The Pere Marquette Class N-1 locomotives are 2-8-4 "Berkshire" types that were built by the Lima Locomotive Works in the early 1940's. 1225 and 1223 were built in 1941 and are one of the last surviving Pere Marquette steam locomotives in the world. It was also in the book with the same title. The speed for the Class N-1 is 70 Miles an Hour. 1223 remains on display in Grand Haven, Michigan.
Trivia[]
- In 2004, No. 1225 made an appearance in the Christmas tale The Polar Express.
Stock list[]
| Photograph | Loco No. | Build date | Operators | Status |
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| Frameless | 1216 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Scrapped by 1958 |
| Frameless | 1217 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Scrapped by 1958 |
| Frameless | 1218 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Scrapped by 1958 |
| Frameless | 1219 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Scrapped by 1958 |
| Frameless | 1220 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Scrapped by 1958 |
| Frameless | 1221 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Scrapped by 1958 |
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1222 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Scrapped by 1958 |
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1223 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Displayed at Grand Haven, Michigan. |
| Frameless | 1224 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Scrapped by 1958 |
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1225 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Preserved |
| Frameless | 1226 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Scrapped by 1958 |
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1227 | 1941 | Pere Marquette Railway | Scrapped by 1958 |