Pere Marquette 1225 Returns To Operation! | Chasing The Polar Express From Owosso MI. To Ashley, MI.

So, here it is. My long-awaited chase video of Pere Marquette 1225 that I've pretty much been wanting to do for years lol.
So yesterday, I've gotten word that The Steam Railroading institute is now gonna be running the Polar Express Excursion that they usually run every year, from mid-November all the way up to near Christmas on every weekend in that timeline. Now this was very exciting because in case you guys didn't know, 1225 was undergoing a somewhat major rebuild due to her running gear being in such piss poor shape, so they basically lifeted her off of her old running gear, and then put her back together with a good amount of fresh parts. They managed to finish this project right on time for the next North Pole express season. Although the Steam Railroading Institute did have to miss out on some events due to this rebuild (like for example, if they finished rebuilding 1225 early enough, they were actually gonna take her to Monroe, but that sadly never happened), but it was still really neat to finally see 1225 up and running again, and now I have finally made an uploadable video of her for you guys to see, while she's still fresh, shiny, with her new wheels, and dual beam headlight.
So yeah, with that aside, this mini-movie features Pere Marquette 1225 in Owosso, backing up to connect to the consist, and then chasing it to 3 different isolated locations (just for the Polar express kind of vibe), and then a little bit of extras towards the end! So I guess with that said, I hope you guys enjoy this one

Location, Date & Time: Various Locations, From Owosso To Ashley, MI. (Exact Locations in video)
Saturday, November 18th, 2023 From 5:00 PM To 6:30 PM (Roughly)

Subdivision: State of Michigan Trackage (Great Lakes Central / Ann Arbor Railroad)

Team Consists of:
PM N-1 Berkshire #1225 (2-8-4)
PNLX GP40-2WH #57

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro
1:15 1225 Backing Up To Connect To Its Coaches and Getting Ready For Departure - At The Steam Railroading Institute, Owosso, MI.
3:37 1225 Rounding The Curve Through The Quiet Neighborhood Railroad Crossing at Chipman Street, Owosso, MI.
7:09 1225 Flying Through The Fields, Through The N. Hollister Road Railroad Crossing, Elsie, MI.
8:35 1225 Pulling Into Downtown Ashley, and Through Some Crossbuck Crossings
12:28 PNLX GP40-2WH #57 Horn and Gyro Light Demonstration
14:07 1225 Reversing Into Its Designated Spot In Ashley, MI.
15:36 Outro

Camera Used: Samsung Galaxy Note 9 (w/ Rode VideoMicro Shotgun Microphone)

And that should be it! Thanks For Watching!