SPENCER — When 16-year-old Lyric Clayton blows a note on a wooden train whistle, another, louder whistle echoes down the track. “He whistled back,” he said, all smiles. Mother Penny Clayton said that ...

Thomas the Train and Friends are back at the depot this weekend. Thomas facilitated a Sensory Day for children, families, and others who prefer quieter settings. Back for its second trip to Duluth, ...

Thomas started out as a character in a series of books dating back to the 1940s by Rev. Wilbert Awdry, an English Anglican minister and train enthusiast. Awdry's The Railway Series revolved around a ...