Pere Marquette 1225

"Presents the history of steam locomotive 1225, one of 39 Berkshire Class 2-8-4's built between 1937 and 1944 for the Pere Marquette Railway. Although it is best known for being the sound and image behind the movie adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express, 1225 has a rich history that preceded a life as a movie star"--Back cover.

About the author

This title was written and researched by T.J. Gaffney, former executive director of the Steam Railroading Institute and owner of Streamline Historic Services, and Dean Pyers, a manufacturing engineer at General Motors and longtime volunteer at the Steam Railroading Institute. Gaffney's other Arcadia titles include Rails around the Thumb and Port Huron: 1880-1960. A portion of the authors' proceeds will go toward keeping the 1225 operational.

Product details

• Authors: For the Steam Railroading Institute, T J Gaffney, T. J. Gaffney, Dean Pyers
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.10.2014
• EAN: 9781467112826
• ISBN: 978-1-4671-1282-6
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 233 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 315 g
• Series: Images of Rail; Images of Rail
• Subject: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous