This actually looks like Thomas. I just wish they would give him the right whistle! If you've ever seen "10 years of Thomas and friends" video, the Thomas in that video runs under his own power, makes steam, and meets FRA regulations, but he looks uglier.
However, there is a Thomas the Tank Engine operating in the U.S. that is an actual steam locomotive; it is found at the Strasburg Railway in Pennsylvania. I think they only run it on special occasions though. If the Thomas that traveled around the U.S. were an actual steam locomotive, it would make it much harder to do tours, plus then you open up a can of worms with FRA regulations if it's a real locomotive.
Thomas's inherent design would likely disqualify him from being able to run on mainline track if he were a locomotive because he is not built to FRA locomotive regulations. For one thing, he doesn't have a pilot (cow-catcher) on the front. Also, he has no headlights, which is against FRA locomotive regulations.
Actually, he does have a headlight, but it is located in the wrong place, and FRA regulations mandate three headlights on modern locomotives (the preserved mainline steamers like UP 3985 and 844 are exempt because they were built before that FRA regulation came into effect, and so are exempt either by "grandfather" laws or some other special arrangement with the FRA).
Correct. The Thomas the Tank Engine that travels around the U.S. is not really a locomotive at all, but a glorified piece of dead rolling stock with a steam generator built in to allow for whistle and special steam affects through the smoke stack...
Where is this music score from? It sounds familiar.
101Josiah 2 years ago
The music is computer generated and comes with my editing program. Don't know what it's called.
flogsausage 2 years ago
This actually looks like Thomas. I just wish they would give him the right whistle! If you've ever seen "10 years of Thomas and friends" video, the Thomas in that video runs under his own power, makes steam, and meets FRA regulations, but he looks uglier.
Ironhide12977 2 years ago
However, there is a Thomas the Tank Engine operating in the U.S. that is an actual steam locomotive; it is found at the Strasburg Railway in Pennsylvania. I think they only run it on special occasions though. If the Thomas that traveled around the U.S. were an actual steam locomotive, it would make it much harder to do tours, plus then you open up a can of worms with FRA regulations if it's a real locomotive.
theup3985 3 years ago
Thomas's inherent design would likely disqualify him from being able to run on mainline track if he were a locomotive because he is not built to FRA locomotive regulations. For one thing, he doesn't have a pilot (cow-catcher) on the front. Also, he has no headlights, which is against FRA locomotive regulations.
theup3985 3 years ago
Actually, he does have a headlight, but it is located in the wrong place, and FRA regulations mandate three headlights on modern locomotives (the preserved mainline steamers like UP 3985 and 844 are exempt because they were built before that FRA regulation came into effect, and so are exempt either by "grandfather" laws or some other special arrangement with the FRA).
theup3985 3 years ago
Correct. The Thomas the Tank Engine that travels around the U.S. is not really a locomotive at all, but a glorified piece of dead rolling stock with a steam generator built in to allow for whistle and special steam affects through the smoke stack...
theup3985 3 years ago
Thomas is being pushed/pulled by a diesel engine. That's why there's no steam!
flogsausage 4 years ago
Why the hell is there no steam?
samtheredhedgehog 4 years ago