Billy Twofeathers' steam engine is named the Rainbow Sun. The Rainbow Sun is the name of the special express train which runs on the Indian Valley Railroad to the little valley town Shining Time, which goes to the Magical Station named Shining Time Station. In the opening and closing credits of Shining Time Station, the locomotive is played by Union Pacific FEF-3 Class 4-8-4 #844. In 'Tis a Gift, the Rainbow Sun was played by Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railway's 18 that lead The Northern Star. In Thomas and the Magic Railroad, it was played by the Norfolk and Western Railroad's 475, built in 1906 and formerly on the roster of the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
Trivia
- The Rainbow Sun received its name, after an event which apparently marked the founding of the Indian Valley. After searching during several weeks of rain, the original settlers of the valley, finally discovered the region, and the clouds parted to let the sun shine and reveal an enormous rainbow, which stretched from one side of the valley to the other. Many years later, this event inspired the Rainbow Sun's name.
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