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Casey Jones

TV·1957–1958·1 season, 32 episodes·Syndication·Western·30m

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Television version of the classic train story of Casey Jones, the engineer of the steam-engine powered "Cannonball Express".

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Episodes by season

Season0132Episodes1957–58AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01Night MailOctober 8, 1957Casey's employer, the Midwest & Central Railroad faces bankruptcy unless it gets a U.S. mail contract for the St. Louis to Ft. Worth run. Th
  2. S01E02Spurline to DangerOctober 16, 1957At an Army outpost, a tough and by-the-book Colonel Bullock, determined to eliminate all Indians, threatens to have two Indian braves execut
  3. S01E03Death Rides the TenderOctober 21, 1957After an old prospector is shot by an outlaw to steal his treasure map, Casey helps the sheriff catch the murderer, but then later discovers
  4. S01E04The GunslingerOctober 23, 1957A young girls one chance of surviving an attack of appendicitis while on the Cannonball, hinges on the Doctor aboard. The only problem with
  5. S01E05A Badge for CaseyJune 15, 1958A group of outlaws commandeer The Cannonball and prevent Casey and the crew from leaving town, the Sheriff is shot so Casey puts on the badg
  6. S01E06The TrackwalkerJune 22, 1958A track-walker saves the Cannonball from certain disaster, so Casey offers him a job, but he has a secret past . Russell Johnson plays the t
  7. S01E07Prison TrainJune 29, 1958Jones 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 Kansa
  8. S01E08President's SpecialJuly 6, 1958Casey and the Cannonball pull into Midvale and gets an urgent message from Mr. Carter to see him urgently. He is introduced to Bill Maguire,
  9. S01E09Way StationJuly 13, 1958Casey'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.
  10. S01E10Satan's WailJuly 27, 1958Casey and the Cannonball Express become unwilling participants in a plot to rob a Military escort of it's million-dollar payroll when outlaw
  11. S01E11The Old TimerAugust 3, 1958It 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 s
  12. S01E12Run to DeadwoodAugust 10, 1958Casey 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 i
  13. S01E13The MaraudersAugust 17, 1958Acting 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 Midv
  14. S01E14One-Way TicketAugust 24, 1958Johnny Ferguson has served his time. But his dreams of starting over are not going to be easy, especially if Luther Wagner has anything to d
  15. S01E15Lost TrainAugust 31, 1958Casey is shocked to see the Cannonball sudden drive off with no engineer or fireman. Despite repeated communication with other stations, the
  16. S01E16Storm WarningSeptember 7, 1958Due to bad weather Casey's train is canceled. Returning home he discovers two escaped prisoners have broken in and are holding the family ho
  17. S01E17Iron MenSeptember 14, 1958Casey comes to the aide of immigrant railroad workers who are being threatened by the local cattleman fighting against the building of track
  18. S01E18Girl in the CabSeptember 21, 1958A mysterious girl boards the train and fools Casey into thinking she is a defenseless victim. Casey soon discovers the truth of the situatio
  19. S01E19Casey Jones S01E19Night RunSeptember 28, 1958Casey 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 p
  20. S01E20Layover at JamestownOctober 5, 1958Casey stops at Jamestown to discover the local dispatcher has been arrested for murder. Complications arise when it is discovered the arrest
  21. S01E21The Black BoxOctober 12, 1958Casey is commissioned by the Mexican government to carry a special shipment of Emperor Maximilian's crown jewels to St. Louis but the Secret
  22. S01E22Star WitnessOctober 19, 1958The president of the railroad wants to see Casey urgently after a train wreck occurred during a railway strike. He is instructed to take a U
  23. S01E23The Dutch ClockOctober 26, 1958Casey is accused of destroying a farmer's crop as a result of sparks from the speeding Cannonball Express. Although he is suspended during t
  24. S01E24Dark RiderNovember 2, 1958A 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 sa
  25. S01E25Dangerous HoursNovember 9, 1958Bank robbers use Casey Jones and the Cannonball Express to escape after they rob a bank. Casey is forced to collaborate with the robbers bec
  26. S01E26Treasure of Sam BassNovember 16, 1958There 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 Ca
  27. S01E27Hard Luck TrainNovember 23, 1958While 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 rob
  28. S01E28The Silk TrainNovember 30, 1958The 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 st
  29. S01E29Lethal JourneyDecember 7, 1958Casey volunteers to transport a cargo of nitroglycerine on board the Cannonball Express to rescue ten men trapped in a mining accident - but
  30. S01E30Honeymoon ExpressDecember 14, 1958A 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 flam
  31. S01E31The Fire EaterDecember 21, 1958A 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 situ
  32. S01E32Mrs. Casey JonesDecember 28, 1958Alice Jones is concerned at the constant risks Casey takes as an engineer and persuades him to accept promotion to District Manager. When fi

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