Under the watchful eye of Steam Railroading Institute volunteers, Pere Marquette 1225 is carefully backed onto the Owosso turntable. Progress on the firebox can clearly be seen.
Work on PM 1225 continues. The firebox is shown here, with thermic syphons and hundreds of staybolts removed along the backhead and fireman's side.
Pere Marquette #1225 leads a hot shot early morning westbound freight just before sunrise under a dramatic Michigan sky. Taken nearly four years back, this is one engine and a fine crew that I mi... (more)
The fall foliage is starting to change colors as 1225 builds up steam and prepares for a run by with a photo chartered mixed freight.
After a hard day out in the fields, the farmer has finished his work and is having a little break before returning home. He is watching PM 1225 shunting his train near Epton Road in the warm eveni... (more)
Spring in Michigan - a scene from years ago.
The bite of a cold september's morning and the associated effects of steam set against a clear blue sky have long been a prime photographic attraction. PM1225 storm by with an early morning freigh... (more)
A few minutes before sunrise.
