#Pere marquette 1225 full
Here is another full side view in the slide series taken by an unknown photographer of the 1941 Lima built 2-8-4 while on dispaly as C&O 1225. These slides appear to be an unusual study in the parts of this loco while on display at the Michigan State University before it was restored. From there, the loco's history takes many dramatic turns eventually ending up as the famous Christmas train. Built by Lima in October of 1941 as Pere Marquette #1225, it eventually ended up on the C&O steam roster in 1947 merger. Here is the now famous Pere Marquette 2-8-4 #1225 of Polar Express fame before its rebirth. Pere Marquette #1225 pulling a freight east in 1950 Just days old, 1225 is on PM rails after just having been delivered
#Pere marquette 1225 manuals
High-torque Pittman® motor with momentum flywheelįind the latest manuals in our support section.īuy any replacement parts in our support section.Lima 11/1942, 70" drivers in 1946, display 06/1957.Scale Berkshire (TMCC) - 3/03 Scale TMCC Berkshire - Wiring Diagram - 2003 in Owosso, MI and still makes periodic runs under her own power. Pere Marquette #1225 was restored to running condition by the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, Inc. Nickel Plate Road #779, built in 1949, was the last steam locomotive made by Lima, and survives today at the Allen County Museum in Lima, Ohio. A truly modern steam locomotive, the Berkshires served into the 1950s, including ALCo-built Erie #3315 which was constructed in 1927. The Nickel Plate and Pere Marquette also had to keep pace with the steadily growing auto industry around Detroit, supplying raw materials and delivering finished goods. Less-than-Carload service, perishable loads and manufactured goods were freight runs that demanded a fast locomotive like the Berkshire. However, during the thirties and forties each road prided itself on capturing the most profitable sector of the business, fast freight. On the Nickel Plate, Erie, and Pere Marquette long consists of drag freight coal were still an important load for their Berkshires to haul. The new Lionel Berkshires capture the look and sounds of these "Superpower" steam locomotives streaking across the smokestack dotted landscape. Two new FatBoy speakers with the improved RailSounds sound system and improved smoke output provide a state-of-the-art experience. The scale-sized Lionel Berkshires capture the look of this late steam era classic with distinctive separately applied details and performance worthy of the prototype. This new type of trailing truck could support a larger firebox thereby generating more steam and more power. The four wheel trailing truck pioneered on the 2-8-4 Berkshires was a revolutionary improvement to that end. Woodard, chief designer for the Lima Locomotive Works, the 2-8-4 Berkshire typified the new locomotive design concept dubbed "Superpower." Rather than just increase boiler dimensions and adhesion weight, as had been common practice, the "Superpower" concept focused on increasing the steaming capacity of a locomotive of a given size. Nothing but the finest motive power would do for the Van Sweringen brothers' railroads and the fast, powerful new 2-8-4 Berkshire type was their choice for a freight workhorse. Pere Marquette TMCC 2-8-4 Berkshire #1225 Berkshire Steam Locomotives The Nickel Plate Road, Erie, and Pere Marquette railroads were all controlled by real estate magnates, Otis P. Pere Marquette TMCC 2-8-4 Berkshire #1225
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