Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) 2001 - EMD SD70M

Rare leader on SU99

Shortly after Catching UP 2002 here I began to chase it but ended up turning around at Lenwood and heading back to Valley Jct as an Eastbound UP Manifest happened to Have UP 2001 the other Olympic Unit which was also 2nd in Consist heading East. What Luck seeing Both UP Olympic Units on 2 different Trains at the same Location

At UP's Englewood Yard.

UP 2001

UP 4480

UP 2001 moving around the West Colton engine facility

CSX train Q121 southbound on the former C&EI behind a pair of mismatched UP SD70Ms.

CSX train Q121 at Sullivan on the former C&EI behind a mismatched pair of UP SD70Ms.

Colorful lashups on UP are uncommon; glad this was an exception.

Second unit out.

UP coke train bound for CSX's Barr Yard in Riverdale, IL.

Destined for Des Moines, Iowa

Olympic Torch Relay

Olympic Torch Relay

Olympic Torch unit parked at Sidney.

Theresa Marsh Wildlife Area at 1626.

490 heads through Byron at 1611.

490 claws its way south at 1529.

A couple northbounds are squeezing thru the single track between Marsh and Ackerville. Sunset in 13 minutes.

Foam magnets were at full power!

With emergency trackwork completed - Noodul congestion has A490 in the siding for 2 northbounds.

Q254 meets Q434 at MP 3 on the Northern Branch.

With a fresh crew on board and following on the heals of another train the Q254 gets moving through Ridgefield Park, NJ at CP-5 with a pair of Union Pacific visitors. Leading the train is one of two "Olympic Torch Relay" SD70Ms painted for the 2002 Utah Winter Games.

The Q254 arrives in Teaneck, NJ for a crew change at the "CC Boards." After a quick crew swap and meeting one southbound train the train lead by the UP 2001 will be back on the move for the remainder of its trip.

As the Q254 closes in on its destination of Greenville Yard in Newark, NJ it passes through Liberty State Park along the I-78 NJ Turnpike Extension.

Q254 starts its trip down the National Dock Branch towards its destination of Greenville Yard in Newark, NJ.

The Olympics come to Jersey City as the Q254 diverts to the National Docks Branch on a wintry afternoon in North Jersey.

Running out of light Christmas Eve as this trio cets the go-ahead just by chance as we're circling around after catching her a bit to the north. Contrary to the divergent eastbound tracks at the bottom of the frame, this line-up of double-stacks out of the Seattle-Tacoma port area (replacing Portland, since closed to container traffic) is headed southbound back to UP territory across the Columbia River train bridge off to the left and behind the camera position.