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 ...

A crowd cheered Wednesday night as the Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive's whistle sounded to announce its arrival at the Steam Railroading Institute yard in Owosso, The Argus-Press reported.

Based on the classic 1985 children’s book by Chris Van Allsburg ... filmmakers chose the Pere Marquette 1225, one of the largest operational steam trains in the country at the time.