Polar Express 1225
Pere Marquette 1225 is an N-1 class 2-8-4 "Berkshire" type steam locomotive, built in October 1941 by the Lima Locomotive Works (LLW) for the Pere Marquette Railway (PM) in Lima, Ohio. No. 1225 is one of two surviving PM 2-8-4 locomotives, the other being 1223, which was on display at the Tri.
Experience the North Pole Express This Holiday Season Slip into your favorite pajamas or 1940s/50s attire for a nostalgic journey aboard the North Pole Express, pulled by the Pere Marquette 1225! Departing from the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, this four-and-a-half-hour round trip takes you to the Village of Ashley's Country Christmas, featuring two hours of festivities with. Pere Marquette 1225 is a Berkshire 2-8-4 N-1 class steam locomotive. Chris Van Allsburg based the locomotive in his book The Polar Express on this locomotive.
The Polar Express® 10th Anniversary Scale Gold-Edition Berkshire Locomotive #1225
This has led to it being nicknamed, " The Real Polar Express." For the film, blueprints of #1225 were used to create the model of the Polar Express locomotive. Most of its sounds were also recorded from #1225 with one notable exception. Pere Marquette 1225 is a 2-8-4 Berkshire, once part of the railroad's Class N.
Its well known today for its role in the Polar Express movie. The Pere Marquette #1225 is an N-1 2-8-4, Berkshire Type Steam Locomotive built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1941. It would operate for the Pere Marquette & Chesapeake & Ohio Railway until 1951.
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Michigan Polar Express Train Ride! All Aboard This Christmas to See Santa and the Pere Marquette 1225 Ride the Breathtaking Michigan Polar Express This Christmas! Once you witness the huge blasts of steam, hear the loud "here we go!" horn and experience the raw power of this living, breathing beast, your jaw will hit the ground. In his book Polar Express, Chris Van Allsburg used the Pere Marquette 1225 as the basis for the steam locomotive. PM 1225, built in 1941, October, was a class 2-8-4 Berkshire steam locomotive built in 1941, October by Lima Locomotive Works.
This is the same locomotive that inspired the book and Warner Brother's movie The Polar Express! The Pere Marquette #1225 a 2-8-4 Berkshire locomotive is the sister locomotive to the Nickle Plate Road's #765. Explore the captivating story of the 1225 Pere Marquette, a legendary steam locomotive symbolizing Michigan's rich railroading heritage and history. Real-Life Polar Express Chugs Through Michigan Every brake screech, whistle and rattle from the movie The Polar Express came from recordings of a historic locomotive, the Pere Marquette 1225.
