Day out with Thomas!

This past weekend and next weekend the Medina Railroad Museum in western New York is hosting a"Day out with Thomas" event. Actually it almost qualifies as a carnival! My wife and I went out with our 2 daughters on Mother's day and even though the weather was cloudy and in the low 60's there were quite a few Thomas fans in attendance.
We arrived just as the train was returning to the station after one of many trips. Thomas was "leading" on the return trip followed by 5 stainless coaches from the Western N.Y. Railroad Historical Society. Power was provided by GVT's RS-32 #2035, she was built on June 15, 1962. She looks pretty darn good for being 46 years old! She sounded even better! It seemed like trains were running every half hour on a 15 minute trip.
Besides the train rides there was a large tent of Thomas related merchandise, jugglers, wandering musicians, face painting and a large Thomas shaped "bouncy house"! There were also a few vendors selling some great cheeseburgers and fries and a pizza shack. A two horse hitch was also giving visitors a ride around Medina in a large wagon.
All of this activity plus free admission to the museum itself makes for a delightful day out! If you've been waiting for a reason to go to the Medina museum then this is it! Even if you don't have kids, the novelty of seeing a steam locomotive with a face on it on an active railroad is too much to pass up.