Pere Marquette's Streamliner: The First Post-War Streamliner

Most people know the Pere Marquette Railway for it's N-1 Berkshire locomotives hauling fast freights, or surviving 1225 pulling excursions in rural Michigan. However, an often overlooked part of the PM's history is their unique, one of a kind streamliner deemed the first post-war American streamliner train. While other trains had debuted before the PM's train, the Pere Marquette was the first all new to be built and enter service after World War II. In this video I detail the history of this train during its life on the Pere Marquette, Chesapeake & Ohio, along with its eventual continuation on Amtrak.
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Super Mario 3D World OST - Super Bell Hill
Super Mario 3D World OST - Super Block Land
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Sonic Unleashed OST - Empire City (Night)
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[@AmtrakGuy365]

Heya, thanks for watching! Sorry this video took a little while to get out, I've been pretty busy with college assignments and projects lately but I think things should be calming down a bit on my end. Either way, I'm gonna try to stick to my weekly/bi-weekly schedule as usual best I can going forward.

[@lyricof3003]

its ok man do what u got to do

[@K-Effect]

AmtrakGuy365 No worries no hurry's. Thank you for all of the videos you have made, I appreciate all of them

[@hmitchell8618]

Can you do a video about the Cardinal and its history?

[@sirmartinfrobisher]

The name of the train is wrong being pronounced as "Pierre" Marquette, which translates from French as "Peter", entirely incorrect. The correct word is the original "Pere" or its translation, "Father". Pere Jacques Marquette was an explorer of the region. My apologies for the correction. My ancestor was a French invader of England in 1066.

[@dwightpowell6673]

You are a college student?

[@quasimoto7662]

The Chessie honestly deserves its own video Apparently it *did* run 1 test train. So it technically did turn a wheel

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

Yes.

[@Pensyfan19]

It did run one *test train*. Not revenue service tho.

[@jonnycando]

@@Pensyfan19 the turbine locomotives built for it were a maintenance disaster….most of the bugs could have been worked out eventually…but Young was soon to go to New York Central and took the Chessie ideas with him and named it the NY Xplorer..which may actually have ran…

[@DanTDMJace]

@@Pensyfan19 *test train*

[@Token_Nerd]

Points for the 3D world music.

[@trainstorm1225]

One of the best Mario soundtracks. 👌🏻

[@Pensyfan19]

Great video as always! Goes to show that even relatively small passenger trains such as this one have a history of their own and play a significant role in the history of railroads.

[@ClarissaPacker]

As someone who is a grand rapids native I have been on amtraks pere marquette a few times & I enjoyed every bit of it

[@larryloveless2967]

I live in St. Louis and have become a bit of a rail buff having ridden all the AMTRAK rail west of St. Louis to see The West. This video gave me good background of an AMTRAK route I had no familiarity. I liked riding the Superliner passenger cars used for long distance rail out West. This line is fortunate to use the Superliner passernger cars for comfort as I thought AMTRAK only used them for the routes out West.

[@spaceghost8995]

Pere Marquette had a branch line straight through my hometown of Laporte, IN ! It went to Lacrosse, IN. We hopped a flat car once around 1977 and rode rode it up to New Buffalo, MI . It was C&O then. Some yard guy started yelling at us as we jumped off near the New Buffalo mainline connection. The section from Union Mills to Lacrosse are all that remain of the branch. Obviously there were no streamliners to be seen by then.

[@trainstorm1225]

The Pere Marquette being my favorite railroad, I love learning more about it. Fantastic video! Really enjoyed!

[@samsrailventures1961]

Nice video! And good job of adding in the new Amtrak Pere Marquette info. I grew up in Muskegon in the 60's and 70's, and remember the Muskegon connection; a GP9 loco usually pulling a single heavyweight coach. Sometimes the newer streamlined coaches showed up. It wasn't really pretty compared to the E7-led Grand Rapids trains, but to me it was *my* passenger train, and if I heard it whistling for crossings approaching Muskegon Heights of a Sunday afternoon, I'd try to hurry Mom and Dad away from church to chase it down Airline Road towards Grand Haven. That's how we entertained ourselves in the pre-electronic age!

[@trainsupporter9088]

Thumbs up for a fantastic video! I've ridden the PM once on Amtrak and it was a lovely trip.

