Massive Appetite: Under a full load, this Berkshire locomotive consumes roughly one ton of coal every 12 miles. Each North Pole Express trip is roughly 25 rail miles to Ashley. That means the PM 1225 will consume just over 104,165 pounds or 52 tons of coal over the 25 excursions of NPE! #michigansteamtrain #steamrailroadinginstitute | Steam Railroading Institute

Did you know those sounds you hear on the Polar Exress movie are the authentic sounds of our PM 1225 engine? It’s part of the National Register of Historic Structures and is renowned for its role in the 2004 Warner Brothers Christmas Classic, THE POLAR EXPRESS™. 1225’s blueprints were used as the prototype for the locomotive image as well as its sounds to bring the train in the animated film to life. We dug up some footage of the audio engineers recording the many sounds of the PM 1225 for use i

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20K views · 153 reactions | The Polar Express going past the Custard Factory  The @vintagetrains train goes to and from Moor Street Station via the iconic Bordesley Viaduct. #polarexpress #polarexpresstrain #polarexpresstrainride #digbeth #brum #custardfactory #birminghamuk #birmingham #christmas #christmastime #christmasmood #brumtown #trains | Digbeth Estate | Facebook