It was in service until 1951, after which time the Pere Marquette Railway had been purchased by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. The locomotive was put into service in 1941, making it among the last steam engines constructed before diesel would become the norm for railroads. That said, the locomotive really is gorgeous, and it doesn't take much imagination to see how glorious it would be as a Christmas steam engine. As someone who's interests in railroading are more in the routes themselves and not so much the engines, I really don't know what that means. The author, Chris Van Allsburg, grew up in Grand Rapids, MI, and visited the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, MI, where the locomotive was in service and on display, which it remains to this day.Īccording to it's fan-page, Pere Marquette 1225 is "is a class N-1 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive".
#PERE MARQUETTE 1225 MOVIE#
The movie is based off of a 1985 book of the same name, which itself is based off of a locomotive, specifically Pere Marquette 1225. Smoking on the train or in the SRI Welcome Center is also prohibited.It's the Holiday Season once again, and as a result, I figured I'd mix things up a bit and discuss a Christmas Movie, The Polar Express, and it's significance to the railroad industry as a whole. All firearms (Concealed or Open Carried) are prohibited on the property or on any locomotive, car, or equipment of the Steam Railroading Institute. Departure times are subject to delays due to freight traffic or mechanical issues. The Steam Railroading Institute reserves the right to change out motive power or rolling stock at any time, including substituting diesel power for steam. Infants 18 months or younger that can sit on a parent’s lap for the entire trip do not need to have a ticket. Children 19 months of age and older are required to have a ticket. Please contact us for more information before ordering tickets.
We sometimes have a limited number of seats available for passengers with limited mobility, but passengers will still need to climb several stair steps. Since 1988, Pere Marquette 1225 has been maintained in operable condition and serves as the largest piece of operating steam equipment in the collection.ĭue to our rolling stock being in original historical condition, our fleet of passenger cars is not ADA accessible, and fall under exemption from ADA regulations (Sec. In 1982, the locomotive was moved to the former Ann Arbor Railroad steam backshop in Owosso where restoration continued until 1985 when it moved under its own power for the first time in 34 years. Recognizing the daunting task that was ahead of them, the early MSU students saw the necessity to form a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and in 1981, Michigan State University donated 1225 to the newly formed MSTRP. After toiling away at the locomotive for many years, the Michigan State University Railroad Club evolved as the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation Incorporated and started its corporate run in July of 1979. The Michigan State University Railroad Club was formed at that time with the ambitious goal of restoring 1225 and using it to power excursion trains that would bring passengers to football games at the university. Displayed as an icon of the steam-era, it sat at MSU until 1969, when a group of students took an interest in the locomotive.
After Pere Marquette 1225’s retirement, the locomotive was donated to the Michigan State University in 1957 by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway with the help of Forest Akers, Dodge Motor’s Vice President and MSU Trustee, who saw it as a real piece of machinery for Engineering students to study.
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