With an average speed of 25 mph, the train carries about 700 passengers per trip. The Pere Marquette 1225 was built in 1941 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio, for the Pere Marquette Railway.

SHIAWASSEE CO., Mich. (WXYZ) — An onlooker photographing the Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive passing through Carland, Michigan had a close call when he got too ...

LANSING – The famed Pere Marquette 1225 steam train that leads the North Pole Express excursions from Owosso to Ashley’s Country Christmas will not run again this year. The Steam Railroading ...

"We celebrate the rebirth of this train, which has captured the imagination ... the $900,000 refurbishing project started. "The Pere Marquette 1225 is one of Michigan's great transportation ...

Owosso is the home of the world-famous Pere Marquette 1225. It just started its holiday season over the weekend. The train will take plenty of trips, first departing from the Steam Railroading ...

The Steam Railroading Institute announced late Tuesday afternoon that the North Pole Express, featuring the Pere Marquette 1225 steam train, has added two additional dates to its schedule ...

The 4½-hour excursions, typically pulled by the famed Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive ... having your picture taken in front of the train, and meeting Santa Claus himself." ...