Pere Marquette 1225 crosses West Wilkinson Road at sunset on a Pete Lerro photo charter, capping off two days of photo runbys.
Pere Marquette #1225 was built in 1941 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio. This locomotive was the very same engine that the Polar Express movie locomotive was based on. Today the locomoti... (more)
Patrons of the January 2019 Pete Lerro photo charter were surprised to see a female in the fireman's seat of the locomotive. Being a fireman on a steam locomotive is a gritty job, but this lady wa... (more)
Pere Marquette 1225 switches in the yard at Owosso in preparation for a photo charter the next day.
PM 1225 leads the Curwood Highlander past a grain elevator in the small town of North Star, MI.
PM 1225 cuts through the fog leading the North Pole Express.
Heavy fog in the early morning greatly limited visibility on this Sunday morning. Here, Pere Marquette 1225 passes a bare tree just outside of Owosso.
The Steam Railroading Institute's Pere Marquette 1225 thunders past King Road between Carland and Owosso.
