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Between 1969 and 1971, the Pacific Railroad Society (PRS) leased the National Forum and other National cars for excursion service. Impressed with the cars, PRS bought two of the Nationals. In October 1971, PRS purchased the National Forum and, in December 1971, purchased the National Embassy.

The National Forum has been used extensively in excursion travel. The National Forum is the only PRS car that is Amtrak compatible. In 1993, PRS members Will Walters and Marti Ann Draper completed the Amtrak work with assistance from Bill Farmer and Dave Abbott.

Thin wheels and cracked discs delayed the refurbishment of the National Embassy. It was stored and never saw operation service with the Pacific Railroad Society. In 1977, the National Embassy was traded to William Gawzner of Santa Barbara for a former Amtrak, former Southern Pacific Daylight coach.

For many years, the National Embassy was on display outside the Miramar Resort Hotel in Santa Barbara. The National Embassy was donated in early 2000, by the new owners of the Mirimar Hotel, with the assistance of the Pacific Railroad Society, to the Santa Clara River Valley Railroad Historical Society of Fillmore, California. The National Embassy was moved from Santa Barbara to Fillmore and is currently displayed behind Fillmore City Hall.