Casey Jones - Season 1
Season 1
Television version of the classic train story of Casey Jones, the engineer of the steam-engine powered "Cannonball Express".
Network
DatesMai 18, 1958 - Dez. 28, 1958
Episodes
Season 1Episode 130 min
Night Mail
Casey'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 the contract must win a train race. The MCRR's track runs through the Ozarks, but Casey still thinks his engine, the Cannonball, is faster than his competitor's, but the Southern & Panhandle Railroad, the rival company, sends saboteurs and gunmen to slow his progress.
Mai 18, 1958
Season 1Episode 230 min
The President's Special
Mai 25, 1958
Season 1Episode 330 min
Prison Train
Juni 1, 1958
Season 1Episode 430 min
Way Station
Juni 8, 1958
Season 1Episode 530 min
Spur Line to Denver
A 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 help only one steps forward. Lee Van Cleef is the bad guy.
Juni 15, 1958
Season 1Episode 630 min
Satan's Wail
A 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 Hale Jnr. would be stranded on Gilligan's Island.
Juni 22, 1958
Season 1Episode 730 min
The Old Timer
Jones 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 gold bullion with him. Part way along the trip the train is stopped by damaged tracks. They decide to back the train up only to discover the line behind them is also damaged. A gun battle erupts when a group of outlaws ride in but a driven off by the guards. Casey devises a plan to rebuild the rails. The plan requires releasing the prisoners, who see their chance and make a break for it till ...
Juni 29, 1958
Season 1Episode 830 min
The Run to Deadwood
Casey 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 President who will be passing through the town the next day. Casey is then offered the job off hauling the Presidents Special out to the start line for the new territories. A second agent Charles Upton is expected in town, but is bush whacked by men wanting to kill the President. Next day Casey and the fake agent take a run on the Cannonball to go over the route to be used by the President. At ...
Juli 6, 1958
Season 1Episode 930 min
Death Rides the Tender
Casey'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 train coming through will have what they want. For the next 6 hours Casey has to play a delicate game of divide and conquer with the gang, while keeping the passengers out of harms way
Juli 13, 1958
Season 1Episode 1030 min
One Way Ticket
Casey 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.
Juli 27, 1958
Season 1Episode 1130 min
The Lost Train
It 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.
Aug. 3, 1958
Season 1Episode 1230 min
The Gunslinger
Casey 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 Deadwood and explains to Casey they expect trouble from Indians on the way. At Willow Springs the train is delayed after Indians have killed all the station staff. Finally arriving at Deadwood, Casey volunteers to ride with the stage coach to Gailleville to complete the prisoner transfer. Apache war-bands have other ideas and press home repeated attacks.
Aug. 10, 1958
Season 1Episode 1330 min
Storm Warning
Acting 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.
Aug. 17, 1958
Season 1Episode 1430 min
Iron Men
Johnny 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.
Aug. 24, 1958
Season 1Episode 1530 min
Girl in the Cab
Casey 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 face of the Earth. While searching for his train Casey becomes embroiled in a scheme to move stolen gold using the hidden Cannonball; a scheme that also requires the death of Jones at the hands of someone very close to him
Aug. 31, 1958
Season 1Episode 1630 min
A Badge for Casey
Due 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 need of medical attention and Casey has to play a delicate game to keep his family safe while complying with the demands of the criminals
Sept. 7, 1958
Season 1Episode 1730 min
Night Run
Casey 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.
Sept. 14, 1958
Season 1Episode 1830 min
The Maurauders
A 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 has left the train.
Sept. 21, 1958
Season 1Episode 1930 min
The Black Box
Casey 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 the rain continues, concern grows over conditions at the local dam. Suddenly a simple passenger run has become a desperate rescue effort. The dam finally fails and Casey has to balance the needs of his passengers with those of the remaining families in the area.
Sept. 28, 1958
Season 1Episode 2030 min
The Trackwalker
Casey 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 who the dispatcher killed.
Okt. 5, 1958
Season 1Episode 2130 min
Star Witness
Casey 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 Cannonball Express is an impostor planning to steal the treasure.
Okt. 12, 1958
Season 1Episode 2230 min
The Dutch Clock
The 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 non stop to Denver. During a run through a tunnel, the Marshall is shot. The witness explains she is aware of a gang, the Worker's 7 who caused the wreck, and they may be after her. A desperate race against time develops as Casey tries to find a bomb hidden somewhere on the train while keeping to his tight schedule
Okt. 19, 1958
Season 1Episode 2330 min
The Dark Rider
Casey 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 the Cannonball on a test run to find out about the truth of the claim.
Okt. 26, 1958
Season 1Episode 2430 min
Dangerous Hours
A 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 stop.
Nov. 2, 1958
Season 1Episode 2530 min
The Treasure of Sam Bass
Bank 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 tries to stop them from escaping.
Nov. 9, 1958
Season 1Episode 2630 min
Hard Luck Train
There 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
Nov. 16, 1958
Season 1Episode 2730 min
The Silk Train
While 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 friend and sets out to try and prove his innocence.
Nov. 23, 1958
Season 1Episode 2830 min
Lethal Journey
The 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 his train with a vested interest in seeing the train fail.
Nov. 30, 1958
Season 1Episode 2930 min
Honeymoon Express
Casey 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 different mission in another race against time.
Dez. 7, 1958
Season 1Episode 3030 min
The Fire-Eater
A 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 suspicions grow as a series of strange events dog the trip to the point Casey is convinced the man is a criminal
Dez. 14, 1958
Season 1Episode 3130 min
Mrs. Casey Jones
A 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.
Dez. 21, 1958
Season 1Episode 3230 min
Layover at Jamestown
Alice 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, the new engineer refuses to risk taking the Cannonball out to rescue them, leaving Casey faced with a difficult decision.
Dez. 28, 1958
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