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Pere Marquette 1225
Pere Marquette 1225 in 2008
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Lima Locomotive Works Serial number 7839 Build date October 1941
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-4  • UIC 1′D2′ h2 Gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Driver dia. 69 in (1,753 mm) Length 101 ft 8 in (30.99 m) Adhesive weight 277,600 lb (125,900 kg) Loco weight 442,500 lb (200,700 kg) Total weight 805,900 lb (365,600 kg) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 44,000 lb (20,000 kg) Water cap 22,000 US gal (83,000 l; 18,000 imp gal) Fuel consumption 1 short ton (0.89 long tons) of coal per 12 miles traveled (1 metric ton per 21 km) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 90.3 sq ft (8.4 m2) Boiler pressure 245 psi (1.69 MPa) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 26 in × 34 in (660 mm × 864 mm) Valve gear Baker
Performance figures Power output At cylinders: 2,979 hp (2.22 MW) Tractive effort 69,368 lbf (308.6 kN) Factor of adh. 4.00
Career
Operators	Pere Marquette Railway → Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Class	PM: N-1 C&O: N-1
Number in class	10 of 12
Numbers	PM 1225 C&O 2659 (Never renumbered) C&O 1225
Nicknames	"The Real Polar Express"
Locale	Michigan
Retired	1951
Restored	1985
Current owner	Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation (now Steam Railroading Institute)
Disposition	Operational, based on Owosso, Michigan, Steam Railroading Institute

More info here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pere_Marquette_1225

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