Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEW YORK (AP) -- Girls are finally getting a bigger role in Thomas the Tank Engine's boy-dominated world. Mattel, the toy maker ...

Thomas the Tank Engine has some new friends on the island of Sodor. The excitable engine’s roundhouse now includes a range of international characters such as “proud” Carlos from Mexico, friendly ...

With all the civil strife and conflict going on in the world, it's comforting to know that one little island has discovered peace and harmony despite ethnic and racial differences. Even if it is a ...

Over its 70-year run, Thomas the Tank Engine has doled out life advice to generations of children from the gentle railways of fictional island Sodor. But the $1 billion franchise, created in 1946 by a ...

More than 70 years ago, a British man took a wooden broomstick and crafted a toy for his young child, bringing Thomas the Tank Engine to life. His creation inspired books -- and more. The blue engine ...

In September 2018, NRATV (the National Rifle Association's television channel) caused controversy when they digitally added Ku Klux Klan hoods to trains from the long-running children's television ...

Thomas The Tank Engine has been given a new look as he returns to 3D following the 2D series Thomas And Friends: All Engines Go. The blue locomotive, who has entertained children for more than 80 ...

More than 70 years ago, a British man took a wooden broomstick and crafted a toy for his young child, bringing Thomas the Tank Engine to life. His creation inspired books — and more. The blue engine ...

More than 70 years ago, a British man took a wooden broomstick and crafted a toy for his young child, bringing Thomas the Tank Engine to life. His creation inspired books -- and more. The blue engine ...