- Stacy Jones: What do you think?
- Matt: It's... uh... nice!
- Stacy Jones: Yeah, it is. And I'm gonna let you in on a little secret: there's just something about this place.
- Mr. Conductor: [invisible, causing Matt to look around] Here - you missed a spot. It's this window over here. You did the others, but don't miss this one.
- [Matt dusts it]
- Mr. Conductor: That's a good lad.
- [appears and bows, causing Matt to draw back]
- Mr. Conductor: Can't do a job halfway. What's worth doing is worth doing well, I say. And that goes double when you're doing my windows, because they're double-paned: a pain in the neck and a pain to clean. Do you know what I see when I look at *that* clean window?
- Matt: No.
- Mr. Conductor: The inside of the switch-house. What else would I see? Well done, lad. What's your name?
- Matt: Matt-Matthew, M... Matt!
- Mr. Conductor: Or is it Matthew-Matt-Matthew? And you may call me Mr. Conductor. Well, *you're* a good worker. You know who'd like you? My friend Thomas.
- Matt: Does... Thomas live in there with you?
- Mr. Conductor: Dear me, no. Thomas is a steam-engine, and he lives on the Island of Sodor.
- Matt: Aunt Stacy, there's a litle guy who lives right here in the wall!
- Stacy Jones: [hugging him] Oh, great, he's back? Oh, what did I tell you?
- Matt, Stacy Jones: [laughing] There's just something about this place!
- Matt: Where did you go before?
- Mr. Conductor: Railroad work takes me everywhere, Matt. You don't spend a lot of time in one place. It's a traveling business. I was just off traveling with Edward.
- Stacy Jones: What made you decide to stay at Shining Time Station?
- Harry Cupper: It's hard to say, exactly. But, there'e just something about this place.