From my travel album, my photo for this weekend: here Pere Marquette No. 1225, Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio but in 2025 will be reletter Chesapeake & Ohio C&O... Thank you David ( r. i. p... (more)

After a day of testing in preparation for the winter's North Pole Express trains, the Pere Marquette 1225 sits on the turntable at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan. With the fir... (more)

One of Pere Marquettes, E7 No. 107 resting at the C&O yard at Dearborn, Michigan on March 30, 1961. Photo by E. Goulash, form my collection. ... (more)

Pere Marquette 1225 The Polar Express on its first night run of 2023 from Owosso Michigan to Ashley (The North Pole). After a two year project of reconditioning bearings and axles and a brand new ... (more)

Pere Marquette 1225 The Polar Express on its first night run of 2023 from Owosso Michigan to Ashley (The North Pole). After a two year project of reconditioning bearings and axles and a brand new ... (more)

Steam encompasses Pere Marquette 1225 as it idles in the cold morning air while crews prepare it to head up the Curwood Highlander excursion to Owosso.

After a day of testing in preparation for the winter's North Pole Express trains, the Pere Marquette 1225 sits on the turntable at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan. With the fir... (more)

#765 shares some night moves with #1225.

Highball!

After a blistering cold morning in the city of Owosso, the morning crew of the Pere Marquette 1225 has gone on duty to begin building the train for the day's North Pole Express runs. With the Cyli... (more)

Pere Marquette 1225 crosses a classic midwestern ditch on the way north to Ashley.

Pere Marquette 1225 rolls slowly past the old elevator in Carland with a polar express consist in tow.

PM 1225 , The Polar Express Train Rolls North at Wilkinson Rd. on a sunny December morning run to Ashley Michigan (The North Pole) Weekend runs twice a day from Nov. 20 to Christmas. This year has... (more)

PM 1225 , The Polar Express Train Rolls North at Wilkinson Rd. on a cold November morning, with snowflakes falling.The night before the area received about 3-4 inches of fresh white on the ground.... (more)