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 ...

That's what happened to one photographer who was taking photos of the Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive the famous train used in the movie "Polar Express." In a ...

In 2002, Warner Brothers Entertainment purchased the blueprints of the Pere Marquette 1225 to accurately recreate the train in Robert Zemeckis’ 2004 movie adaptation.

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 ...

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 ...

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 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, Dec. 6 ...

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.