The Pere Marquette 1225 was built in 1941 by the Lima Locomotive ... For more than a decade, the locomotive sat near Spartan Stadium. Author Chris Van Allsburg grew up in East Grand Rapids ...

"The train they happened on was the Pere Marquette," Van Allsburg said, which is the rail line between Grand Rapids and Chicago. The specific engine the designers studied was No. 1225. "That's the ...

The Pere Marquette 1225 also provided sound and served as a model for the 2004 movie by the same name that was based on Chris Van Allsburg's book. It usually pulls the Steam Railroading Institute ...

“The Polar Express” was born in Providence, written by longtime New England resident Chris Van Allsburg ... coincidence was it had the number 1225 (the same number as the train in “The ...

OWOSSO, Mich. - Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225 is undergoing a full retube of its boiler, according to a May 12 news release by the locomotive's owner, the Steam Railroading Institute (SRI).