We are working on a new special issue! Classic Toy Trains’ next special interest publication features 14 layouts you can visit across the United States, from the The Choo Choo Barn, the Chicagoland ...

In this Trains.com exclusive, Lionel LLC CEO Howard Hitchcock fields interview questions from Classic Toy Trains Editor Rene ...

Thomas the Tank Engine is the subject of a new documentary, An Unlikely Fandom: The Impact of Thomas the Tank Engine. The ...

In a career that lasted more than 60 years, he appeared in films with Burt Lancaster and Ted Cassidy. And in a commercial for ...

One mother could not believe her ears when her son's Thomas the Tank Engine toy seemed to be saying a crude phrase. The toy made for 18-month-old children by Fisher-Price repeats the phrase ...

For generations Thomas the Tank Engine has chugged into the hearts of children worldwide. Now a hidden gem from the past emerges to mark a special milestone. 04:00, Fri, May 9, 2025 Choo choo! All ...

Train Sim World 5: Thomas & Friends Visit the West Somerset Railway will be available as an add-on this spring 2025 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC via Steam and ...

Taking place on March 22 and 23, you can enjoy a train ride pulled by a full-sized Thomas the Tank Engine locomotive, live entertainment and sing-a-longs with Sodor Station Sweepers, Rusty & Dusty ...

Thomas the Tank Engine was created by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry in a series of 1940s children’s books (he based the train on a wooden toy made for his son).

Thomas & Friends, under both of its titles, ran for 24 series and 584 episodes, from 9 October 1984 to 20 January 2021, with Allcroft stepping down as executive producer in the early Noughties.

Not so, says Kreiz, who was hired to transform Mattel and move it beyond its core toy business. The Barbie film, made by Warner Brothers, “was not about selling more toys”, he says.

No, this isn’t a Thomas the Tank Engine reboot. The trains in Boston now have googly eyes. But why? For fun, of course. In April, Arielle Lok and about 30 other googly eye enthusiasts asked the ...