[@joshuasutherland6692]

Holy shiiiiiit I have a single hazy childhood memory of getting off of a train at the OG C&O station in New Buffalo. I was so confused when I gradually realized there was no longer a station there and why a new one was built downtown. Thanks for that info!

[@spaceghost8995]

The station built downtown in New Buffalo is just a plexiglass and metal shanty . Also, the Pere Marquette doesn't go downtown anyway. The Michigan Central (New York Central) line goes through downtown. It is now wholly owned by Amtrak. Trains from Chicago to Detroit run on that line. The Amtrak on the PM line doesn't stop in New Buffalo anymore , at least I don't think so.

[@Sweatymilkshake]

New AG365 documentary? Time to go make some food so I can sit back and really enjoy myself. Love your content man!

[@Pensyfan19]

Hello there. I believe you commented on my Soviet Locomotive documentary. Glad to see you on one of my inspirations for the series.

[@Boypogikami132]

@@Pensyfan19 who r u

[@Pensyfan19]

@@Boypogikami132 A channel who makes similar content to Amtrakguy365 regarding little known locomotives, and a monthly railway news series called the Pensyfan Periodical.

[@DerpyPossum]

honestly, greatest paint scheme ever.

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

SP Daylight said hi.

[@crr311sux5]

Those E7's are beautiful

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

Chesapeake and Ohio operated the pere Marquette until Amtrak took over in 1971. Amtrak still operates a train of pere Marquette name. Even though the old C&O Pere Marquettes may be gone Amtrak carries their legacy.

[@rsinoms]

Awesome Video! Very well done. Enjoyed it thoroughly!

[@SantaFe19484]

One of your best videos!

[@northwoodsrailproductions4538]

Another documentary knocked out of the park, I can’t wait for the next one you make

[@hjmiller2689]

Fun fact, my uncles antique store-Lost and Found-is just across from the station. When my grandma went to see him she sent me a picture of a private car parked in the station belonging to the Pennsylvania Railroad. I believe it was an entirely refurbished Budd Observation car. I really do hope the Pere Marquette passenger line could become whole again, perhaps connecting other routes like TC or Mackinac too.

[@riondoesthings1988]

Pere Marquette is one of my favorites, so i already know I’m going to love this video!

[@discodave4190]

I've been looking into riding the Pere Marquette, but the Grand Rapids arrival and departure times are terrible (6:00 am departure to Chicago and 11:34 pm arrival from Chicago). It may be a scenic line, but a most of the scenery would be missed in the eastbound direction and some in the westbound direction unless one is traveling in the summer.

[@dresdonmccool709]

This is a very well made and informative video

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

They might get better ridership if they ran a more convenient schedule. Outbound, it runs into the very late evening; inbound, you have to get up ridiculously early in the morning to get it unless you're already most of the way to Chicago. (And Amtrak's web site seems to deny all knowledge of the train going back from Chicago to Grand Rapids.)

[@Fred-Wilbury]

Fantastic love this look , thanks for showing this regards Fred

[@Robbi496]

My own personal opinion is that many railroads simply threw in the towel in the mid 1950's and began to either let the passengers drain away or actively drove them away. My own opinion, but my opinion!

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

great train video

[@phalanxHH]

These trains still look so futuristic today despite their age. Dang, they look more futuristic than the Trains today.

[@A54729]

Love your videos!

[@trainroomgary]

Well done and very historic • Cheers from the Detroit & Mackinac Railway 🚂

[@ericmiller9067]

Very nice, Jared!

[@jed-henrywitkowski6470]

1:35 I love this shot.

[@TheWinnipegRailfan]

7:38 The Amtrak Pee Market crash 13 years later Great video!

[@Boypogikami132]

Nice.

[@dmrr7739]

“Known as ‘Pierre’ Marquette”? Père means father.

[@jaysmith1408]

Thank you!

[@Alcofoamer]

Is pronouncing "pere" as "Pierre" a Michigan thing? The correct pronouncination is "pear" like the fruit but in New York Central Odyssey by Green Frog of which most of the footage was shot in Michigan by Emery Gulash, the narrator as says "Pierre Marquette" instead of "Pere Marquette," then to hear "Pierre Marquette" in this video too I'm not sure if it was just an error on the part of the narrator or is this just how Michganders prnounce it.

[@davidlyon4950]

@@Alcofoamer No that's not how we pronounce it in Michigan. Although we usually refer to him as Father Marquette as he was a Catholic priest and early explorer.

