Steam
2002 Winter Olympics

For the 2002 Winter Olympics Torch run, Union Pacific operated a special train with a cauldron to haul the flame vast distances in the mid-west to west coast. I was lucky enough to see at its last stop in Eugene Oregon on 1/22/02

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Here is the cauldron car at the end of the train with the flame lit.	Side view of the cauldron.
View of the special decked out executive cars of the Union Pacific.	Head end of the train. Locomotives 2002&2001 on the point.
View of 2002, the only Blue UP locomotive I have ever seen.	Looking down the train.
Better side view showing the wording on the locomotive

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2002 Winter Olympics