The inspiration for the film’s North Pole also has ties to the American railroad through famed inventor and businessman George Pullman. Pullman was the creator of the Pullman Palace Car Company, which ...

LANSING – The famed Pere Marquette 1225 steam train that leads the North Pole Express excursions from Owosso to Ashley’s Country Christmas will not run again this year. The Steam Railroading ...

The Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso said in a statement that all scheduled North Pole Express trips will be pulled by diesel locomotives. The 1225 typically pulls hundreds of ticket-holders ...

24, 2023 The 4½-hour excursions, typically pulled by the famed Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive, which was adapted to animation for the "Polar Express" movie starring Tom Hanks, steam out of ...

The famed Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive, which was adapted to animation for the "Polar Express" movie typically carries passengers for the North Pole Express from the downtown grounds of ...

The famed Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive, which was adapted to animation for the "Polar Express" movie typically carries passengers for the North Pole Express from the downtown grounds of ...