Pere Marquette pulling freight past the old but well cared for Carland mill on a recent late April afternoon, p the former Ann Arbor Railroad

Night photo shoot at Carland during a 1225 photo special.

Soft morning light creeps over this farm house in rural Michigan as Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 pulls a freight northbound on the ex-Ann Arbor.

Pere Marquette pulling freight in the early morning, heading north out of Owosso at track speed.

Pere Marquette 1225 being serviced at night in front of the MSRI shop building ogg the new turntable, shooting the rods.

A variation of a theme inspired by O'Winston Link, Pere Marquette #1225 gets her rods lubricated at the Steam Railroading Institute shops prior to a weekend of excursions through Southern Michigan... (more)

The sun glints off the side of Pere Marquette 1225 as it hustles a mile-long freight south through central Michigan. Note the farmer in the pickup at the crossing whose day's work is interrupted b... (more)

In a scene that could have been easily taken in the glory years of steam, 1225 backs up towards Carland with its vintage photo freight train.

A lot of photographers showed up for the photo freight event, can you spot yourself in this shot?

1225 clears her cylinders out and is preparing to continue her trip north to Carland on a photo freight.

1225 leads a photo freight through Carland. Pulling historically accurate cars and even being physically altered, this scene looks like it could be right out of the 1940's.

After two very-spirited runbys north of town (see photo 184948), 1225 roars through Carland as she heads south for the next runby at King Road.

Pere Marquette 1225 looks and sounds right at home, as she leads a freight train through the Michigan countryside near Carland.

A nice little Pere Marquette Pacific is being prepared to work the 'Limited' at Chicago loco depot in the late 1930s. From a post card size negative by an unknown photographer

1225 rolls by the old Elevator at Henderson.