The whistle of Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 breaks the early Sunday morning silence as it hustles a freight northward through town.
Pere Marquette 1225 is serviced in the Huron and Eastern Railroad yard just after midnight. It will return in a few hours to power another passenger train to Grayling.
1225 is minutes away from unloading hundreds of kids at the North Pole.
Sunrise on a crisp April Morning in Michigan....
1225 sits outside of SRI as some switching goes on inside.
shot of the interior of the 1225.
Berkshire 1225 races across the snowy fields of Shiawassee County with a trainload of children eager to see Santa.
Pere Marquette No. 1225 headlight glowing in the early evening sun.
It may seem odd to say about the brute industrial look any steam locomotive has, but in this scene 1225 seems to posses an angelic face.
Almost ready to roll towards Clare, need to hook to the train, run an air test and depart for a day of fun in the sun.
After coupling onto her train, the Grayling Special pulls into the station to pick up her passengers for the return trip to Kawkawlin.
