Yesterday the 1225 kicked off the steam excursion season by pulling a train from Owosso to Clare, MI. I was up there Friday night for a photo shoot.
Normally I would chase the train but I did something a little different. I took my 4 year old son with me to "Chase". It wouldnt be safe or possible to do a full chase from Owosso to Clare so I decided to meet the train in Shephard, about 45 min south of Clare. I heard they were doing the photo run by there so I thought it would be a perfect location.
He has never seen the 1225 except in some photos. I really wanted to experience his 1st time seeing his favorite locomotive up close while it was under steam. I surprised him with the trip and he had no idea what we were going to see until he heard the whistle in the distance.
The best part was when it pulled up to the station he turned to me and said "Daddy is it Christmas Eve, is the train taking all the people to the north pole". About 10 min later he then said to me "Daddy thank you for taking me to see the 1225 Pere Marquette Berksire, I really love it"!
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On Friday night they held a night photo shoot. Here is just a few shots from that night.
I started in Shephard on Sat and was able to get some great shots of her during her photo rub bys. After she left for Clare we took our time exploring the Shephard Railroad Museum and the Ann Arbor RS1 out front. We then made our way to Clare so he could see her up close and personal. To our surprise when we arrived at Clare she had not arrived yet. Another great opportunity for us to see her come into town!
I took about 2 hours worth of video over the 2 nights. I will be working it down to about 10 mins of really good footage but here is a short preview of what I shot. Give me a few days to get it all put together.
Thank you for looking and check back as I sort though, edit, and publish many more photos from the trip.
I'm not sure who has the biggest smile on their face though.
; the photos of 1225 with a website address plastered the image, not so much.
