Pere Marquette 1225 - Freedom Flyer 6/15/24

[@AmtrakGuy365]

Thanks for watching! It was great to see Pere Marquette 1225 again, especially outside of the winter. Big thanks to the Steam Railroading Institute and Village of Ashley for putting on this event! My photos of the train can be found on Flickr, Twitter, and Instagram. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/142453835@N06/ Twitter: x.com/AmtrakGuy365 Instagram: instagram.com/amtrakguy365/

[@P42DC_100YT]

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[@RobloxRailfannerdude]

I just wanna say AmtrakGuy365 ur close to hitting 100k subs*or now depending on which day u see this comment* also good content!

[@Daniel-hj8el]

I have a simple question here when's there Q & A answer video?

[@TrainNerd97]

Ohhhh, so thiiis is what the Polar Express does in it's spare time outside of the Christmas season. It takes baseball fans to a baseball game! Jokes aside, another amazing outing for the 1225 all captured in amazing shots all the way through!

[@ShipRail_Studios]

I mean that’d be one hell of a way to show up to a game lol

[@nathancorcoran5347]

@@ShipRail_Studios Let’s not talk like that please.

[@cac_deadlyrang]

@@nathancorcoran5347shut up, you puritan

[@nathancorcoran5347]

⁠@@cac_deadlyrang I’m being honest here. I’m no Puritan.

[@RyanBenbow]

​@@nathancorcoran5347he can if he Want to. You ain't the boss

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

Glad to see the real Polar Express stretch her wheels in Summer for once in her life

[@KelanTheRailfanProductions]

Have to agree.

[@nathancorcoran5347]

Pere Marquette 1225 is another beautiful steam locomotive. I hope to see this beautiful steam locomotive over by December of this year on the Christmas week, it’s one of my favorite steam locomotives as I said before. Since it appeared in the famous Christmas movie Polar Express (From 2004), which I was born on the same year it was released and had watched it during my childhood. It’s one of my favorite train movies, one of my favorite movies, and one of my favorite Christmas movies. This year will also Mark the 20th anniversary of the locomotive’s appearance in the movie, as well as the movie itself too.

[@gary_toast]

15:52 - Can’t see me, but I was right beside that red car to the right lol Absolute beauty of an engine. So glad I got to see it!

[@ericcriteser4001]

Sometime between 1993 and 1996, when I was between 16 and 19 years old, I saw this locomotive out on the CSX tracks in Westland, MI that crossed Hix Road. I immediately went home and grabbed my dad and we sped off to Plymouth Yard to see it pass. Then we saw it again at Steam Fest in Owasso, MI though it wasnt operating. Saw NP 765 as well as SP 1449 with a sky-top observation car. Plus a beautiful new-build 4-4-0. Great memories.

[@benjamindeloney]

I think you mean SP 4449😅

[@ErieRailroadFan_3977]

The camera shots are amazing and so is the engine!🚂

[@wishmaker]

Such an amazing beautiful train. Thank you so much for sharing this video

[@CEO100able]

Oh yeah, the basis of the steam locomotive in The Polar Express Christmas movie! The Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 is one of my all-time favorite Berkshire engines. Nice whistle and bell sounds! Excellent footage!

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

SHE’S BACK🗣️

[@southern_railman]

Nice to see #1225 steaming in the summer for a rare outing! Great video Jared!

[@michaeltischer7195]

The famos Christmas steam Locomotive allways showes her true steam power!! And i gues thats what 1225 does now outside takeing a break from the polar express trains and start injoying a new life during the summer holiday!!

[@MygrandpasTrain]

😃This was great to see! I have yet to get over there and see that in person. I'm also hoping to see their other restoration project, the 175 when it is complete. Thanks for the video, what beautiful sounds!

[@MiddleTennesseeRailProductions]

Nice to see the 1225 pulling a train for something other than the North Pole Express for once. Great work!

[@ThisCaptainLilDude]

This engine has been having that whistle for 15 years

[@molossis]

dang i was wondering why there was a WCH e-bell at the washington street crossing. the bell died, the bell on the other signal seeps to be on its deathbed lol

[@rdfox76]

God, those E-bells are basically useless, aren't they? No power at all, can't even hear them over my Focus idling when I'm first car in line.

[@railfaningthegreatlakescen8441]

17:06 10/10 shot

[@mccoy79productions66]

Wonderful share friend! Really enjoyed

[@bowser5678]

The new running gear she received is doing wonders for her!

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

She's back at it again. Pulling excursions for the summer. PM #1225 doesn't just pull the North Pole Express. It also pulls other excursions. In one shot you can see MSTX #1155 a former CN SW1200RS donated to them by Consumers Energy back in December 2023. Wow

[@LARailVideos]

Epic video! Now it’s the Sunny Express!

[@davidsaling1298]

Man, I really want to go on the Pere Marquette!!!!

[@LegendRails]

I'm glad that 1225 is running again after months

[@railfaningthegreatlakescen8441]

7:25 that is me in your shot with my friend lol I am in the blue I was wearing blue so that I could easily spot myself in peoples videos of this

[@EdisonRailfanner]

Another amazing video my friend!

[@a_steinman]

So excited to see the 1225 out pulling. Does that diesel locomotive have a "MARS" light on it?!? If so that is a rare sight these days.

[@QueenMaryStan]

I wanted to be there so bad but I couldn’t make it 😢

[@TNRailProductions_01]

Hey great stuff! I liked the video/editing style.

[@kensbackshop6399]

Always to see a big berk

[@LanesTrains]

Great video Jared! I was out chasing too so we probably ran into each other at some point

[@KnapfordMaster98]

what a beast

[@dalekling7303]

Ohh you caught him out of Bannister, I was the kid that got out of the jeep to see it, didn’t have time to film it.

[@SatExam-gl9eq]

Pere Marquette 1225 - Freedom Flyer 6/15/24

[@unnameduser06]

*”This is a POLAR Express!”* well that ain’t something grand; 2:03 | there’s a pickup with a “1225” and with a large American flag. And cool; a display of classic cars; muscles; sedans, and one that my dad uses to see when he was young in the 1970’s and 80’s.

[@RustyRail-Productions]

My lady!!

[@vincentandhimi6990]

Im here in 22 seconds!

[@harrisonallen651]

The Christmas In July Express

[@DouggieFresh50]

It’s the polar express aka 1225 pulling freedom train

[@dfw_railfanner]

Sigma

[@railfanxjofficial]

i have found you.

[@dfw_railfanner]

Uh oh

[@ForTofersSake]

What number viewer? Mine is 143.

[@glifencible]

Running a little rich

[@hunterwolfscar2287]

Dude! Why's Pere Marquette 1225 Had to be an American Freedom Train Flyer Man!?

[@1chuck96]

How soon will it be before 1225 hits a turned-over rail and "lay's" the whole thing over??? I can't help but think whom ever runs this thing, that they're complete idiots knowing the roadbed and rail. It's NOT knowing "if", but "when". I'll watch the local "disaster" on the 6:00 clock news when it happens.

[@DouggieFresh50]

Guys it’s the polar express

[@hoppercar]

How can they run that engine on that shitty siding

[@realethanangell]

I hate to break it to you, but I honestly think 1225’s whistle is overdue for repair as much as I like the sound of the whistle.

[@willb.383]

Who exactly are you “breaking” this to?

[@TheThomasCrew2024]

Polar Express

[@struck2soon]

Very sedate.

[@Kashi-K]

'owo'sso

[@s.s.amazon5152]

1 minute ago

[@CWARZ23]

I work right next to where this video starts....