Pere Marquette 1225 finally finds the sun as it pulls a Rail America company special towards Saginaw on the ex Grand Trunk, now Huron & Eastern Durand to Saginaw line.

Pere Marquette 1225 hits the diamonds at Durand as a waiting Amtrak passenger records it on his cell phone. 1225 will proceed north to Saginaw, with two passenger cars and a 15 car revenue freigh... (more)

Pere Marquette 1225 pulls onto the CN main with Durand Union Station in the background. The train will be wyed by backing around the depot and then proceed north on the Huron & Eastern to Saginaw... (more)

As the day wears down the SRI crew prepares to put 1225 up for the day and let the fire die down and go out until the next trip in July.

PM 1225 is seen running back and forth at the Steam Railroading Institute for the Engineer for a hour program.

PM 1225 sits inside the SRI property as the clouds open up to allow the sun to shine on the the beast.

The rain is gone, the early evening sunlight casts long shadows upon the graceful flanks of this impressive beast as she wakes the local wildlife population.

A closer look at 1225 at track speed passing the Rosebush Co-op.

1225 passes through downtown Ashley on the return leg of the Spring Northerner.

1225 leads the Northerner through Shepherd on its return to Owosso.

South of Ithaca, the skies finally stopped raining down upon us and allowed a nearly perfect head-on shot.

Reminiscent of the days she ran these rails, the 1225 passes the Co-op in Rosebush at track speed. Can you see the 2 birds passing across the tracks?

Coming to a complete stop right in front of us to Flag the crossing (Gates out of order) the 1225 follows a fast moving storm front South back to home.

Shot in Grayling, Michigan during a Kawkawlin to Grayling fall color excursion. This photo was made after the 1225 was turned and was pointed south. The locomotive took on water from the local fir... (more)