Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal 0-6-0T No. 15
Strasburg, PA, United States
Location: Strasburg RR
Status: Operational
Posted: Jan 5, 2025 @ 11:01:42 by Russell Newman
Following the sad passing of the late Britt Allcroft, the woman who brought the world of Thomas the tank engine and friends from the Railway Series books by the Rev. W. Awdry to life on the television screens and gave such a happy childhood to many children and fans around the world, at the age of 81. There have been many tributes paid to her by Thomas fans and heritage railways from around the world as Thomas the tank engine and friends later renamed to Thomas and friends is popular worldwide and inspires many children to become railway enthusiasts, train drivers, or railway engineers today. Britt Allcroft first introduced the world of Thomas the tank engine and friends on the screens of United States of America back in 1989 in the childrens televsion show Shining Time Station and has been a big hit out there ever since. The Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania has strong conections to Britt Allcroft and the Thomas the tank engine and friends series as she gave her blessing and she signed off for the transformation of former Brooklyn Eastern District Terminal Railroad H.K. Porter built 0-6-0T No. 15 into Thomas the tank engine for their popular Day out with Thomas events there and around the United States of America. No. 15 is the only full size steam locomotive to be Thomas the tank engine in the USA. The Strasburg Railroad has even been featured in the Thomas and friends series when it was featured in the home video release 10 years of Thomas the tank engine and friends which was filmed there in 1999 and has also featured in the Thomas the tank engine feature film Thomas and the Magic Railroad in 2000.
Posted: Mar 30, 2019 @ 11:03:01 by Russell Newman
The Strasburg Railroads Thomas The Tank Engine is being repainted in time for the Day out with Thomas season in the United States of America.
Posted: Aug 6, 2014 @ 18:08:09 by
You need to put coal as its fuel. It ran on oil when built, but Strasburg converted it to coal when they purchased it.
Posted: Jul 14, 2014 @ 15:07:52 by
B.E.D.T 15 or Thomas has now been equipped with a CGI style face and can talk. The dummies do too. Strasburg RR has a picture of him with the face.
Posted: Dec 27, 2009 @ 14:12:21 by Jordon F
BEDT #15 is the only Thomas the Tank Engine that is powered by steam. There are actually SIX Thomas the Tank Engines. The others only use a fire to produce the smoke, or are equipped with a diesel engine to power it. One Thomas is built to run on 36" narrow gauge track. I grew up with Thomas, and now I am a full-fledged train enthusiast, and given up Thomas.
Posted: Feb 15, 2006 @ 10:02:55 by Joshua
Engine's saddle tank to WK&S in Kempton, PA.
Posted: Aug 11, 2005 @ 22:08:41 by Philip M. Goldstein
Greetings all.
I beg to differ, but #15 was originally built as an oil burner. It was converted to coal when rebuilt as Thomas. I personally asked Linn (Moedinger) (C.M.O of Strasburg RR) about this in 2002, and he confirmed the conversion. (Almost all Strasburg's equipment is coal fired, save for Plymouth #1 and Lancaster, Oxford & Southern #10) 
I am a BEDT historian for many years, helped start restoration on BEDT #16, have and anticipate working on BEDT#13, and now currently part of the restoration crew for BEDT #14 (Ulster & Delaware Railroad Historical Society), I think I can say with 100% confidence, #15 was an oil burner when built.
For more BEDT information, I recommend visiting my BEDT website at: http://members.aol.com/bedt14/BEDT.html
Sincerely,
Philip M. Goldstein
Margaretville, NY
(formally of Brooklyn, NY)
Posted: Aug 17, 2004 @ 12:08:51 by craig smith
bedt #15 is now thomas. Thomases home is strasburg railroad. Thomas is popular for kids so strasburg railroad decided to by the bedt #15 and turn it into thomas the tank engine. #15  had traveled from sattle tank to a side tank. Now thomas all over the u.s. for day out with thomas events. 
Posted: Aug 9, 2004 @ 19:08:38 by Kevin Madore
The data page indicates that this is an oil-fired locomotive, but that is not correct.  At least since it's restoration as "Thomas", this engine has always been a coal burner.
Posted: Oct 17, 2002 @ 17:10:17 by Mike DiMunno

Hi, here's some info on BEDT 15:

Cosmetically rebuilt by Strasburg shops into Thomas the Tank Engine, a current photo can be seen at the link below:

http://members.aol.com/jjmdimunno/Thomas1.jpg

This is the full steam Thomas, not an unpowered dummy locomotive.

Hope this info helps.