Pere Marquette steam star

Pere Marquette steam star

By Angela Cotey | June 19, 2024

| Last updated on August 8, 2025


The Pere Marquette Railway’s 40 Berkshires, built by Lima during 1937–44, were the road’s last and best steam power. In this 1940s view, No. 1229 darkens the sky as it heads out of Plymouth, Mich., with a freight bound for Grand Rapids.
Robert A. Hadley photo

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