Dinosaur Train
Solar Power
Clip: Season 3 | 2m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Mr. Conductor explains how Trisha Troodon's train runs on solar power.
Mr. Conductor explains how Trisha Troodon's train runs on solar power.
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Dinosaur Train
Solar Power
Clip: Season 3 | 2m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
Mr. Conductor explains how Trisha Troodon's train runs on solar power.
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PLEASED TO MEET YOU.
both: OH.
- TRICIA IS ONE OF MY BEST YOUNG STUDENTS AT DINOSAUR TRAIN CONDUCTOR SCHOOL.
- YOU GUYS ARE LEGENDS!
I EVEN HAVE POSTERS OF YOU IN MY LOCOMOTIVE.
- HMM.
- [chuckles] - THIS IS YOUR TRAIN, TRICIA?
- SURE IS.
I DESIGNED IT MYSELF.
DO YOU LIKE IT?
- [squeaks] IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND SHINY!
- TRICIA, WHY IS YOUR TRAIN COVERED WITH ALL THOSE, UM, BOARDS WITH MIRRORS?
- OH, ACTUALLY, THEY'RE SOLAR PANELS.
YOU SEE, TRICIA HAS DISCOVERED A WHOLE NEW WAY TO MAKE TRAINS MOVE.
kids: REALLY?
- THAT'S RIGHT.
I CALL IT MY SOLAR TRAIN.
IT'S POWERED BY THE SUN!
[together] THE SUN?
- THE SUN?
- YES, THE SUN.
- I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
HOW CAN SOMETHING BE POWERED BY THE SUN?
- GLAD YOU ASKED, MISS TINY!
WHEN SOMETHING IS POWERED BY THE SUN'S ENERGY, IT'S CALLED SOLAR POWER.
OUR SUN PRODUCES ENERGY, WHICH COMES DOWN TO THE EARTH AS SUNLIGHT.
ANIMALS STORE THE WARMTH FROM THE SUNLIGHT, AND IT GIVES THEM ENERGY.
NOW, TRICIA IS APPARENTLY USING THAT SAME ENERGY TO POWER HER SOLAR TRAIN.
- IT'S TRUE.
THE SOLAR PANELS ON MY SOLAR TRAIN SOAK UP THE SUN'S ENERGY, THEN USE THAT ENERGY TO MAKE THE TRAIN ZOOM DOWN THE TRACKS.
- EXCEPT, EVEN IF TRICIA'S SOLAR TRAIN DOES RUN, CAN IT TRAVEL AS FAST AND FOR AS LONG AS OTHER TRAINS JUST ON THE POWER OF THE SUN?
THAT'S WHY IT'S BETTER TO RIDE MY ROCKET TRAIN.
- OR THE DINOSAUR TRAIN.
- YES, OR THE DINOSAUR TRAIN.
- OR MAYBE THE SOLAR TRAIN!
I THOUGHT THE BEST WAY TO TEST IT WOULD BE TO HAVE A FRIENDLY RACE WITH THE TWO GREATEST TRAINS EVER BUILT BY DINOSAUR TRAIN INDUSTRIES, DRIVEN BY ITS TWO GREATEST CONDUCTORS!
both: WHY, THANK YOU.
- WAIT.
DID YOU SAY A RACE?
- YES.
FROM HERE TO THE TRIASSIC?
- HMM, I LIKE IT.
OF COURSE MY ROCKET TRAIN WILL COME IN FIRST, BUT I DO WONDER WHICH TRAIN WILL COME IN SECOND, DON'T YOU, SONNY BOY?
- YOU'RE ON, THURSTON!
AND TRICIA.
- SO IT'S A RACE.
HOORAY!
- THIS'LL BE SO GREAT!
I HAVE AN IDEA.
THE FINISH LINE CAN BE PROGANOCHELYS PONDS STATION IN THE TRIASSIC!
- EXCELLENT CHOICE, BUDDY.
NOW, WHO WANTS TO RIDE ON THE ROCKET TRAIN?
- I WOULD.
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