Missing Thomas the Tank Engine recovered from Australian drug den

Thomas the Tank, the little engine that could, will soon be chugging away again in an Australian city after he was rescued from a suspected drug den.

The small wooden train was a main attraction for kids at Goulburn, New South Wales' Historic Waterworks Museum, according the Goulburn Post, until it washed away in flood waters three years ago.

The Canberra Times reported the local council had launched a search campaign to find Thomas, but it was only three years later that police found the train in a house they were searching for evidence of a drug lab.

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Thomas didn't seem too traumatized by his experience in the world of drugs, perhaps because he's a wooden toy. However, that didn't stop Goulburn police from releasing an animated statement about how Thomas was doing when they found him.

"Thomas the Tank Engine is currently assisting Goulburn police with their inquiries into his whereabouts for the past three years," the statement said.

"He is expected to make a full recovery and will receive a fresh coat of paint by council staff at the depot before he rejoins his steam train friends at the local Waterworks in a couple of weeks."

Let's hope Thomas stays away from any "puffing," aside from his steam engine.