A day with Thomas the Tank Engine
A visit to the Illinois Railroad Museum

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This is an old steam engine
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Look how big these wheels are!
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Casey Jones drove a similar train
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Applying the brake
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This is the coupler
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Union Pacific train
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So this is a signal
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A working electric streetcar
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Thomas is busy giving kids a ride
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Sir Topham Hat and George
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So now you know about time zones...
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A look into a Pullman sleeping car
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A pullman dining car
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Comfy seats!
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A convertable car!
(It had a roof, but converts to a sleeper car)
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Getting a Thomas tatoo
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Another street car
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The CTA is on the job
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Kids waving to Thomas
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Thomas's Driver waves to us
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The big #1 engine -- Thomas!
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