Parents are fuming after learning that 1.5 million of the popular Thomas the Tank Engine toys are being recalled. The toys, made in China, contain lead paint especially dangerous for children.

With their apple cheeks, British accents and feel-good life lessons, Thomas the Tank Engine and his train-yard friends are favorites to the point of obsession in the toddler-to-kindergarten set ...

RC2 Corp., which sells Thomas the Tank Engine toys, warned parents Wednesday to stop their children from using 1.5 million Thomas & Friends wooden railway vehicles and set components because their ...