Yahoo

Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive back on track in Owosso after $900,000 rehabilitation

OWOSSO, Mich. - A World War II-era steam engine is back on track in central Michigan. A crowd cheered Wednesday night as the Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive's whistle sounded to announce its ...
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One of Michigan's most famous trains, the Pere Marquette 1225, will not run again this year

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 Institute ...
WLNS.com

North Pole Express and Pere Marquette 1225 are safely back in Owosso

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, ...
WESA

This time of year, a train ride from Owosso, Mich., will get you to the North Pole

Reaching the North Pole is hard, usually. People who live outside Detroit, Mich., for example, are more than 3,000 miles from the pole, and they'd have to travel across rough landscape and ice and ...
NPR

This time of year, a train ride from Owosso, Mich., will get you to the North Pole

Every year a vintage steam locomotive in Michigan takes thousands of festive families to the North Pole. With some imagination and hot cocoa — the spirit of Christmas is still on track. Reaching the ...