Pere Marquette 1225 (Images Of Rail)

Presents the history of steam locomotive 1225, one of 39 Berkshire Class 2-8-4's built between 1937 and 1944 for the Pere Marquette Railway. Although it is best known for being the sound and image behind the movie adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express, 1225 has a rich history that preceded a life as a movie star--Back cover.

• • Author: T.J. Gaffney and Dean Pyers for the Steam Railroading Institute
• • Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• • Publication Date: Oct 27, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 128 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Paperback
• • ISBN-10: 1467112828
• • ISBN-13: 9781467112826