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Dinosaur Train

2009–PBS KidsAnimation

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A Tyrannosaurus raised by Pteranodons, riding a train between geological periods.

Dinosaur Train opens with a main title sequence of 60 seconds.

It arrived on PBS Kids in 2009, when Super Why! was also on the network.

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The opening titles

Season 1

60s

The nest, the hatching, and the train, in a minute.

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