railfan community, and with good reason: it's a beautiful train. I've included a brief history of the OCS locomotives and coaches below: 1) PAR 1 (GMD FP9) and PAR 2 (GMD FP9), the latter of which does not appear in this video, were built in 1954 for Canadian National and were picked up by Via Rail at some point before being acquired by Conway Scenic in 1995. In 2010 they were both traded to Pan Am from CSRX in exchange for ST 216 (EMD GP35) and BM/MEC 252 (EMD GP38). The "Sisters," as they'd become known on CSRX, were repainted, renumbered, and put into service as the power of Pan Am's Office Car Special. 2) ST 101 (Pullman Standard) is a lounge car, complete with a bar and kitchenette. It was built in 1950 by Pullman Standard for the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, although it ended up in the hands of Denver and Rio Grande Western before being acquired by Delaware and Hudson in 1968, and then Guilford Rail System in 1983. The coach was mechanically and cosmetically revamped in 2005, and repainted dark blue in 2009. 3) ST 100 (ACF) is the "office car," known for the observation platform on its rear end. Built in 1916 for Norfolk and Western, this coach was acquired by Delaware and Hudson in 1976, and then by Guilford in 1983. It had some serious work done in 1994 in order to qualify it for 110 mph operation with Amtrak, and, like ST 101, it was repainted dark blue in 2009. As you can see, the office car provides living quarters, a bathroom, a dining area, and, on the very back, an office. Pan Am currently has a short string of antique coaches rotting away by their shops in Waterville. Many believe that these coaches will be refurbished and added to the OCS at some point in the distant future, but only time will tell. Regardless of what their plans are, the train they're currently running is nothing short of a masterpiece. Props to PAR. Thanks for watching. If you like what you see, subscribe! Facebook:   / signalhillprods   Twitter:   / signalhillprods   Instagram:   / signalhillprods   © 2012 Signal Hill Productions