Casey Jones
“Speeding down the track...”
Television version of the classic train story of Casey Jones, the engineer of the steam-engine powered "Cannonball Express".
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Television version of the classic train story of Casey Jones, the engineer of the steam-engine powered "Cannonball Express".
- Ep 1
1.Night Mail
08-10-195730mCasey's employer, the Midwest & Central Railroad faces bankruptcy unless it gets a U.S. mail contract for the St. Louis to Ft. Worth run. The catch is that the company that gets th...
- Ep 2
2.Spurline to Danger
16-10-195730mAt an Army outpost, a tough and by-the-book Colonel Bullock, determined to eliminate all Indians, threatens to have two Indian braves executed. As a result, a Sioux war party launc...
- Ep 3
3.Death Rides the Tender
21-10-195730mAfter an old prospector is shot by an outlaw to steal his treasure map, Casey helps the sheriff catch the murderer, but then later discovers that the villain is the wayward son of...
- Ep 4
4.The Gunslinger
23-10-195730mA young girls one chance of surviving an attack of appendicitis while on the Cannonball, hinges on the Doctor aboard. The only problem with that is he is a being escorted by the sh...
- Ep 5
5.A Badge for Casey
15-06-195830mA group of outlaws commandeer The Cannonball and prevent Casey and the crew from leaving town, the Sheriff is shot so Casey puts on the badge, but when he asks the townspeople for...
- Ep 6
6.The Trackwalker
22-06-195830mA track-walker saves the Cannonball from certain disaster, so Casey offers him a job, but he has a secret past . Russell Johnson plays the track-walker, 7 years before he and Alan...
- Ep 7
7.Prison Train
29-06-195830mJones arrives at Finney's offices to be briefed by Peter Holmes a US treasury official. Jones is due to run a military prison train to Kansas and is instructed to take a load of go...
- Ep 8
8.President's Special
06-07-195830mCasey and the Cannonball pull into Midvale and gets an urgent message from Mr. Carter to see him urgently. He is introduced to Bill Maguire, a secret service agent for the Presiden...
- Ep 9
9.Way Station
13-07-195830mCasey's train is robbed by a gang of outlaws. A hostage situation develops as the criminals realize the mail they were after is not aboard. To buy time Casey tells them the next tr...
- Ep 10
10.Satan's Wail
27-07-195830mCasey and the Cannonball Express become unwilling participants in a plot to rob a Military escort of it's million-dollar payroll when outlaws disguise themselves as bank guards.
- Ep 11
11.The Old Timer
03-08-195830mIt is Redrock's birthday and he discovers he is to be retired. He is at a complete loss as what to do and starts to make vague plans about starting a ranch to help keep him busy.
- Ep 12
12.Run to Deadwood
10-08-195830mCasey races a top gun coachman into Midvale where they are greeted by a US army officer who takes command of the train and coach. The army is transporting a prisoner (Geronimo) to...
- Ep 13
13.The Marauders
17-08-195830mActing under secret orders, Casey wrecks a train to fake the deaths of a Sheriff and 6 deputies. Unaware of the truth, the town folk of Midvale soon turn against their old friend.
- Ep 14
14.One-Way Ticket
24-08-195830mJohnny Ferguson has served his time. But his dreams of starting over are not going to be easy, especially if Luther Wagner has anything to do with it.
- Ep 15
15.Lost Train
31-08-195830mCasey is shocked to see the Cannonball sudden drive off with no engineer or fireman. Despite repeated communication with other stations, the train appears to have vanished off the...
- Ep 16
16.Storm Warning
07-09-195830mDue to bad weather Casey's train is canceled. Returning home he discovers two escaped prisoners have broken in and are holding the family hostage. One of the men is in desperate ne...
- Ep 17
17.Iron Men
14-09-195830mCasey comes to the aide of immigrant railroad workers who are being threatened by the local cattleman fighting against the building of tracks across their land.
- Ep 18
18.Girl in the Cab
21-09-195830mA mysterious girl boards the train and fools Casey into thinking she is a defenseless victim. Casey soon discovers the truth of the situation, and goes in search of woman after she...
19.Night Run
28-09-195830mCasey pushes the Cannonball through a night of torrential rain till they are stopped by a washed out line, and Casey is forced to wait for permission to switch to another line. As...
- Ep 20
20.Layover at Jamestown
05-10-195830mCasey stops at Jamestown to discover the local dispatcher has been arrested for murder. Complications arise when it is discovered the arresting marshal is the brother of the man wh...
- Ep 21
21.The Black Box
12-10-195830mCasey is commissioned by the Mexican government to carry a special shipment of Emperor Maximilian's crown jewels to St. Louis but the Secret Service agent guarding it on the Cannon...
- Ep 22
22.Star Witness
19-10-195830mThe president of the railroad wants to see Casey urgently after a train wreck occurred during a railway strike. He is instructed to take a United States Marshall and a star witness...
- Ep 23
23.The Dutch Clock
26-10-195830mCasey is accused of destroying a farmer's crop as a result of sparks from the speeding Cannonball Express. Although he is suspended during the investigation, Casey decides to take...
- Ep 24
24.Dark Rider
02-11-195830mA passenger becomes ill and it is realized he has smallpox meaning all the passengers on the train are in danger. Casey needs to get life saving drugs but no town will let them sto...
- Ep 25
25.Dangerous Hours
09-11-195830mBank robbers use Casey Jones and the Cannonball Express to escape after they rob a bank. Casey is forced to collaborate with the robbers because his family is on the train. Casey t...
- Ep 26
26.Treasure of Sam Bass
16-11-195830mThere is a shootout on Casey train and two men are dead. No one can figure out who the men where or why the shootout occurs. That is till Casey's son finds an intriguing clue
- Ep 27
27.Hard Luck Train
23-11-195830mWhile Casey is away on a fishing trip, his friend Earl Bonner is put in charge of the Cannonball Express, during which time the train is robbed twice. Casey remains loyal to his fr...
- Ep 28
28.The Silk Train
30-11-195830mThe Cannonball is forced onto a siding to allow a special silk train to pass that is attempting to run from the West coast to Chicago non stop. Unknown to Casey there are men on hi...
- Ep 29
29.Lethal Journey
07-12-195830mCasey volunteers to transport a cargo of nitroglycerine on board the Cannonball Express to rescue ten men trapped in a mining accident - but aboard the train is a man bent on a dif...
- Ep 30
30.Honeymoon Express
14-12-195830mA big spender, Arlo Bradford charters the Cannoball to pick up his new bride from a nearby town . He soon falls afoul of Casey with his flamboyant ways and easy spending. Casey's s...
- Ep 31
31.The Fire Eater
21-12-195830mA fire eater is fired from the troupe he is working with. He does not take the news well and Casey needs to get involved in calming the situation.
- Ep 32
32.Mrs. Casey Jones
28-12-195830mAlice Jones is concerned at the constant risks Casey takes as an engineer and persuades him to accept promotion to District Manager. When fifty people are stranded by a forest fire...
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