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Day Out With Thomas™ 2009:

THE HERO OF THE RAILS TOUR

pulling into the National Railroad Museum

Thomas the Tank Engine™ to visit National Railroad Museum, June 10 – 14, 2009

Ashwaubenon (Green Bay, Wis.) – Thomas the Tank Engine™ is coming to save the day!  Thomas, the beloved and courageous storybook engine, is set to roll into National Railroad Museum for the Day Out With Thomas™ 2009: The Hero of the Rails Tour, presented by HIT Entertainment, a worldwide leader in children’s entertainment.  This fun-filled event offers children and their families the opportunity to take a ride with a 15-ton replica of Thomas the Tank Engine, star of the popular Thomas & Friends™ series. Children will ride along with their favorite hero on his latest adventure.  The tour, now in its 14^th year, will make stops in more than 40 U.S. cities and is expected to welcome more than one million passengers in 2009.     

WHO:                   Thomas the Tank Engine

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

                                • An opportunity to meet Sir Topham Hatt, Controller of The Railway

                                • Activities for the whole family, including arts & crafts, storytelling, video viewing, live music

                        • Exclusive commemorative merchandise including a 2009 Day Out With Thomas

                                    passenger car, as well as a t-shirts, engineer caps, pennants, and more

WHEN:                 Wednesday, June 10 – Sunday, June 14, 2009

TIME:                    8:30 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. – Museum Grounds open

                                9:15 a.m. – First train departure. Trains run every 45 minutes

WHERE:               National Railroad Museum

                                2285 S. Broadway

                                Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304

Tickets for Day Out With Thomas 2009: The Hero of the Rails Tour will be available on Friday, February 13, 2009 by calling TicketWeb toll-free 866-468-7630, or by visiting www.ticketweb.com/thomas or www.nationalrrmuseum.org. Ticket prices are $18 plus tax for ages two and up (service charges and fee may apply).

For more information and directions, contact the National Railroad Museum at (920) 437-7623 or www.nationalrrmuseum.org.  For information on Thomas & Friends, visit www.thomasandfriends.com.