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The Steam Railroading Institute is located at 405 South Washington Street, Owosso, Michigan. [1] It was founded in 1969 as the Michigan State University (MSU) Railroad Club. [ 2 ] It became the Michigan State Trust for Railway Preservation, and later adopted its present name.
PM 1223 - 2-8-4 "Berkshire" displayed at Chinook Pier in Grand Haven, Michigan.PM 1223 is the oldest surviving example of the 2-8-4s in America. PM 1225 - 2-8-4 "Berkshire" operational by the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan.
In 2017, it was purchased by the Steam Railroading Institute (SRI), who moved it to their location in Owosso, Michigan. As of 2025, the SRI is rebuilding the locomotive to eventually have it serve as a running mate to Pere Marquette 2-8-4 No. 1225. No. 175 remains the only surviving C&NW steam locomotive to be equipped with Walschaerts valve gear.
The North Pole Express offers six different classes of service, ranging from vintage coach to historical caboose.
Flagg Coal Company 75 is an 0-4-0 ST steam locomotive built for the Flagg Coal Company in 1930. Restored and owned by John and Byron Gramling, the engine was loaned in 2002 to the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan where it is used for demonstrations and for powering train rides and excursions. Originally numbered Flagg Coal ...
Van Allsburg based the story on a mental image of a child wandering into the woods on a foggy night and wondering where a train was headed. [4]At the premiere of the film, Van Allsburg stated that Pere Marquette 1225, a 2-8-4 Berkshire N-1 class steam locomotive, formerly owned by the Michigan State University and now owned by the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, was the inspiration for ...
At that time, No. 611's original whistle was on loan to the Steam Railroading Institute in Owosso, Michigan, where it was temporarily used on the Pere Marquette 1225 steam locomotive. [118] On May 8, 2010, No. 611 was put on temporary display in front of the former N&W Roanoke passenger station, now known as the O. Winston Link Museum for ...
By 1837, Michigan had the beginnings of a railroad network, but one with which both the government and the people were dissatisfied. In the first seven years of railroading in Michigan (1830–1837), the Michigan Territorial Council approved charters for 23 private railroad companies. Of these, only five completed and opened lines, and then for ...