With their apple cheeks, British accents and feel-good life lessons, Thomas the Tank Engine and his train-yard friends are favorites to the point of obsession in the toddler-to-kindergarten set. So ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toy giant Mattel Inc. is adding pre-schooler favorite Thomas the Tank Engine, Barney and other childhood favorites to its massive toy chest in a $680-million deal, the company’s largest purchase in a ...

Trucks have been shunted and freight has been hauled for three-quarters of a century now, much to the delight of children around the world. Tuesday commemorates a milestone for one of the most beloved ...

In the main room of a local pub in the western Victorian town of Natimuk, Brock Mewett shows off his toy trains to raise ...

Girls are finally getting a bigger role in Thomas the Tank Engine's boy-dominated world. Mattel, the toy maker that owns the Thomas brand, will add two female main characters to the "Thomas & Friends" ...

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 ...

Director Shane Acker (9) has been tapped to direct a live-action film based on the long-running preschool toy Thomas the Tank Engine. The film will be set in Sodor, the island of talking trains.