Lionel HO 2572080 - Berkshire Steam Locomotive "Pere Marquette" #1225

• Rail Line: Pere Marquette
• Road Number: 1225
• Gauge: HO Gauge 
• Power: Electric
• Engine Type: Steam
• Dimensions: Length: 14"
• Most Recent Catalog: January 2025 HO Berk
• Product Line: Lionel
• System: DCC Sound Equipped
• Min Curve: 20"

Features:

All Berkshires feature:

• All new tooling from prototype drawings
• Detailed Die-cast metal boiler and frames
• Powerful, maintenance-free motor
• Fan-driven smoke
• Separately applied and road-number specific detailing
• Detailed cab interior with crew figures
• All-wheel pick up
• Metal operating knuckle couplers
• 20" Minimum curve radius
• Tethered connection to tender

ESU LokSound Locomotives also feature:

• Fan-driven stack smoke
• ESU LokSound 5 decoder with PowerPack.
  
• Operates in both DCC and DC
• Engine, whistle and bell sounds in DC operation
• Full DCC functions in DCC operation

Overview:

The Pere Marquette knew a good thing when they found it and went to Lima five times for Berkshires between 1937 and 1944. Despite 1225's later fame in both excursion and fictional passenger service, the Berks were freight-only locomotives on account of their weight, not their potential. All 39 Berks found plenty of work hustling fast freights across Michigan in the busy 1940s. Ultimately, all of the locomotives would become part of the C&O roster before retirement. Because of trust agreements, only the initial order of locomotives were relettered and numberd into the C&O roster. Nos. 1216-1239 continued on in Pere Maquette paint until retirement. Representing class N1 locomotives delivered in 1941, Nos. 1216, 1223 and 1225 are among the most famous of the three classes of PM 2-8-4s. 1225 of course has found considerable fame in her modern years and is presented here ready for excursions with gloss paint, polished rods and her modern headlight. Representing class N1 locomotives delivered in 1941, Nos. 1216, 1223 and 1225 are among the most famous of the three classes of PM 2-8-4s. 1225 of course has found considerable fame in her modern years and is presented here ready for excursions with gloss paint, polished rods and her modern headlight.