Twelve Twenty-Five: The Life and Times of a Steam Locomotive

by Kevin P. Keefe

The against-all-odds story of a World War II-era steam locomotive and the determination of two generations of volunteers to keep it running comes alive in Twelve Twenty-Five: The Life and Times of a Steam Locomotive.

Pere Marquette 1225 was built in 1941 at the peak of steam locomotive development. The narrative traces the 1225's regular freight service in Michigan, its unlikely salvation from the scrapyard for preservation at Michigan...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611862027
• ISBN13: 9781611862027
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Michigan State University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 3.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 11.3" x 8.8"