LAist

Thomas Tank Engine Toy Recall Angers Parents

A suburban Chicago-based toy company is reeling from the recall of one of its most popular products — Thomas the Tank Engine. The company, RC2, voluntarily began recalling some of the popular wooden ...
Morning Call PA

Thomas the Tank Engine toys being taken off the tracks ** Some of the popular, high-end, Chinese-made pieces contain lead paint.

With their apple cheeks, British accents and feel-good life lessons, Thomas the Tank Engine and his train-yard friends are favorites to the point of obsession in the toddler-to-kindergarten set. So ...
Tampa Bay Times

Mattel to sell one Thomas the Tank Engine brand direct to consumers

Like many 4-year-olds, Benny Nelson adores Thomas the Tank Engine. He has amassed a collection of more than 40 engines in the Thomas & Friends line, which he shares with his 2-year-old brother, Theo.
Columbus Dispatch

New owner of Thomas the Tank Engine wants higher toy sales

The toy manufacturer hopes to turn the talking train and his friends — Engine Emily, Butch the Tow Truck — into a property on a par with Hot Wheels and Barbie. “It’s been a brand that has been pretty ...
Los Angeles Times

Mattel to add Thomas and Barney in $680-million deal

Toy giant Mattel Inc. is adding pre-schooler favorite Thomas the Tank Engine, Barney and other childhood favorites to its massive toy chest in a $680-million deal, the company’s largest purchase in a ...