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Steaming Ahead in 2025 with PM1225 and Superheater Repairs
Steaming Ahead in 2025 with PM1225 and Superheater Repairs On November 23, 2024 our 83 year old steam locomotive, Pere Marquette 1225, was taken out of service due to concerns with the locomotive's [...]
Consumers Energy Donates Vintage Locomotive to the Steam Railroading Institute
Consumers Energy Donates Vintage Locomotive to the Steam Railroading Institute The Steam Railroading Institute (SRI) of Owosso, MI is pleased to announce that Consumers Energy has generously donated a diesel switch locomotive [...]
Announcement regarding Pere Marquette 1225 and the Port of Monroe Heritage Days
Announcement regarding Pere Marquette 1225 and the Port of Monroe Heritage Days Our Mechanical staff and volunteers at the Steam Railroading Institute have been doing extraordinary work over the last few months [...]
Keeping Steam Alive: John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust Donates to Revive 175 Campaign
Keeping Steam Alive: John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust Donates to Revive 175 Campaign SRI would like to thank the John H. Emery Rail Heritage Trust for their donation to the [...]
CNW 175 Frame & Running Gear Lifted for Rebuild
CNW 175 Frame & Running Gear Lifted for Rebuild On February 28th, 2022, we lifted PM 1225 up in the air to free it of its driving wheels... one year later, [...]
Rebuilding a Michigan Icon
Rebuilding a Michigan Icon Pere Marquette steam locomotive No. 1225 is undergoing some of the most extensive mechanical restoration work in over 70 years. Visit with the Steam Railroading Institute and [...]