Shining Time Station was an American spin-off of Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends series, although it was co-created byBritt Allcroft and Rick Siggelkow. The series was produced by The Britt Allcroft Company and Quality Family Entertainment in New York. The series aired on PBS from 1989 to 1993, but it was rerun on various networks and returned in specials in 1994with two spinoffs, Mr. Conductors Stories of Thomas in 1994 to2000 and as Mr. Conductor's Thomas Tales in 1996 and their last appearance was in Thomas and the Magic Railroad in 2000.