<P> The movie was filmed at the Strasburg Rail Road in 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 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 . </P>
where was thomas and the magic railroad filmed
Strasburg Rail Road in Strasburg , Pennsylvania ( United States ) , as well as in Toronto , Ontario , Canada and on the Isle of Man