In 1985, Van Allsburg published the Christmas book "The Polar Express," later made into a movie with the same name, all inspired by the Pere Marquette 1225. In 1969, a group of MSU students took ...

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LANSING – The famed Pere Marquette 1225 steam train that leads the North ... which was adapted to animation for the "Polar Express" movie starring Tom Hanks, began Nov. 23 and are scheduled ...

Apparently locals believe in the 'magic' of the Pere Marquette 1225, the steam locomotive that was the inspiration for the train in the "Polar Express" movie. Small crowds gathered at the Flushing ...

The Pere Marquette 1225 served as the inspiration and sound model for the locomotive in the 2004 film "The Polar Express." "The moment you have been waiting for is about to arrive!," the Steam ...

OWOSSO, Mich. (AP) - A 1941 steam engine that's widely known from the book "The Polar Express" is getting an overhaul. The Pere Marquette 1225 also provided sound and served as a model for the ...

If the Pere Marquette 1225 looks familiar, that’s because you probably recognize it from the animated film, “The Polar Express.” “We were fortunate enough to be contacted in 2004 by the ...

The film crew took inspiration from everything from the look of the engine to the sound of its movements when creating the ...