ce All abard fr fun: The N. 1 blue engine is celebrating his 65th birthday by giving rides all ver Nrth America. (NAPSA)—Thesense f adventure and excitement that is built int railrad histry is cre t the stries f a blue steam engine created by a father fr his sn 65 years ag. Nw, that train, Thmas the Tank Engine,is celebrating his milestne birthday with a new generatin f kids and parents. As part f the festivities, Thmasis teaming up with histric railrads acrss the cuntry fr Day Out With Thmas: The Celebratin Tur 2010. It encurages families t spend time tgether andwith the ppular engine. Events at reginal railrads acrss the cuntry shw hw eachrailrad statin stp has its wn distinctive histry t explre. Did Yu Knw: Rlling ut f the statin fr its 15th cnsecutive year, the tur is expected t welcme mre than a millin passengers in 45 cities thrughut Nrth America. Each event ffers fans the pprtunity t take a ride n a 15-tn replica f Thmas the Tank Engine and meet Sir Tpham Hatt, Cntrller f the Railway n the Island f Sdr, amng ther exciting activities. The tur is presented by HIT Entertainment and spnsred by MEGABrands, a leading ty cmpany. Tickets are available at (866) 468-7630 and www.ticket web.cm/dwt. Fr mre infrmatin, visit www.thmasandfriends. cm/dwt. Over 1.5 millin peple currently enjy Day Out With Thmaseventsin the U.S., U.K., The Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, Australia and New Zealand each year. The Thmasreplica engine thattravels t Day Out With Thmas events weighs as much as three male elephants. An average male elephant weighssix tns. @
