A suburban Chicago-based toy company is reeling from the recall of one of its most popular products — Thomas the Tank Engine. The company, RC2, voluntarily began recalling some of the popular wooden ...

The toy manufacturer hopes to turn the talking train and his friends — Engine Emily, Butch the Tow Truck — into a property on a par with Hot Wheels and Barbie. “It’s been a brand that has been pretty ...

Iconic children’s character Thomas the Tank Engine started life as a wooden toy. He was created by Reverend Wilbert Awry for his son Christopher. Awry made up stories about the train for his son, and ...

Product recalls happen all the time, and if you're like me, you don't pay them very much mind, unless they involve the phrases "termite infestation" or "bursting into flames" or "may become self-aware ...

May 23—BLOWING ROCK — All aboard! Thomas the Tank Engine, everyone's favorite blue engine, is heading to Tweetsie Railroad and bringing a colorful new spin to Day Out With Thomas events. For the first ...

CORDELE — Everyone’s favorite No. 1 blue engine, Thomas the Train, is coming to southwest Georgia, to celebrate Thomas’ 80th birthday. Day Out With Thomas: The Party Tour will stop at the SAM ...

Long before The Boy was old enough to be interested in toys, I harboured a secret wish that he would be interested in toy trains. I never got into toy trains that much when I was little, but I’ve long ...

Parents have complained after a new children's Thomas the Tank Engine toy looks like it's covered in blood. The childhood favourite, which has mud splattered on its sides, appears to look more like he ...

On December 25 1942 a two-year-old boy named Christopher received a model steam locomotive for Christmas. Handmade by his father, the Rev Wilbert Awdry, the blue-painted train incorporated a sawn-off ...