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It's funny, I "knew" the 1225 long before the Polar Express movie. So at first when somebody commented "Look, it's numbered 1225!" I was like "Yeah, that's it's number..." It took me a bit to make the connection with the Christmas date.
In reading the history, there is a connection. Apparently when the engine was selected for preservation from a line of dead engines, the person doing the selection like the idea of it being 12/25 so he selected that locomotives.
Video has been deleted, will be better narration by the time Berkshires of the 21st Century is released as well as better information!
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