Wagon Train first rolled on the air on September 18, 1957 to begin an eight year run which would eventually place the TV show in the number one spot in the Nielson ratings.

The series ran on NBC from 1957–62 and then on ABC from 1962–65.

Wagon Train The series initially stars Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series.

The show chronicles the adventures of a wagon train as it makes its way from Missouri to California.

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