#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)

A pair of former MRL SD35's lead the Great Lakes Central's OSTN as it departs out of Owasso, Michigan and heads north towards Cadillac. In the background is the former Woodard Furniture Company bu... (more)

The Steam Railroading Institute Pere Marquette 2-8-4 1225 is seen departing Owosso, MI amid steadily falling snow on December 18. The train is running as the third-last North Pole Express for the... (more)

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)

Pere Marquette leads the second day's North Pole Express towards Ashley, Michigan passing a old farmhouse outside of Owosso, Michigan.

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

Looking down the former right of way of the Ann Arbor, the Great Lakes Central's OSTN is building their train at the south end of San Yard in Owosso, Michigan. When the train leaves the yard, they... (more)

Railroading is serious business. But thank goodness for regional operations that can provide safe service and has an appreciation for a sense of humor. The shop forces in Owosso take excellent ca... (more)

Big Little Shortline. While some railroads have been struggling from Pandemic-related limitations, Great Lakes Central has been acquiring more power and gaining customers this year. But at the ... (more)

Sunset on the Pere Marquette. Pere Marquette Locomotive #1225 leads a long, double-headed freight through Smith's Crossing on the Great Lakes Central Railroad, as the train barrels toward i... (more)

Two of a kind. In a relatively rare display, both of the extant, operable Lima Berkshire Locomotives strike a side-by-side power-pose with freights in the yard of the Great Lakes Central Ra... (more)

Moving goods through the heartland. A farmer checking his mailbox pauses to observe the passage of a Nickel Plate freight as it heads west, hauling the goods that drive the American economy... (more)