Tickets are already on sale for upcoming Day out With Thomas events in 2009 at railroads in the US and Canada.   A Day Out with Thomas 2009 is being billed as the "Hero of the Rails Tour".

A Day Out with Thomas is an exciting way for children and grown-ups to enter the world of Thomas & Friends. The event provides an opportunity for kids to ride on board a train led by Thomas and have their pictures taken with Sir Topham Hatt, the Controller of Thomas' Railway.

Each of the events offers visitors a fresh and unique experience at each host railroad. Different forms of entertainment are available at each railroad, from petting zoos and pony rides to face-painting and magic shows, all of which make each Day Out with Thomas event special. In addition, every location includes a special viewing station for Thomas & Friends videos, story time and temporary tattoos of the Island of Sodor friends. 

Read more for a complete list of locations and date, sorted alphabetically by state.  (Canadian dates are at the end of the list.)

USA

Alabama

Calera

March 27-29, 2009
April 3-5, 2009
Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum

California

Felton

July 24-26 & July 31, 2009
August 1-2, 2009
Roaring Camp Railroads - Buy Tickets

Fillmore

April 17-19 & 24-26, 2009
Fillmore & Western Railway - Buy Tickets

Perris

November 7-8, 11 & 14-15, 2009
Orange Empire Railway - Buy Tickets

Colorado

Durango

June 19-21, 2009
Durango & Silverton RR - Buy Tickets

Golden

September 12-13 ,19-20 & 26-27, 2009
Colorado Railroad Museum - Buy Tickets

Connecticut

Essex

November 7-8 & 14-15, 2009
Essex Steam Train - Buy Tickets

Thomaston

July 31, 2009
August 1-2 & 7-9, 2009
Railroad Museum of New England - Buy Tickets

Florida

Miami

March 7-8 & 14-15, 2009
Gold Coast Railroad

Georgia

Cordele

October 23-25 & 30-31, 2009
November 1, 2009
SAM Shortline - Buy Tickets

Illinois

Union

August 14-16 & 22-23, 2009
Illinois Railway Museum - Buy Tickets

Indiana

Connersville

June 19-21 & 26-28, 2009
Whitewater Valley Railroad - Buy Tickets

Iowa

Boone

September 19-20 & 25-27, 2009
Boone & Scenic - Buy Tickets

Kansas

Baldwin City

May 29-31, 2009
June 5-7, 2009
Midland Railway - Buy Tickets

Kentucky

New Haven

June 6-7 & 13-14, 2009
Kentucky Railway Museum - Buy Tickets

Maine

Boothbay

August 7-9 & 14-16, 2009
Boothbay Railway Village - Buy Tickets

Maryland

Baltimore

April 24-26, 2009
May 1-3, 2009
B&O Railroad Museum - Buy Tickets

Massachusetts

Carver

August 29-30, 2009
September 4-7, 2009
June 20-21 & 26-29, 2009
Edaville - Buy Tickets

Michigan

Flint

August 14-16 & 21-23, 2009
Crossroads Village & Huckleberry RR - Buy Tickets

Montana

Billings

July 10-12, 2009
Billings Depot - Buy Tickets

Nebraska

Fremont

July 17-19 & 24-26, 2009
Fremont & Elkhorn Valley RR - Buy Tickets

New Hampshire

North Conway

July 10-12 & 17-19, 2009
Conway Scenic Railroad - Buy Tickets

New Jersey

Phillipsburg

July 3-5 & 10-12, 2009
Delaware River Railroad - Buy Tickets

New York

Medina

May 8-10 & 15-17, 2009
Medina Railroad Museum - Buy Tickets

North Creek

May 22-24 & 29-31, 2009
Upper Hudson River Railroad - Buy Tickets

North Carolina

Bryson City

July 24-28 & July 30, 2009
August 1-2, 2009
Great Smoky Mountains - Buy Tickets

Spencer

September 25-27, 2009
October 2-4, 2009
North Carolina Trans Museum - Buy Tickets

Ohio

Lebanon

September 4-6 & 11-13, 2009
Lebanon Mason Monroe RR - Buy Tickets

Peninsula

May 16-17 & 22-24, 2009
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic - Buy Tickets

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

September 25-27, 2009
October 2-4, 2009
Oklahoma Railway Museum - Buy Tickets

Oregon

Hood River

June 19-22 & 26-28, 2009
Mt. Hood Railroad - Buy Tickets

Pennsylvania

Strasburg

June 13-21, 2009
September 12-20, 2009
December 4-6, 2009
Strasburg Railroad - Buy Tickets

Tennessee

Chattanooga

April 24-26, 2009
May 2-3, 2009
Tennessee Valley Railroad - Buy Tickets

Nashville

September 5-6 & 12-13, 2009
Tennessee Central Railway - Buy Tickets

Texas

Austin

October 9-11, 2009
Austin Steam Train - Buy Tickets

Grapevine

March 27-29, 2009
April 3-5, 2009
Grapevine Railroad

Lubbock

April 10-11 & 17-19, 2009
West Texas Special - Buy Tickets

Rusk

October 16-18 & 23-25, 2009
Texas State Railroad - Buy Tickets

Utah

Heber City

May 21-25, 2009
Heber Valley Railroad - Buy Tickets

Washington

Snoqualmie

July 10-12 & 17-19, 2009
Northwest Railway - Buy Tickets

Wisconsin

Green Bay

June 10-14, 2009
National Railroad Museum - Buy Tickets

CANADA

Calgary, Alberta

May 2-3 & 9-10, 2009
Heritage Park Historical Village - Buy Tickets

Squamish, British Columbia

June 6-7 & 13-14, 2009
West Coast Railway Heritage Park - Buy Tickets

St. Thomas, Ontario

July 17-19 & 24-26, 2009
Elgin County Railway Museum - Buy Tickets