[@Boypogikami132]

So? You just played yourself. Because it would mean “Father Marquette”

[@Greatdome99]

Priest

[@BnuuyBoi2005]

Bootiful streamliner

[@NickelPlateMxne]

Streamline Railroads were and will always be my favorite type of train transport

[@NotJeremy_]

Dude your thumbnails are very nice!

[@rogeralsop3479]

Marvellous!

[@SgtPotatoChip6356]

Good to see a train revived and still going strong. Not a bad video, not bad at all.

[@CaptainCook69]

Holland, Michigan my HOMETOWN!!!!

[@maestromecanico597]

Well done.

[@Duececoupe]

Great video! 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻

[@christopherorourke6543]

Great informative video. It would be nice if Detroit-Grand Rapids service would be restored which would close one Amtrak gap & also Detroit-Toledo-Dayton-Cincinnati-Louisville service as well. There’s plans of restoring Detroit-Traverse City service through Pontiac-Flint & other Michigan cities & towns.

[@qjtvaddict]

They will make perfect high speed lines

[@Blaze06]

If they did do Detroit to Grand Rapids, that would mean more trains on the CSX Plymouth Sub!

[@ParrotGaming123]

Awesome video!!

[@northlanderdude]

at 8:33... 6:30pm to 11:34pm is 5h and 4 minutes. at 8:42... 6am to 9:08am is 3h and 8 minutes.

[@jacobrzeszewski6527]

6:20 YOU WEEB! I’m subscribing just because of that.

[@Jaidyn228]

Never knew Pere Marquette had a streamliner

[@JoyceLund]

Same

[@Boypogikami132]

Ikr

[@sailormatlac9114]

Interesting video. But I just wanted to point out you pronunce Pere as Pierre, which isn't correct. It's closer to "Pair". That said, thank for sharing that bit of history

[@russellgxy2905]

I think this explains why the C&O adopted the tri-color scheme instead of the Yellow & Silver which adorned the L-1's and M-1's. What a curious consist it had at first, especially with sleepers on a route not even 200 miles in length

[@tanegashima5395]

I see streamliner, I click

[@hilupianoservice]

Pere rhymes with pair and pear. It's French for father, as Marquette was a Catholic priest and missionary.

[@InternCaleb]

great video, the only thing that bothers me is that is its Pere not Pierre, Pere means father in French

[@angelacrawford3173]

Very nice 👌 👍 👏 😀

[@Feraphic]

A Yuru Camp clip in a video about the history of an American passenger train? A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one.

[@agentbrickschannel4523]

lol this has 3D World music.. I love it

[@vancepomerening4794]

Very good report, thanks.

[@dalekling7303]

So sad to see passenger trains going away from Traverse city. Hope it returns one day.

[@naturelvr123]

You put out a good video about trains after the war. But I believe that Americans (& I mean those in control) really lost the "travel by train" idea. We spent a month in the UK & used only trains & bus to get around. And it works. I'm not putting down our system of transportation but if we had a system to go from Chicago to Denver or anywhere else as does the UK to get around-that would be fantastic. ps As a kid, the barber I went to in central Illinois had large photos of the Art-Deco style of engines on the wall, they are still in my memory.

[@dknowles60]

that is because the Uk is tiny

[@heybeerdan1820]

It's (pronounced "pair" not "Pierre." Jacques Marquette wasn't "sometimes called Pierre," he was in fact ALWAYS called "Pere Marquette," translated as "Father Marquette"" recognizing his priesthood.

[@Michrailfan]

IS THIS A MICHIGAN REFERENCE OMG!!!!!11!!!

[@MegeGabe_Personal]

Lmao, I live here

[@DL-cd7ew]

Livonia here

[@historybuff1812]

Pere is pronounced like the fruit 'Pear' meaning 'Father' in French, it also means father in the Catholic sense like how English-speaking Catholics call priests 'Father.'

[@williamschlenger1518]

My aunt used to take me to watch Pennsylvania steam from Long Branch to Asbury Park.No one runs to see boring diesel or electric.

[@thyscott6603]

Can you imagine? the train went to Detroit...

