A view from inside the cab of the Pere Marquette 1225 as our crew finishes up assembling the train for today’s North Pole Express. | Steam Railroading Institute

On their way to the 1991 NRHS Convention in Huntington, WV, Nickel Plate #765 and Pere Marquette #1225 haul some freight which will get dropped off at the yard in Russell, KY. We then get a look at N&W #1218, also part of the convention. From the GSVP show "Steam in Huntington The 1991 NRHS Convention" https://rfd.video/Hunt1991 | Steam Giants

Did you know those sounds you hear on the Polar Exress movie are the authentic sounds of our PM 1225 engine? It’s part of the National Register of Historic Structures and is renowned for its role in the 2004 Warner Brothers Christmas Classic, THE POLAR EXPRESS™. 1225’s blueprints were used as the prototype for the locomotive image as well as its sounds to bring the train in the animated film to life. We dug up some footage of the audio engineers recording the many sounds of the PM 1225 for use i

All aboard the North Pole Express! The Pere Marquette 1225 took a test run to Ashley on Thursday and is ready for the 2025 North Pole Express season, which kicks off today at 5 p.m. OWOSSO — After a year on the sidelines for repairs, Pere Marquette 1225 returned to the rails Thursday, Nov. 20, fully coupled and ready to lead the North Pole Express on its annual holiday trips beginning this weekend. Community members gathered at the Steam Railroading Institute, 405 S. Washington St. in Owosso, fo