Love him or hate him, here is a rare look of the inside of Thomas' cab:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCLSgCIZ7pQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCLSgCIZ7pQ
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Wow, Thomas has a steering wheel, LOL!
Not much to see in the cab since there's not much in there. Back when I drove him at the CCRA it didn't even have the moving eyes. It had a place to chuck in the smoke bomb (and burn yourself if you weren't careful), the emergency brake valve and the whistle that sounded like a giant peanut wagon. That was about the extent of it. Thomas' friend on the other end of the train had to do all the work. There is a "real" steam powered Thomas at Strasburg that travels to areas nearby. The rest are shells.
As for ride quality? Well, we called it a 55 gallon drum on a skateboard...
Not much to see in the cab since there's not much in there. Back when I drove him at the CCRA it didn't even have the moving eyes. It had a place to chuck in the smoke bomb (and burn yourself if you weren't careful), the emergency brake valve and the whistle that sounded like a giant peanut wagon. That was about the extent of it. Thomas' friend on the other end of the train had to do all the work. There is a "real" steam powered Thomas at Strasburg that travels to areas nearby. The rest are shells.
As for ride quality? Well, we called it a 55 gallon drum on a skateboard...
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Union Pacific 4-8-8-4
Thomas is cute for kids. It is aggravating when adults start treating preserved and restored engines like Thomas though.
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