“An unforeseen mechanical issue" was discovered during a test run of the steam locomotive Pere Marquette 1225 before the ...
The 80-year-old locomotive underwent reconstruction, boiler refurbishment and repairs to the superheaters in the past year.
The North Pole Express and Pere Marquette 1225 are safely back at the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso after a freight derailment on the route last Saturday left nearly 1,000 passengers, ...
After a year on the sidelines for repairs, Pere Marquette 1225 returned to the rails Thursday, Nov. 20, fully coupled and ...
After nearly two years of extensive mechanical restoration, the Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive is back in service for this year’s North Pole Express. Tickets for the 2023 season of the North ...