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

'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)

Steam Railroading Institute's ex-Detroit & Mackinac 44-tonner sits in the background as Cinder supervises and keeps an eye on activity in the enginehouse.

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.

1225 heads south over King Road as the sun fades in the back ground. 1225 was part of a photo charter sponsored by The Steam Railroading Institute and Historic Transport Preservation.

Returning to SRI after finishing the morning runbys on the St. Charles branch.

A look out the caboose as 1225 thunders by. 1225 was part of a photo charter sponsored by The Steam Railroading Institute and Historic Transport Preservation.

A fleeting moment of sunshine illuminates a pair of H3 BNSF motors as they cross the recently flooded Ohio River valley south of Evansville.