Wagon Train: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wagon Train followed the trials and tribulations of pioneering families as they set out from the East to carve out a new life in the West soon after the American Civil War. For some of the travellers it was a happy ending, but not for all, which only heightened the drama along the way.

Series details

• Title: Wagon Train
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Western
• Premiere date: 1957-09-18
• Final broadcast date listed: 1965-05-02
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 8420
• IMDb ID: tt0050073
• TVDB ID: 76974

Cast and credited roles

• Frank McGrath — Charlie Wooster
• Terry Wilson — Bill Hawks
• Robert Horton — Flint McCullough
• John McIntire — Christopher Hale
• Ward Bond — Major Seth Adams
• Denny Miller — Duke Shannon
• Michael Burns — Barnaby West
• Robert Fuller — Cooper Smith

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1957-09-18; final listed air date 1958-06-25; episode order: 39.
• Season 2: premiered 1958-10-01; final listed air date 1959-06-24; episode order: 38.
• Season 3: premiered 1959-09-30; final listed air date 1960-06-22; episode order: 37.
• Season 4: premiered 1960-09-28; final listed air date 1961-06-21; episode order: 38.
• Season 5: premiered 1961-09-27; final listed air date 1962-06-13; episode order: 37.
• Season 6: premiered 1962-09-19; final listed air date 1963-06-05; episode order: 37.
• Season 7: premiered 1963-09-16; final listed air date 1964-04-27; episode order: 32.
• Season 8: premiered 1964-09-20; final listed air date 1965-05-02; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wagon Train on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.