Several railroads today have what is called an ‘Office Car Special’, a term used for the executive train. Often the call sign or train symbol for this type of train is OCS. When I was looking for cars to produce for my Executive Line Series, the Norfolk Southern paint scheme jumped out at me as beautiful. Actually ‘handsome’ was the word I used. With further research, I found what the rest of the east coast knew all along, that the NS ‘OCS’ was a very popular and commonly seen train.

I have no proof, but it seems like Union Pacific and BNSF run their executive trains seldom, but like I said it’s only my perception. Imagine a railroad, the Norfolk Southern, taking a business trip to the Kentucky Derby or the US Open. Now that’s cool! It sure would be great to see those cars next week when we visit the city of Roanoke, Virginia for this year’s National N Scale Enthusiast Convention. That’s reason enough to run an OCS in my book!

When I found that many of the NS – OCS cars were six-axel observation cars, with platform, smooth sides, and full radial roofs, I was ecstatic! A friend of mine went to the Altoona paint shops and sent me actual paint samples so I could get the color right, because getting the color ‘right’ is so important. The reception of my ‘West Virginia‘ has been a great success. So, I am very excited to announce that I’m producing the NS – OCS. At least thirteen of the cars look like they can be done, but there may be more as the NS continues to add cars to it’s OCS line up.

There are more Office Car Specials out there. What would you like to see?