1225 Pere Marquette Snow Project

As you probably already know the 1225 Pere Marquette didn’t run the North Pole Express excursions this past year due to repairs that needed to be made to the engine. This was sad news for a lot of people who look forward to the nostalgia every year. Myself I was looking forward to getting some snow photos with the famous engine. Its always hit or miss in Michigan weather snow will cooperate or not. Two years ago we didn’t have snow, but it still made for beautiful photos. This past year we had snow, but no train, or at least not the right train for the shot.

I had this idea. Good/bad or otherwise, it was an idea nevertheless. During our recent snowfall I made the trip back to Carland to take the same image I took two seasons ago, at precisely the same angle and then Photoshop the train in place, just to see what I’m missing, if in fact I’m missing anything at all. This is how it turned out….

Before and after photo-shopping the 1225 in a winter scene.

Most people lean towards liking the original photo a little better, and I do as well, but there is something very magical about seeing the Polar Express in the snow. After doing this you can almost bet, that if the train is running next season, and there is snow, I will be along the rails looking thru the lens for that magical moment in time. Thanks for reading.

*Prints are available on this site.
I can make the winter scene available as well if you prefer.