Parenting

Celebrate A Special Train

Posted: 12/5/2010

All aboard for fun: The No. 1 blue engine is celebrating his 65th birthday by giving rides all over North America.

(NAPSI)-The sense of adventure and excitement that is built into railroad history is core to the stories of a blue steam engine created by a father for his son 65 years ago.

Now, that train, Thomas the Tank Engine, is celebrating his milestone birthday with a new generation of kids and parents. As part of the festivities, Thomas is teaming up with historic railroads across the country for Day Out With Thomas: The Celebration Tour 2010. It encourages families to spend time together and with the popular engine. Events at regional railroads across the country show how each railroad station stop has its own distinctive history to explore.

Rolling out of the station for its 15th consecutive year, the tour is expected to welcome more than a million passengers in 45 cities throughout North America. Each event offers fans the opportunity to take a ride on a 15-ton replica of Thomas the Tank Engine and meet Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of the Railway on the Island of Sodor, among other exciting activities.

The tour is presented by HIT Entertainment and sponsored by MEGA Brands, a leading toy company. Tickets are available at (866) 468-7630 and www.ticketweb.com/dowt. For more information, visit www.thomasandfriends.com/dowt.