With "Polar Express" replacing the Pere Marquette lettering on her tender, the 1225 leads the final North Pole Express toward Chesaning in single-digit temperatures.

With Santa at the controls, the North Pole Express races toward Ashley. Pacing shot at 1/40th.

View from inside 1225's boiler looking forward from the backhead. Note that the firebox has been marked with thicknesses measured using an ultrasonic thickness gauge. Picture taken with a Canon 10... (more)

Former Copper Range 29 and CNW 4-6-0 #175 (with Northern Pacific tender) rest near the smelter in Ripley. These engines are supposed to be moved to museums shortly.

Under the watchful eye of Steam Railroading Institute volunteers, Pere Marquette 1225 is carefully backed onto the Owosso turntable. Progress on the firebox can clearly be seen.

Former Copper Range 29 rusts away in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula

LS&I dock job with U30C 3006 and C30-7 3074 (both ex-BN) pull a cut of empties off the Presque Isle ore dock while Lower Lakes Towing steamer Michipicoten waits to load.

Progress continues on 1225. The Berkshire has had her inner firebox sheets installed, and workers are continuing the process of installing thousands of staybolts. Funds are still needed to compl... (more)

The twin sealed beam headlights of NKP 765 illuminate the raindrops that dampened Friday's festivities at Train Expo 2014. Lerro Productions photo session.

Full Spin - N&W 382 rides the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania turntable for one complete revolution. 101 second exposure at f/14. Lighting by Lerro Productions.

MILW 265 and South Shore "Little Joe" 803 rest in barn 9 at IRM. Note the Soo Line tile inlay in the concrete floor. HDR composite from three exposures.

Two versions of the EMD cowl unit nose are represented in Barn 9 at IRM by CB&Q E5(A) 9911-A and MILW F7(A) 118-C. HDR composite from three exposures.

Naked Backhead - 1225's backhead has been stripped of all jacketing as she undergoes her 15-year overhaul. Visit project1225.org to donate toward their rebuild efforts.

PM 1225 has been gutted of her boiler tubes as she undergoes a 15-year overhaul. Thanks to Nick, a volunteer at SRI, for the excellent tour. Visit project1225.org to help them out with this rebu... (more)

PM 1225 gets her rear tube plate installed, as a welder from Purvis & Foster lights up her firebox with the blue-purple glow of his arc welder. Funds are still needed for 1225's 15-year overhaul.