Steam & Excursion > Help with this engine

What is this? We researched it and couldn't find any information, It is at the National Railroad Museum in Green Bay.

Thanks in advance,

Chris

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Thomas the Tank Engine's father?

PHall Wrote:

> Thomas the Tank Engine's father?

In a way.  According to an old thread on RYPN, Green Bay created it in 1996 for one of the first US "Day Out With Thomas" events, so it's the forerunner of the other Thomas replicas running around now.  Apparently it isn't an authorized Thomas anymore and therefore isn't decorated as such:

http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=42241&start=15

See also: 

http://www.rypn.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24271

According to this, it was used as a Thomas from 1996-2002: 

https://www.deviantart.com/chandlertrainmaster1/art/National-Railroad-Museum-Thomas-1996-2002-685950158

Here's a photo of it at Railfair '99 in Sacramento, CA: http://haskey.com/johnh/railfair99/03_thomas.jpg

Thank you Evan for clearing it up.

Chris

Thomas' derelict brother on hard times.

It's a tough world out there in the land of Thomas - if you're not "authorized", you get your face ripped off!!