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by Brock Kerchner and Wes Reminder color laminated, 85x11 limited edition hardcover, October 29, 2021 release, 416 allcolor pages For all 23 years of Conrails tenure 197699 the railroad maintained a fleet of specialized railcars and locomotives equipped to test the condition of [its] track, allow Conrails management to inspect the right of way and facilities at the ground level, and show customers and potential customers exactly how their freight [would] move The specialized railcars in this fleet were split between Conrails business train often called the Office Car Special, or OCS and the research and track department Researchers Kerchner and Reminder have teamed up to author Conrail Business & Research Trains: The Special Equipment Fleet This hardcover, 416page, fullcolor book includes the authors three decades of combined research, making it the definitive work on Conrails special equipment fleet With every specialized operation came specialized employees, and Conrails business and research trains were no exceptions From the mechanical staff that rebuilt and maintained the cars to the onboard management that ensured their smooth operation, youll enjoy interviews and stories from the major players in Conrails special equipment staff Trips are recounted in detail by participants, accompanied by rare and unpublished bw and color photographs showing the trains under construction, in operation even in a foreign country Included is an indepth look at the Conrail Technical Services Laboratory and the railcars equipped for the Conrail Police Department Each car and engine in the fleet is examined in detail, with original diagrams and drawings reproduced alongside color photographs depicting the interiors and exteriors of the railroads opulent business cars and its specialized research equipment This book is a musthave for local historians, Conrail railfans and modelers, passenger car and business train aficionados
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ISBN10:1734958871
ISBN13: 9781734958874
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