DEARBORN, Mich., All aboard for Thomas the Tank Engine, when the classic storybook friend steams into Dearborn, Michigan for Day Out With Thomas.  This fun-filled family event, that offers the opportunity to ride with Thomas the Tank Engine, will engineer miles of smiles at every scheduled arrival.  Everyone's number one engine chugs into Greenfield Village August 23 through September 1.

Parents, grandparents and siblings join their aspiring engineers in sharing in the fun of the Day Out With Thomas experience, featuring a variety of Thomas & Friends(TM) themed entertainment for the entire family. Interactive children's activities include an opportunity to meet and take pictures with Thomas the Tank Engine's firm, but kindly boss, Sir Topham Hatt; Thomas & Friends storytelling and video viewing; Thomas & Friends temporary tattoos of Island of Sodor friends; live music and an Imagination Station with arts, crafts and more.  Also in Greenfield Village, visitors can take a tour of the historic 1880s railroad repair facility, the Detroit Toledo & Milwaukee Roundhouse or help a railroader push and turn our railroad turntable.

Train rides with Thomas the Tank Engine will depart every half-hour, rain or shine.  The first run is at 10 a.m. and the last run is at 5:30 p.m. daily. This event is expected to sell out, so advance purchase is recommended to ensure a choice of dates and times.  Tickets are $10 for ages one and up. Non-members will also need to purchase a ticket to Greenfield Village.

Tickets go on sale Monday, March 24.  For tickets, information and directions, contact Greenfield Village at 313-982-6001.

Day Out With Thomas(TM) is a family event that offers aspiring engineers and their grownups the unique opportunity to ride with Thomas the Tank Engine(R) at their regional heritage railroad.  Launching into the United States in 1996 at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Day Out With Thomas is now celebrating its eighth year of engineering miles of smiles at every scheduled arrival.  With more than 300 event days on the schedule, Day Out With Thomas will make 50 stops at 40 heritage railroads nationwide.  More than one million passengers are expected to take a ride with Thomas the Tank Engine at Day Out With Thomas events this year. 

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