Day Out with Thomas returns to Essex, CT

Man, that Mikado (#40) is an awesome engine! To heck with Thomas, THAT'S the one I wanna ride!


*Note that the author of this post has a deranged uh.... MINOR obsession with 2-8-2 Mikado class locomotives. He desperately needs treatment to buy more Plarail D51s.

Well, I didn't want to spoil it for people who is under the assumption that Thomas is a real train, and that they are riding a coach pulled by Thomas; but I have to reveal the super secret that the Mikado in reference is the one pulling (and pushing) the coaches, and thomas is coupled to the end of the line. So when Thomas is pulling into the station, it's actually the #40 pushing it in reverse.


Off The Rails,
How about this, is this same class engine? This was on the other side of the tracks.



OK, we don't have any 6 year-olds reading this thread, so I don't have to feel guilty about this.





From the other side, when Thomas was pulling back into station: