The Kansas Children’s Discovery Center has opened the national traveling exhibit, “Thomas and Friends: Explore the Rails,” ...

The show became a huge success and followed the train Thomas with his friends James, Henry, Gordon, Edward, Toby, and Percy as they worked with The Fat Controller on the imaginary island of Sodor.

Wilbert Awdry, an English Anglican minister and train enthusiast. Awdry's The Railway Series revolved around a cast of anthropomorphic trains, including Thomas and his friends Gordon, James and Percy, ...