Eastern Railroad Discussion > A Stellar Chase of the NS OCS-955

1. TELE VIEW: Norfolk Southern's E/B Office Car Special (OCS) 955 is on track one of the Pittsburgh Line as it passes under the signal bridge at CP Port. It's on the way to the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National in Georgia. ES44AC-8184 (Altoona) and SD70IAC-1231 (Atlanta), in the "Landmark Series" paint scheme, are on the point of the 17 car train totaling 104 axles. 3:20PM on 3-31-26 in Newport, PA.

2. WIDE VIEW: Norfolk Southern's E/B Office Car Special (OCS) 955 is on track one of the Pittsburgh Line as it passes under the signal bridge at CP Port. It's on the way to the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National in Georgia. ES44AC-8184 (Altoona) and SD70IAC-1231 (Atlanta), in the "Landmark Series" paint scheme, are on the point of the 17 car train totaling 104 axles. 3:20PM on 3-31-26 in Newport, PA.

3. Norfolk Southern's E/B Office Car Special (OCS) 955 is on track one of the Pittsburgh Line, as it approaches the fuel pad for a crew change. This view from the end of Lucknow Road. ES44AC-8184 (Altoona) and SD70IAC-1231 (Atlanta), in the "Landmark Series" paint scheme, are on the point. 4:02PM on 3-31-26 in Harrisburg, PA. 

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4. After a crew change in Harrisburg, Norfolk Southern's Office Car Special (OCS) 955 is now W/B on the Lurgan Branch. The train is on its way to the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National in Georgia. In their special "Landmark Series" paint scheme, ES44AC-8184 (Altoona) & SD70IAC-1231 (Atlanta) are on the point. 5:12PM on 3-31-26 in Lemoyne, PA.

5. Norfolk Southern's Office Car Special (OCS) 955 is W/B on the Lurgan Branch. Here, it's passing the Wenger Feeds facility at Possum Hollow Road. ES44AC-8184 (Altoona) & SD70IAC-1231 (Atlanta) in their special "Landmark Series" paint scheme, are leading on the way to the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National in Georgia. 6:15PM on 3-31-26 in Shippensburg, PA.

6. Norfolk Southern ES44AC-8184 (Altoona) & SD70IAC-1231 (Atlanta) in their special "Landmark Series" paint scheme, are W/B on the Lurgan Branch passing the Martins Elevators, Inc facility. Soon, they will stop in NS's Vardo Yard  in Hagerstown, MD for a crew change. 7:05PM on 3-31-26 in Maughansville, MD. It will be pitch dark when they depart from Vardo. 

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7. Norfolk Southern NS-5 (sub-numbered 800221), the Maryland. It's the 17th car on W/B train OCS-955. The drumhead says it all. The train is on its way to the Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National in Georgia. 7:06PM on 3-31-26 in Maughansville, MD. For consist details, check out OpenKnuckle's Trainorders post from 3-31 and Brock Kershner's Facebook post from 3-31.

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Thanks Guitartrain for the nice photos of the NS Office Car Train.
John in White Marsh, Maryland

Very nice series and chase!
GK

Really great series. Thanks for chasing and sharing.

Nice series. Great framing to show the station sign in pic 1! 

Nice pics!!