Day Out With Thomas: Leader of the Track Tour 2011 Steams to Nashville, TN in September

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DAY OUT WITH THOMAS™: LEADER OF THE TRACK TOUR 2011
PULLING INTO THE TENNESSEE CENTRAL RAILWAY

FANS INVITED TO CHEER ON FAVORITE STORYBOOK ENGINE AS HE PULLS INTO THE STATION

Thomas the Tank Engine™ to visit the Tennessee Central Railway Museum
On September 3-4th & 10-11th, 2011

Nashville, Tennessee – It’s “Steamies” versus “Diesels” and our favorite No.1 engine is right on track! Thomas the Tank Engine™ is set to roll into Nashville for the Day Out With Thomas™: Leader of the Track Tour 2011. All little engineers are invited to cheer him on and take a ride with Thomas. The event, which takes place September 3-4th & 10-11th, 2011, will be hosted by Tennessee Cenral Railway Museum and presented by HIT Entertainment and sponsored by MEGA Brands, a leading toy company.

For 66 years, children have been captivated by the courageous adventures of Thomas and his engine friends. Pulling out of the station for its 16th consecutive ride on the rails, the Day Out With Thomas: Leader of the Track Tour 2011 will visit more than 45 cities in the United States and Canada. Day Out With Thomas is the only place for families to take a ride with a 15-ton replica of everybody’s favorite No. 1 engine, Thomas the Tank Engine, and enjoy Thomas-themed activities at the Imagination Station, including stamps, temporary tattoos a petting zoo, giant slide, operating model railroad, jumpy castles, mini golf and a rubber tired train. Each year the tour grows, traveling to new destinations, adding new activities and welcoming new visitors.

Thomas the Tank Engine, star of Thomas & Friends™, on PBS KIDS® and Sprout® kicks off his Day Out With Thomas: Leader of the Track Tour 2011 in March and is expected to welcome more than one million passengers through November. During the Day Out With Thomas: Leader of the Track Tour 2011, children will ride with Thomas up steep hills, around deep, blue lakes, and help him win the race against the diesel engines—if only in their imaginations. Day Out with Thomas 2011 activities include:

• A 25-minute (approximate) ride with Thomas the Tank Engine

• The opportunity to meet Sir Topham Hatt™, Controller of the Railway
• A Thomas & Friends Imagination Station; featuring stamps, temporary tattoos, hands-on arts & crafts activities and coloring sheets.
• Commemorative activities, merchandise and giveaways to celebrate the 2011 Thomas & Friends DVD movie “Day of the Diesels” (Sept. 2011, Lionsgate), including:
o A video viewing area that shows how steam engines work differently from diesel engines
o Diesel engine tattoos
o A special giveaway character wheel showcasing Steamie and Diesel engines from the world of Thomas & Friends

• Storytelling, video viewing and live music with Conductor Jack

The tour provides a unique, interactive family experience at every station, offering a variety of entertaining activities that reflect the local flavor of each stop. At the Tennessee Central Railway Museum activities will include: storytelling, temporary tattoos, an operating model railroad, giant slide, mini golf, jumpy castles, video viewing, and a petting zoo.

The approximately 25-minute train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine will depart every hour, rain or shine, with departure times at 9 am through 4 pm daily. Tickets for the Day Out With Thomas: Leader of the Track Tour 2011 are $18 plus tax for ages two and up.

Tickets are on sale now by calling toll-free 866.468.7630 or logging onto http://events.hitentertainment.com For more information and directions contact the Tennessee Central Railway Museum at (615) 244-9001 or go to tcry.org

For general information or to find a Day Out With Thomas: Leader of the Track Tour 2011 event near you, visit www.thomasandfriends.com/dowt.

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The Tennessee Central Railway Museum is an all volunteer, non-profit corporation dedicated to operating historic passenger train equipment on the Nashville and Eastern Railroad. Excursion trains operate throughout the year with theme based trips. Our 90 to 116 mile round trips are very scenic as we travel the tracks of the former Tennessee Central Railway.

About Thomas & Friends™

Thomas the Tank Engine was created by a father for his son over 65 years ago and today is enjoyed by families in more than 185 territories and in 30 languages. The #1 blue engine and his friends invite children to enter a world of imagination through the tracks of a train and the words of a story. Children embark on adventures with their engine friends while experiencing timeless life lessons of discovery, friendship and cooperation. Thomas & Friends makes tracks to

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