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Maryn Clement, not quite 2, keeps an eye on Sir Topham Hatt while her granddad, Bill Clement of Baldwin City, assures her that all is well.

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Jacob Mick, 4, plays with one of the wooden trains inside the Imagination Station tent last weekend. He was visiting the event with his grandfather, Ray King, from Wichita.

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Jill English, left, watches her grandchildren, Brayden Nachbar, 2, and Autumn Nachbar, 8, pet a kangaroo at the petting zoo last weekend. The petting zoo is new to the Thomas the Tank Engine event this year.

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Harold Johnson, 6, holds his certificate after enjoying a ride on Thomas the Tank Engine. He rode the train with his parents, Harold and Lydia Johnson of Kansas City, Mo.

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Thomas the Tank Engine riders enjoy the fresh air on one of the open-air cars last weekend. Each train ride lasts 25 minutes.

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Myranda Burns, 7, looks at her temporary tattoo that Gayle Dempsey, right, Baldwin High School pom sponsor, gave her last weekend. Standing by Burns is Marilyn Mason, a family friend that traveled from Harrisonville, Mo. to the event.

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The Imagination Station tent is a hot spot for children visiting Thomas as its filled with plastic and wooden trains, mechanical trains, coloring pages and many more activities.

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Dayton Hawkins, 2, plays with one of the trains while visiting Thomas with his grandparents, Robert and Katy Kittle of Douglass.

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Hunter Hinds, 5, gets excited by the toys at Thomas the Tank Engine while his sister, Taylor, 2, isn't so sure. They were with mom, Julie Hinds of Jasper, Mo.

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Savannah Fallis, 5, volunteers as an assistant for Duane the Magician last weekend. She helped him with a couple of tricks. Fallis came with her parents, Heather and Frank Fallis of Olathe, to the event.

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Jennifer Schultz, right, and her daughter, Allison, 4, take a photo with Sir Topham Hatt during their visit to Thomas the Tank Engine last weekend.

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Kaden Brightman, 2, enjoys playing with the blocks in the Imagination Station tent. His mother, Stephanie Brightman, brought him to Baldwin City from Lawson, Mo.

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The inflatable slide and bouncer are two of the activities that children enjoy while visiting Thomas the Tank Engine in Baldwin City.

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A Day Out With Thomas visitors file into a school bus that taxis people to and from the Midland Railway Depot to the Baldwin High School parking lot.

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Visitors and workers wave goodbye to Thomas the Tank Engine as the train leaves the Midland Railway Depot to make one of his runs Friday at the annual A Day Out with Thomas. The event will run Saturday, Sunday and next weekend.

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