Massive Appetite: Under a full load, this Berkshire locomotive consumes roughly one ton of coal every 12 miles. Each North Pole Express trip is roughly 25 rail miles to Ashley. That means the PM 1225 will consume just over 104,165 pounds or 52 tons of coal over the 25 excursions of NPE! #michigansteamtrain #steamrailroadinginstitute | Steam Railroading Institute

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

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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

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