Snowflakes at an Elevation of 61 Feet. On this cool, summer evening, the 200,000 residents of Oxnard likely have no idea a special guest is on the point of the twice weekly Union Pacific lo... (more)

UP 2002 races past Rincon Point against the setting sun and the fog banks of the California coast. From here, the train will continue north to Santa Barbara, where it will pick up lumber cars from... (more)

Traffic on the former SP Coastline has become nearly nonexistent due to the cancellation of the The Oilcans. The droves of folks who follow the rail traffic along this scenic route were treated to... (more)

Fall colors are in their dying phase as CSX Y129-04 sneaks up on me with UP 2002, one of the two UP Olympic units. It had been cloudy all day but some sun snuck out when I was stuck on the dark si... (more)

The Olympic Duo passes by the famous "Big Red Barn" located at MP 38 on the Geneva Subdivision.

With historic 'old town' Laramie as a backdrop an eastbound 'I' train sails through town under a full head of steam, shortly that charge will be put to work on the west slope of Sherman Hill.

The Olympic units head west through rural Maple Park as they make their way to Global 3 in Rochelle.

Comforming to the Mojave Subdivision's many serpentine curves Union Pacific's westbound ZLCLT drops down grade at Cable approaching the end of double track.

UP 2002, one of the commemorative Salt Lake City Olympic units, idles in North Yard on the back of the MNPWC 14 with its namesake city in the backdrop.

An eagle circles overhead as UP 2002 moves at 10 mph past the stopped AARASX train at Bottom Road near Columbia, Illinois.

After their duties concluded hauling around the Olympic torch train. UP 2002 and 2001 began working in everyday revenue service. Here UP 2002 leads a train on the Rio Grande runner at the north en... (more)

Fresh from the paint booth, UP's Olympic Units are in charge of Global 2 - Global 3 shuttle as it crosses the Fox River in Geneva.

Union Pacific's repainted Olympic duo prepares to enter Global 3 on the IG2G2-25 shuttle flip.

Union Pacific's Olympic Torch Relay units lead I-G2G2 past the red barn in La Fox Illinois.

On a perfect day in Rochelle, the UP's Olympic units lead IG2G2 west on the approach to Global 3. 2002 and 2001 were recently repainted at NRE in Mount Vernon and look fantastic!