A prewar 226E that has been passed down to me through the generations. It hasn’t run in roughly 25 years, but I have done my best to at least keep the loco in good cosmetic shape. One day I’d like to be able to set up some track and get her going again.

Only legends will understand the connection between these two items

Can I interest you guys in a story this weekend?

At last, the big day came

Alright, let’s give this another go

Fun fact: this is the first Thomas-related thing I’ve purchased since 2007

Special shoutout to @firecooking.bsky.social for being the first person ever to draw “me,” even if I am about to have an actual tramper yeeted my way 😝

Here are two photos of BR 74006, which was withdrawn early because it caught fire. Not sharing this for any particular reason whatsoever 😝

This setup makes so much sense from a storytelling perspective. There’s two boards in the pilot; perhaps the intent was to give Thomas an additional bit of motive… “why is it that I can pass the first board but not the second one?”

NOT MY IMAGES

Found on Facebook. Someone at the Montreal Model Train Exposition customized some Lionel stock to be double sided, representing multiple characters. Novel concept, but the end result is…definitely something.

Something something Thomas story

“The tugboat, for its size, is the most thrilling amusement ride afloat.”

Kursaal Southend, date unknown

It was two days before Christmas

My favorite episode

Yes, posting this today may have been intentional.

Added a childhood toy to my knick-knack shelf recently to represent this fandom and what it can achieve. Involving Tiger Moth doesn’t automatically make it good, but several peak fan projects have involved Tiger Moth in some way.