[@discodave4190]

What is difficult about imagining a train going to Detroit? Detroit has long been a rail center being served by passenger trains of the Pere Marquette/Chesapeake & Ohio, Grand Trunk, Michigan Central/New York Central, Pennsylvania Railroad, and Wabash (later Norfolk & Western). The Wabash train was the famed "Wabash Canonnball." Amtrak continues to serve Detroit with a station located at 11 West Baltimore Avenue.

[@salemite]

Big ups for using some Celeste OST tunes. Nice!

[@spartan117zm]

It’s amazing that Amtrak can pour money into new locomotives but yet are still running the same tired Amfleets/Horizons from 30+ years ago. I honestly think in the northeast at least they should’ve invested in some modern passenger cars to go with the Chargers. Or, if they really wanted to keep the older cars, they should’ve completely stripped and rebuilt the interiors. Train travel in the northeast is at least reasonably efficient, but, especially in the aftermath of this pandemic, I think they’re really going to need to give people a good reason to take a train again instead of staying in their cars. And I get the Avelia Liberty is supposed to be the new flagship and super nice on the inside, but let’s be honest, far more people take the Northeast Regionals than the high speed services, so maybe spending a little to make those nicer would’ve gone a long way.

[@GrandMichigan]

I live in Grand Rapids and take the train to Chicago often. Last month (January) I took the train down and they used the superliner cars. But in the train yard in Chicago they had some of the new passenger cars being moved by a switcher. They had Amtrak Midwest on them and I know Michigan wants to start using them soon. So it probably won't be much longer until the trains are the new coaches and engines only.

[@SuperNevile]

If the railways are electrified, then when people abandon ICEs and air travel due to "zero carbon" taxes, maybe, just maybe rail will once again become king.... :-)

[@dknowles60]

@@SuperNevile where are you going to get the Megawatts from

[@SuperNevile]

@@dknowles60 where you usually do when you put your mind to it......

[@dknowles60]

@@SuperNevile I see You failed Megawatts 101. Peak year for Us megawatts production 2007. hint in 2007 with 75% coal power the us made more megawatts in 2007 then china did in 2021. now that a lot of badly need coal power plants have been closed china now made more mega watts then the is did in 2021. in 2021 the us Made apx 25% less mega watts then the Us made in 2007. Hint Ga power is spending 24 Billion for 2400 megawatts for 2 Nuclear power Units. Power production is very costly . Cant be done

[@mariebcfhs9491]

you gotta love the E units

[@tommypetraglia4688]

Ah yes, Anemoia ... that Nostalgia for a time you’ve never known.

[@0759trainz]

I love how you used Mario 3D World music

[@FDRsuite]

Yes, Père as in pear, not Pierre, and you either relish success or revel in it. There are others. Kudos for making this, but the subject deserves a little more attention to the voice-over so that we can enjoy the otherwise outstanding graphics without grimacing.

[@michaeltischer7195]

Soo... Was that Pere Marquette Streamliner Diesel scraped? Bc im Not sure If IT was scraped

[@LJRailfan-Gamer_07.]

Yes. Only 1 E7 survived. Pennsylvania 5901.

[@PMRailfan]

Only PM diesel to survive the holocaust was #11, an SW-1 (switcher) you can find in Baltimore, Md in its original paint scheme. It still operates!

[@briansivley2001]

Can you do a look at The Hiawatha and Empire Builder please?

[@blankslate1198]

Jacques Marquette was not "sometimes known as Pierre Marquette" (@ 1:49); Père is not a name but a title and it is not pronounced "Pierre"; it means "Father" in French and is a title for Catholic priests, so Father Marquette.

[@KiddBloo86]

Train travel, one of the best ways to go!

[@willberestartingthischanne9984]

Cool Video

[@oakrail8100]

Was doing school and saw this and I couldn't help myself

[@riderstrano783]

PLEASE do a video on either the Merchant’s limited or the Yankee clipper

[@shawgmeinder8153]

Neat video

[@williamschlenger1518]

Thanks for posting.I never liked Amtrak.It was the end of American railroads.

[@davidmaclachlan]

Why is it pronounced Pierre and when it's clearly Pear which is French for father with Marquette being a Jesuit priest? Great video and thanks for sharing.

[@PMRailfan]

Because not all americans take french class. And your absolutely correct, its pronounced like pear or pare.

