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Steam Railroading Institute

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Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Steam Railroading Institute
Phone:
+1 989-725-9464

Hours:
SundayClosed
MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday10am - 4pm
Thursday10am - 4pm
Friday10am - 4pm
Saturday10am - 4pm


Pere Marquette 1225 is a 2-8-4 steam locomotive built for the Pere Marquette Railway by Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio. 1225 is one of two surviving Pere Marquette 2-8-4 locomotives, the other being 1223 which is on display at the Tri-Cities Historical Society near the ex-Grand Trunk Western coaling tower, in Grand Haven, Michigan. Nickel Plate 765 is also a Lima built Berkshire very similar in appearance and specifications to the Pere Marquette engines. It is perhaps most famous for serving as the basis for the locomotive in the 2004 film, The Polar Express. The Pere Marquette Railroad used 1225 in regular service from the locomotive's construction in 1941 until the railroad merged into Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1947; it remained in use on C&O's Michigan lines until 1951. Slated for scrapping, 1225 was acquired by Michigan State University in 1957 and placed on static display. In 1971, work began to restore 1225 to operational status, an effort that culminated in its first excursion run in 1988. The locomotive, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is now used on excursion trains over the former Tuscola and Saginaw Bay Railway, now Great Lakes Central Railroad.
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