Day Out with Thomas returns to Essex, CT

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That is a beautiful Steam engine and that coach...wow.

Hmmm...1968...wonder how much those bolts are stretched out and brittle seeing as they are taken apart and put back together so much.

That is a beautiful Steam engine and that coach...wow.

Hmmm...1968...wonder how much those bolts are stretched out and brittle seeing as they are taken apart and put back together so much.

It was one of the most beautiful engines I've seen in a while.






And this exhibit engine




Freebie Tip: If anyone is close to Essex, I think they can catch these engines on the side of the road without having to pay for Thomas on non-Thomas day.

Also if you (or your kids) really don't want to ride the coach you can easily catch Thomas and do a photo op by standing near RT 153 right off RT 9.

I just asked my son if he wants to go again, and yes we are! April/May here at Baltimore Maryland USA

I think it will be our 3rd time, missed one.

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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.

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:

@Pablo392- Engine 97 looks like the similar 2-8-0 Consolidation class. IIRC, they currently have two Mikodos and one Consolidation in regular service. One of the "Mikes" is actually from China and was built in the mid to late 1980s! That's not a misprint; this one factory kept building US style steam locomotives until ~ 1999! #40 however is an original US built ALCO engine.

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BTW, can I admit that I'm a bit disappointed to learn that Thomas is a dummy engine? LOL

I *think* the version at Edaville/Thomas Land is a runner but I might be confusing them with another group.