Pere Marquette 1225 - North Pole Express 2023

[@AmtrakGuy365]

Thanks for watching and Merry early Christmas! My pictures from the day can be found on my Twitter, Instagram, and Flickr. Links to those are in the description.

[@flowercityrails]

Merry early christmas to you aswell

[@Tyron-fc8wv]

Merry Christmas too, but also are gonna make a Christmas song in tranz

[@robertmitchell1475]

merry early Christmas! Cool video! I love it!

[@Adirondack-Mohawk-DistrictRF06]

that car number 5485 at 2:01 used to belong to us on the Adirondack Railroad before it had problems, im glad to see that it is still in service and has our paint.

[@jestemzpolski8558]

I watch this video in Poland, and i am glad i can see my favorite steam train. Great work

[@EquineMetalhead]

3:09 the camera shook! That just shows the power of this locomotive. It’s an astonishing 250,000 pounds just the locomotive itself. I love being able to see my favorite train on camera and I hope to see it in person next year!

[@joeyfrench4517]

I love Pere Marquette 1225

[@joeyfrench4517]

The first time I ride the North Pole express was November 20th, 2016 with my dad since 7 years ago

[@brandonharris7516]

My favorite Christmas train

[@justinyoung109]

Imma be that guy. The fact that Warner Brothers won’t let 1225 use the Polar Express name and paint scheme when other railroads and museums can even though it’s the genuine article is a tragedy. Same goes for the Castle Class that was in Harry Potter.

[@RyanBenbow]

You ain't

[@MadameMarcy]

One day, I want to go see the Polar Express 1225!

[@jacobdubielak]

Me too

[@PNMAWVR777RailfanInfo]

0:55: The Hobo: "There's only one trick to this kid. When I say jump... YOU JUMP!!!!"

[@Hummelstownlines]

Merry Christmas. I've been watching your videos for 6 years

[@RootRailProductions24]

Cool! I’ll have to get up there again next year. I was there this year but I didn’t get a whole lot of good stuff because of the lady that walked in front of the video… again it was great meeting you!

[@bigiron2572]

Lovely train

[@lashendawest7509]

Merry christmas and happy holidays

[@jerrysgardentractorsengine2243]

“Legally distinct North Pole Express” hits harder than it should considering 1225 ran with “Polar Express” lettering for over a year until the movie company told them to stop

[@justinyoung109]

Honestly the fact that WB won’t let 1225 run the name even though it is a credited star in the movie is a tragedy. While I love what WMSR 1309 has done with the name. 1225 deserves to be called the Polar Express the most

[@michaeltischer7195]

What do you Guys mean? Im soo coundfuss right now. What do you mean somethig is wrong with 1225 the polar Express?

[@1chuck96]

I'm a little confused myself...The 1225 ran with the name from day one, (as far as I know), then, anybody with Steam or Diesel powered trips saw the success that SRI had and copied it !?! Trademark infringement ??? Probably, but how do you copy write a "term" rather than a business or trade product?

[@eottoe2001]

The C&O Brill cars bring back memories.

[@737Garrus]

3 Cabooses right after the Tebder! That's crazy!

[@TonyLasagna]

Good to see her back in action. Great video , too! Merry Christmas , AmtrakGuy! One of my favorite train channels, period.

[@nathancorcoran5347]

Pere Marquette 1225 the Real Polar Express, running the North Pole Express excursion trips.

[@northpennvalleysteamrailroad]

Great video 😊

[@Jonathan-RF-402]

What a pretty Steam Locomotive

[@Thej611]

You got some good shots! Thanks for sharing!

[@RustyRail-Productions]

MY LADY!!! ❤❤❤

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

The real Polar Express is back

[@OG-Productions]

I can’t believe Christmas is only five days away

[@Railroadracer49]

One day I’ll see 1225 Someday

[@RailPreserver2K]

I love they cant use polar express even though other tourist trains have, heck 1225 was used as the engine model in the movie. But im glad there still running :)

[@jerrysgardentractorsengine2243]

1225 was lettered “Polar Express” for over a year BECAUSE of the movie

[@justinyoung109]

This

[@SeanBleaking]

Finally back!

[@Paper246]

I remember gwr studios bc of this

[@harrisonallen651]

One more year before the movies 20th anniversary, they should do something special for the milestone for this time next year!

[@CWARZ23]

Track runs 20 feet from my work....love watching it go by.

[@joshmontemayor1212]

Conductor: All aboard! (x2) Well, you comin'? Chris: Where? Conductor: Why, to the North Pole, of course! This is the Polar Express!

[@thomasweekley9209]

I appreciate that 1225 is back in service. But the only thing I don’t like on her now is the new dual beam headlamp. What was wrong with the single beam headlamp?

[@Gideon_the_Video_game_railfan]

New subscriber

[@juice_box182]

What's your top 3 favorite steam locomotives? mine are Pere Marquette 1225, ATSF 3751, and SP 4449

[@GeneralLiuofBoston1911]

May I ask how you found details of the route that 1225 was running? I think it's high time I ought to take my own trip to Michigan to see it all in person.

[@milestonesmemories3719]

The polar express came to Saint Louis and went through a really really ghetto area of St. Louis idk if it was magical or not

[@brianrigsby7900]

Where does she live? Is she in Pere Marquette state park? We’re going there in a couple weeks

[@randomtransitadventures]

yes

[@mylesspear]

Legally distinct North Pole express 😅

[@tmappe]

Awesome train. Would the rear locomotive just be riding along, and then be used for reverse?

[@voidjavelin23]

yes just like on the UK

[@PiercesTrains716]

They should put a 5 chime on it to make it more like the polar Express

[@ThunderboltSirenStudios]

RIP Pere Marquette 1225 single beam headlight - 1947-2022.

[@amtrakpepsiproduct1605]

This may be a hot take, but I prefer 1225 with Sierra Railway no. 3's whistle, rather than her actual whistle. It just sounds a lot nicer in my opinion. Also it's cool to see the MITrain gallery cars and ex Amtrak Hi-levels kicking around on the SRI.

[@railsandracing]

I really liked how her whistle sounded from the late 90s through 2008. I would like to hear her sound that way again. It also would be cool if one of these days she could carry a Lima 5 Chime as a guest whistle.

[@justinyoung109]

I actually agree to an extent.

[@cowcatcherstudios5759]

The reason that 1225's whistle sounds like soggy garbage is because the whistle must be fouled in some way, it's meant to be a 6 chine and I put a recording of in in a spectrogram, it only plays 3 chime. It's a Nathan 3 chime lmao

[@amtrakpepsiproduct1605]

@cowcatcherstudios5759 I mean, it doesn't sound horrible, it's just not very fitting for an engine like 1225 IMO. I've also watched the Polar Express so many times, so I'm a little used to Sirrea railway no. 3's whistle I think.

[@railsandracing]

@@amtrakpepsiproduct1605 I agree that it doesn't sound horrible. In fact, it sounds almost exactly like how the 765's whistle sounded from her first restoration in 1979 until 1983. I've also heard some recordings of Nathan 6 Chimes from the late 50s that sound similar to how the 1225 sounds today.

[@BigNate5404]

How did an Aidrondack RR coach end up in Michigan?

[@thedrifterfromthehours7073]

Can you talk about the Union Pacific big boy steam train 4014 please @AmtrakGuy365

[@G-MONEY1996]

Those coaches in the back look like the ones used by both Amtrak and Sante Fe back in the day. Sweet lookin.

[@williamkesler2373]

That’s because they are. When Amtrak retired them they got sold to private owners like this.

[@SuperOwensTrainsYT]

Do you know what kind of train this is? -know it all kid

[@joshmontemayor1212]

Chris: Uh... Holly: Of course. It's a magic train.

[@brianrigsby7900]

5:03 what’s with this guy? Does 1225 not have a reverse gear or something?

[@JacobGrimaR761]

Is it Hand Fired or does it have a Mechanical Stoker?

[@voidjavelin23]

hand fired, you only see stokers on big boiler locomotives like the Big Boy class

[@LehrerFamilyWest]

Please do more o your Cass city and granger railroad stuff abart from san jhuon thare isn’t much of that cind of stuff I got attached to those carectors Or u could do and all new one I hope you take me seurusly

[@1chuck96]

How "cool"would it be to have the Marketing GM's at CN / GTW relax their "sphincter" muscles and allow 1225 to pull a trip-or-two over the Holly sub. pulling SRI's manifest? I mean how hard is that? You, (1225), pull out of Detroit, run to Durand, (like in the old days), and wye it back to Detroit on a week-end? I'm not sure, but the Holly sub. "ain't" exactly the Northeast corridor and with the demise of the GM Pontiac plant IN Pontiac MI...what else are ya'll hauling except groceries. Your thoughts?

[@thewestvirginiarailfan]

3rd to comment and nice!

[@1chuck96]

MAN !!! I got to tell you, (as if you haven't noticed) your rail and roadbed is looking a "little" thin and with all the trips ya'll pull throughout the year...it'd be a SERIOUS tragedy if the '25 split a switch, or turned a rail over and the whole thing rolled over into a ditch. I love 1225 / 765 and don't want to see anything happen to her or the people who ride behind her. Your thoughts?

[@AlaskaRailroadGuy679]

2004

[@cac_deadlyrang]

I have a love-hate relationship with steam engines. I think they’re gorgeous and a piece of history worth preserving, but I also think they shouldn’t be in service anymore for environmental reasons.

[@kristoffermangila]

Well, there's one way steam locomotives can cut down on emissions - convert them to burn oil, specifically used vegetable oil. #FEC148 (owned by US Sugar Corporation in Clewiston, Florida) has been using used vegetable oil from diners in the surrounding area for a few years now.

[@noahknowstrains9640]

A steam locomotive nobody likes the movie so nobody likes it

[@Mxulin]

um, thats false. Even if you don't like the movie, admit it, this is a beautiful engine

[@kristoffermangila]

​@@Mxulinyou're right! This is a classic design by the Advisory Mechanical Commitee and built by Lima Locomotive Works for the railroads associated with the Van Sweringen brothers. There might some minor details that differentiate #1225 to #765 and #2716, but overall, this locomotive is a classic AMC Berkshire.