where was thomas and the magic railroad filmed
the Isle of Man Isle of Man Toronto, Ontario, Canada
title: Thomas and the Magic Railroad text: Strasburg, Pennsylvania (United States), as well as in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and on the Isle of Man. Castletown railway station on the Isle of Man Railway formed part of Shining Time Station and the goods shed at Port St Mary railway station became Burnett Stone's workshop. Running shots of the "Indian Valley" train were filmed at the Strasburg Rail Road location. The large passenger station where Lily boards the train is the Harrisburg Transportation Center. Norfolk & Western 4-8-0 475 was repainted as the Indian Valley locomotive. Sodor was realised using models and chroma key. The models were animated using title: Thomas and the Magic Railroad text: company being in the middle of a corporate restructuring and sale. In the Summer of 1998, during Series 5 of "Thomas"'s production, Allcroft saw an Isle of Man Film Commission advert. They were offering tax incentives to companies wanting to film on the Island. Allcroft visited and felt that the location was perfect. During that year, Barry London became Chairman of the newly founded Destination Films (owned by Sony Pictures). He renewed his interest in the project and Destination Films became the main financial backer and studio for the film. The movie was filmed at the Strasburg Rail Road in title: Thomas and the Magic Railroad text: live action remote control, as on the television series. The model sequences were filmed in Toronto instead of Shepperton Studios, the "home" of the original TV show; however, several of the show's key staff were flown over to participate. The Magic Railway was created using models, CGI and water-coloured matte paintings. In a 2007 interview, director Britt Allcroft commented the finished film was drastically changed from what it was originally going to be the way she had written it, with the original antagonist P.T. Boomer, (played by Doug Lennox) being removed from the film because the character was considered too title: Thomas and the Magic Railroad text: Thomas and the Magic Railroad Thomas and the Magic Railroad is a 2000 British-American children's fantasy adventure film written, produced and directed by Britt Allcroft. The film stars Peter Fonda, Mara Wilson, Alec Baldwin, Didi Conn, Russell Means, Cody McMains, Michael E. Rodgers, including the voices provided by Eddie Glen and Neil Crone with Kevin Frank. The film is based on the British children's book series "The Railway Series" by The Rev. W. Awdry, its televised adaptation "Thomas & Friends", and the American television series "Shining Time Station" by Britt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. It was co-produced by Gullane Pictures/The title: Thomas and the Magic Railroad text: write the script for the film with the working title "Thomas and the Magic Railroad". London's interest is thought to have stemmed from his 3-year-old daughter, who was enthralled by "Thomas". Filming, according to a press release, was to take place at Shepperton Studios, in the United Kingdom and the United States, with the theatrical release date set for 1997. However, Paramount shelved the plans for the film after London left the company later that year. This left Allcroft to seek other sources of funding. Discussions with PolyGram about the film were held, but not for long because of the