Late on a cold, February afternoon, a young sailor give his little sister something to remember to him by as he leaves behind his small Midwestern hometown to fight for his country in World War II... (more)

The big Berkshire strikes an imposing figure as it bursts out of the woods and across tiny Baker Creek while hustling southbound toward Owosso.

Sunrise at Chipman Road. The clouds obscured the sun defusing the lighting, but the resulting (brief) pink sky was nice.

Traffic through Owosso is rather slow yet the station master is unable to finish reading the lastest 'Railroad' magazine prior to the arrival of PM #1225. Who'd have thought that many minutes lat... (more)

A recruit watches as the engineer reaches out to retrieve trainorders while passing through Owosso, MI

Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 storms southward over Baker Creek on the former Ann Arbor during Historic Transport Preservation's recent photo charter.

'Night Moves'

With plenty of men overseas during World War II, the railroads used any help they could get to keep troops and supplies moving, including many women. Alaina helped recreate that era by oiling 1225... (more)

The light setup at King Road provided many interesting angles, including this silhouette view of 1225 just before she headed back to Owosso for the night.

PM 1225's pressure gauge sits just above 100psi as she relaxes in the enginehouse after another successful weekend. A special thanks goes out to the SRI guys for putting on a great show and allowi... (more)

Its not always blue skies, sunshine and snow covered fields in Michigan. PM 1225 performs her last runby of the weekend at Ferden Road in a steady rain. Notice the steam rising off the boiler from... (more)

A nice crisp 1/25th Railroad: Pere Marquette
Locomotive: Steam 2-8-4
Location: Owosso, Michigan, USA
Locomotive #: PM 1225
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: February 15, 2008

PM 1225 receives some TLC from a group of 'Rosies' in the enginehouse at Owosso.

1225 was part of a photo charter sponsored by The Steam Railroading Institute and Historic Transport Preservation.

The roundhouse cat tries to stay warm as the 1225 takes a spin on the turntable. 1225 was part of a photo charter sponsored by The Steam Railroading Institute and Historic Transport Preservation.