Nostalgia & History > 2002 Olympic Torch Train - Wichita, KS

I was cleaning out some old file boxes and found my original videotape of this Torch Train runby so will see how it comes out on Trainorders.

Video clip of 2002 Olympic Torch Train (Union Pacific 2002) in Wichita, KS on January 11, 2002
Location: Wichita, KS at the Murdock Street crossing (St. Francis Hospital in background);
heading southbound on Union Pacific tracks going around curve to access BNSF-UP joint-use tracks.

Cars shown in video listed in order - engines to torch car:

UP engine 2002
UP engine 2001
power car (207)
Little Rock (315)
Columbia River (314)
Carbarton (202)
Cheyenne (103)
Omaha (200)
Green River (1602)
Portola (1610)
Lake Bluff (UPP 413)
Lake Forest (UPP 412)
power car (208)
Missouri River Eagle (7011)
City of Los Angeles (4810)
City of San Francisco (5468)
Feather River (114)
Torch Car (2002)

............Vince in Valley Center

(edit note)  Loaded a shorter version of the video....edited out 'blue screen' at beginning.....Vince)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/15/15 13:25 by wyemarsh.

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WOW! That is an excellent video!!!

That sure was an interesting sight to see there at the end.

I was at the old Union Station in Wichita when it stopped. As I remember, there was a problem keeping the flame alive on the cauldron car.

i liked the torch paint scheme ...

JoCoLB Wrote:
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As I remember, there was a problem keeping the flame alive on the cauldron car.


That is the understatement of the week.   Steve Lee rode the train just to try and deal with it.