More Thomas Pictures from A Day out with Thomas
Thomas Train Videos from Riding the Rails

"Come Ride the Rails", A Day Out with Thomas, features a real Thomas the Tank Engine Train, with moving eyes and a real Annie and Clarabelle.  This train tours the country to promote the Thomas the Tank Engine brand and children young and old have a blast entering the world of Thomas & Friends. Kids can ride a train lead by Thomas and have their pictures taken with Sir Topham Hatt.

The great thing about this is that it is a touring exibit, visiting scenic railroads around the US.  Every location is different, but all of them will include a place to watch Thomas videos, a place for story time and things like temporary tattoos of the engines.

Just for background information, in the United States there are several traveling Thomas replicas. One is narrow gauge, the others are standard gauge. While in transit from one location to another their appearance is disguised. Thomas only appears in full dress at Day Out with Thomas events at host railroads arranged through HIT Entertainment. Many of the larger railroad museums and tourist railroads across the United States host Day Out with Thomas events periodically.

For more info, check out the websites for the host railroads, listed below. 

Map showing when Thomas will be where.

Also, If you happen to be in England, every summer, Thomas steams in Leicestershire on a privately run, eight-mile tourist track as the star of a one-day children's festival that draws over 25,000 people. The smoke and toot-tooting revives memories of an uncomplicated era gone by. It might be worth the trip if you're over there. You can email me for more details.

To learn more about the island of Sodor in general, please see Percy Engine.