Day Out With Thomas: The Party Tour will stop at the SAM Shortline Railroad on June 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22. It’s a fun-filled family event that takes place at Heritage Railways worldwide.

Britt Allcroft, the British writer, director and producer who steered the animated locomotive Thomas the Tank Engine to television 40 years ago en route to launching a beloved, lucrative franchise ...