Northbound Pere Marquette 1225 passes by the iconic Carland Elevator at track speed.

PM 1225 leads the Santa Express train in the last weekend before Christmas.

PM 1225 leads an excursion train after a morning of light snow.

PM 1225 leads an excursion train through downtown Owosso.

Pere Marquette 1225 at South Woodbridge Road in Bannister, MI during a Lerro Productions photo charter.

Pere Marquette 1225 in Bannister, MI south of South Woodbridge Road along a farm road during a Lerro Productions photo charter.

Pere Marquette 1225 storms out of the woods and across a small bridge as it approaches the Riley Road crossing outside Elsie, MI.

Pere Marquette 1225 rolls through the farm land outside of Owosso, MI in the gorgeous afternoon light.

Pere Marquette 1225 at West Wilkinson Road in Owosso, MI during a Lerro Productions photo charter.

Carland after dark. Pere Marquette Locomotive #1225 and her fast passenger train take center stage at the iconic Carland Elevator under the hot lights of a Lerro Productions photo shoot on ... (more)

Highballin' for home. It's about 4:40 PM and with just over 30 minutes of sunlight remaining, Pere Marquette Locomotive #1225 and her train give us a golden-hour highball through the Michig... (more)

A thoroughbred with room to run. The massive Pere Marquette #1225 is barely breaking a sweat as she makes an eastbound charge with a 6-car passenger train on the Great Lakes Central Railroa... (more)

Sunset encounter. A cold January sunset reflects off the door of a farmer's pick-up as he waits for the passage of an eastbound passenger train at rural crossing in Eastern Michigan.

A total eclipse! Facing a blinding January sun that's sinking rapidly toward the horizon, dozens of photographers stand in an open field just outside Owosso, Michigan squinting through thei... (more)

Anybody else smell smoke?? With PM 1225 and her train stopping briefly between run-bys to discharge a cab rider, I decide to take the opportunity to shoot a portrait of her in the golden, p... (more)