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 Pere Marquette 1225 was built in 1941 by the Lima Locomotive Works in Lima, Ohio, for the Pere Marquette Railway. Holding 22 tons of coal and 22,000 gallons of water, the locomotive consumes ...

The Pere Marquette 1225 typically pulls hundreds of passengers on a 4½-hour excursion from Owosso to Ashley on weekends beginning in late November. One of Michigan's most famous trains, the Pere ...

What was the train from "The Polar Express" doing parked in Bay City's Defoe Park this week? The Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive, which was the model for the Warner Bros. Pictures animated ...

Tickets for the 2025 North Pole Express train rides in Owosso, Michigan, go on sale at noon June 24, 2025. Ticket prices range from $85 for coach to $6,500 for a private car. The Pere Marquette ...

Tickets for the 2025 North Pole Express train rides in Owosso, Michigan, go on sale at noon June 24, 2025. Ticket prices range from $85 for coach to $6,500 for a private car. The Pere Marquette ...

OWOSSO, Mich. (FOX 2) - This December, the Steam Railroading Institute will celebrate 20 years of the North Pole Express on the historic Pere Marquette 1225 and you can be on board. It's been 20 ...

If the Pere Marquette 1225 looks familiar, that’s because you probably recognize it from the animated film, “The Polar Express.” “We were fortunate enough to be contacted in 2004 by the ...

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 ...

Every brake screech, whistle and rattle from the movie The Polar Express came from recordings of a historic locomotive, the Pere Marquette 1225. After four years of costly repairs, passengers can ...

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.