| The most famous and pricey wooden train set | | | | company. I was visiting a friend of mine that liked trains. |
| available here today is Thomas the Train. Who would | | | | He had an HO scale setup in his basement. It was |
| have ever thought that a little wooden train would help | | | | very detailed with the little town and the mountain that |
| a company grow into a multinational multimillion dollar | | | | the tracks that ran through. We sat down for dinner |
| company? | | | | and on the dinner plate staring up at me was Thomas. |
| Today there are not only countless number of trains | | | | I understand the clocks, the sheets, the bed spreads |
| sets, engines, cars and tracks to select from but so | | | | and even the lunch box but not the dinner plates! As I |
| much more. The cartoon brought by Thomas into the | | | | sat there I then noticed it was not just the plates but a |
| average home and a sale explosion went off. Now | | | | complete dinning set with cups and saucers. |
| there are videos, books, lamps, party supplies, puzzles | | | | My friend started laughing. He knew I had seen enough |
| and games. Seems like if a child would like it and a | | | | of Thomas because of my son and this was a joke |
| train could be part of it, there is a Thomas train | | | | on me. I still can't believe all this merchandising from |
| accessory to fit the need. | | | | one little wooden train set named Thomas. |
| But this was not enough for the Thomas train | | | | |