Thomas The Train, The Tank Engine: 2012 Schedule And DatesThomas The Train, also affectionately known as Thomas the tank engine, has been a pop culture icon since the late 1970s with the TV series Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends. The television series, written and produced by Britt Allcroft, is actually based off the The Railway Series of books written by Englishmen Wilbert Awdry and his son in the 1940s. Thomas himself is based from a real steam locomotive design, the E2 Class, an 0-6-0T ("T" referred to tank) wheel arrangement conceived by Lawson Billinton of the early 20th century.
Many tourist railroads and museums see their peak visitor numbers annually if they have Thomas the tank engine booked and scheduled (officially known as the "Day Out With Thomas") to make a visit on a particular date or weekend. Listed below are the revised for 2012 scheduled dates Thomas the train is to make an appearance at tourist railroads and railroad museums in the United States. Lastly, it should be noted that there is only one operating Thomas the tank engine used for the "Day Out With Thomas" events. It operates exclusively at the North Carolina Transportation Museum, on the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (also in North Carolina), and on the Essex Steam Train in Connecticut. The engine is not a E2 Class, as none survive, but modeled to look like so. There are also four other replica locomotives meant to look like Thomas the train, two of which are standard gauge and two others of which are narrow gauge. To make these replicas appear to be operational they usually have a diesel or steam locomotive pushing them along and use the operating locomotive's air compressor to operate Thomas' whistle. Alabama 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Heart of Dixie RR Museum: April 13-15, 21-22 Wales West Light Railway & Train& Garden Lovers RV Resort: May 5-6, May 12-13 Alaska 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No Events Known. Arizona 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No Events Known. Arkansas 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No Events Known. California 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Fillmore & Western Railway: April 20-22, 27-29 Roaring Camp Railroads: July 27-29, August 3-5 Orange Empire Railway Museum: November 10-12 and 17-18 Colorado 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Colorado Railroad Museum: September 8-9, 15-16, and 22-23 Connecticut 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Essex Steam Train: April 28-29, May 5-6 Delaware 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No Events Known. Florida 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Florida Railroad Museum: March 17-18, 24-25 Gold Coast Railroad Museum: March 10-11 Georgia 2012 Thomas The Train Rides SAM Shortline Railway: October 20-21 and October 27-January 1 Hawaii 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No Events Known. Idaho 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No Events Known. Illinois 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Illinois Railway Museum: August 17-19 and August 25-26 Indiana 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Whitewater Valley Railroad: June 15-17 and June 22-24 Iowa 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Boone & Scenic Valley Railway: September 15-16 and September 21-23 Kansas 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Midland Railway: June 1-3 and June 8-10
Kentucky 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Kentucky Railway Museum: June 2-3 and June 9-10 Louisiana 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. Maine 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Boothbay Railway Village: August 3-5 and August 10-12 Maryland 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Balitmore & Ohio Railroad Museum: April 27-29 and May 4-6 Massachusetts 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Edaville, USA: June 23-25 and June 29th-July 1st, October 5-8, and October 13-14 Michigan 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Henry Ford Museum: April 28-29, May 5-6 and May 12-13 Huckleberry Railroad: August 17-19 and August 24-26 Minnesota 2012 Thomas The Train Rides North Coast Scenic Railroad: July 27-29, August 3-5 Mississippi 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. Missouri 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. Montana 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. Nebraska 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. Nevada 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Nevada Southern Railway: April 14-15, 21-22 New Hampshire 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Conway Scenic Railway: July 6-8 and July 13-15 New Jersey 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Delware River Railroad Excursions (New York Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society): July 6-8 and July 13-15 New Mexico 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. New York 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Medina Railroad Museum: May 11-13 and May 18-20 North Carolina 2012 Thomas The Train Rides North Carolina Transportation Museum: September 21-23 and September 28-30 Tweetsie Railroad: June 1-10 North Dakota 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. Ohio 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad: May 19-20 and May 25-27 Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad: September 7-9, 14-16 Oklahoma 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Oklahoma Railway Museum: September 28-30 and October 5-7 Oregon 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. Pennsylvania 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Strasburg Railroad: June 16-24, September 15-23, November 16-18 Rhode Island 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Newport Dinner Train: August 30-September 2 South Carolina 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. South Dakota 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. Tennessee 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Tennessee Central Railway Museum: September 1-2 and September 8-9 Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum: April 28-29 and May 5-6, 12 Texas 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Austin Steam Train: September 29-30 Grapevine Railroad: April 13-15, April 20-22 Texas State Railroad: October 6-7, 13-14 Utah 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Heber Valley Railroad: May 24-28 Vermont 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. Virginia 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. Washington 2012 Thomas The Train Rides Northwest Railway Museum: July 13-15 and 20-22 West Virginia 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. Wisconsin 2012 Thomas The Train Rides National Railroad Museum: June 13-17 Wyoming 2012 Thomas The Train Rides No events known. For more information about Thomas the train, and his friends, please visit his official website by clicking here. Please Click Here To Return To The Main Tourist Railroads Section
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