1225, the inspiration for the locomotive in the book and movie versions of The Polar Express, which is in operating condition.

1223 was built in November 1941 by the Lima Locomotive Works for $90,000 ($1.86 million in 2023 dollars), 1223 hauled freight and steel between Toledo and Chicago in the years immediately before and after World War II.

[3] The locomotive was not paid off at the time and the merger agreement stated that equipment still under trust was to remain in the Pere Marquette livery.

In 1980, Michigan state fair officials wanted to expand the grandstands, but the locomotive stood in the way.

[3] In 1982, the West Michigan Railroad Historical Society acquired the PM steel boxcar #72222 and cosmetically restored it and joined the engine on static display.