NS OCS Train Hits A Car In Appomattox Virginia

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My Dad (Ed Painter Sr) upon graduation from VPI (VA Tech for all you
younger folks)  in 1943 went directly to OCS at Ft
Belvoir.........................upon completion at age 20 he was
commissioned a 2nd Lt in the Army Corps of Engineers.

As for Norfolk Southern's' OCS it stands for Office Car Special.

Ed Painter;  Member #70 - from Narrows, VA living in Cohutta, GA

On Sat, May 18, 2019 at 12:17 PM NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

> OCS - "Officers Candidate School"
>
> Jim Nichols
>
> On Friday, May 17, 2019, 2:41:02 PM CDT, NW Mailing List <
> nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
>
>
> When I say "OCS" was looking for some of my fellow graduates from Ft.
> Belvoir Officer Candidate School.  Pardon my ignorance, but what does "OCS"
> really stand for?
>
> Ed Svitil
> ENOCS 22H69
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> *Subject:* Re: NS OCS Train Hits A Car In Appomattox Virginia
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>
>
> Warning a woman was killed in this video of the Norfolk Southern Executive
> Train hitting a car that was on the tracks in Appomattox, Virginia May 1,
> 2019.
>
> Unofficially, it was known as "The Kentucky Derby Special".  In the days
> before the
> N&W/SOU merger, both roads operated a "Kentucky Derby Special".  On board
> were company officers and the Bored of Directors touring the railroad.
> One year,
> the N&W "Special" went to Sandusky, and the highlight of the trip was an
> ALCO RS-3
> assigned to yard service.  It was painted in the Pevler scheme and the
> yellow circle
> with"N&W" had faded.   Some artist had drawn a "happy face" on it  That
> was enough to
> cause R.F. Dunlap (V.P. - Operations) to giggle.      Harry Bundy
>
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