[@Sf_sholder]

American railroads: *buying streamlined trains* America: how about you give that steel to me

[@ivangenov6782]

They were at war, they needed that steel to build tanks, planes, ships, etc... How do you expect to fight a war with out enough military resources

[@christopherjagodzinski8981]

The Pere Marquette does not operate on BNSF. The 3rd railroad it operates on is actually Amtrak in Chicago Terminal.

[@gustman9048]

When metro north started out they had all contrail passenger engines and some cars and quite a few C&O coaches

[@HandattheHelm]

One correction: You keep saying "Pierre Marquette", that's incorrect, the è in Père is pronounced "eh". Pere Marquette is pronounced like the word "pair". Père is also French for "father", so the name is "Father Marquette" in English, which makes sense since the guy was a priest.

[@williamkeffer8234]

I love how u drew this in the way that they would in the 20s, Art Deco, right?

[@EJsRailfan1955]

I have the Pere marquette ocomotive in n scale and I'm really hoping to make the 1946 pere Marquette in n scale prototype

[@King--God]

This was posted on my birthday

[@error10571]

Well,now I know where no: 1225s tourist cars came from

[@prairierailproductions6737]

Cool vid

[@alfa4pete]

Is it really pronounced “Pierre”, meaning Peter or stone, not “pear” as the French word Père, meaning father is usually pronounced?

[@PMRailfan]

He is saying "Peter" Marquette. It's pronounced like "pear", as in PERE Marquette - or literally translated - "Father Marquette". Its annoying because every video out there with anything to do with the PM..... its Peter Marquette. lolol

[@alfa4pete]

@ Thanks for the clarification - that makes sense.

[@nate9331]

I wanna get this for my layout

[@thenostalgiaman]

I wonder if he can do next about the Auto Train.

[@jaysmith1408]

Père Marquette, said as ‘pear’ or ‘pair’, French for father, get it? Father Marquette.

[@OntarioTrafficMan]

Yeah I was going to say this too. There's no "i" in Père.

[@djcb4190]

Bring them on.

[@Handlesarestoopid]

I had heard about the story of the NYC streamliner that got overshadowed by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I read about it in a book about streamliner trains

[@thekidfromcleveland3944]

Was it the American Streamliner: Pre War Years by chance

[@Upguy-tj3gv]

Can you do a engines of Norfolk and western, or a documentary about 1218 or 611 or a loco, or maybe just the history on N&W

[@calbob750]

I’m thinking Pere Marquette is pronounced like Pair Marquette. The Priest (Pere) Marquette. Saying Pierre Marquette means Peter Marquette. Sounds like pee air. An excellent video about the golden era of passenger service. I was lucky enough to ride Sant Fe’s El Capitain and Super Chief before they were totally absorbed into the Amtrak mediocrity. When you went to dine on those trains wearing a suit was not out of place. The food was well prepared and delicious. The peak of luxury in passenger train service. Stop me I’m getting nostalgic.

[@PMRailfan]

Your absolutely correct, it is pronounced 'pair' or 'pare' Marquette. NOT 'pee-aire' Marquette. "Pere" means 'father' in French, saying 'pee-aire' ('Pierre') means 'Peter' in French - and isnt spelled "PERE". The explorer mentioned in the video - Jaques Marquette - was a Jesuit priest. This is how the railroad and this man tie together. It is common to call a priest... 'father'. His name wasnt father, it was Jaques. The railroad took his priestly name - "Father Marquette" (his title). Thus Pere Marquette. And it is pronounced so! Literally "Pare Marquette". So pretty much the whole video calls the railroad "Peter Marquette", not by its actual name. Tis ok, back when the PM was still alive (early 1900s), it passed thru 2 recieverships. The moniker it aquired then was "Poor Marquette". A lil more fyi about the name. 🙂 Lastly, something that would be a TIK TOK rage for sure now a days..... Robert Young also introduced 'No Tipping' on the Pere Marquette's (diner car services).

[@chrisdelux125]

Pere Marquette is still in service but in steam train pere Marquette 1225 and more

[@ironcityrailfan8467]

Nice!

[@BNSFTrains10]

As of 2024 CSX Has introduced another new Heritage Unit this time in the Pere Marquette E7's Passenger Scheme numbered as CSX 1899 Repainted from ES44AH 3051 to honor the Pere Marquette as it is apart with CSX as it merged with the C&O soon into CSX

[@bostonrailfanner471]

Awesome

[@DENVERRIOGRANDEMAN21]

Per marquette e7 was beautiful diesel