LANSING – The famed Pere Marquette 1225 steam train that leads the North ... which was adapted to animation for the "Polar Express" movie starring Tom Hanks, began Nov. 23 and are scheduled ...

but a real-life version of the Polar Express does exist in Owosso, Michigan. When looking for a locomotive to serve as a model for the one in the movie, filmmakers chose the Pere Marquette 1225 ...

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 town ...