Union Pacific

Episode 1

Black Hills Incident

Sat, Sep 27, 1958 26 mins

McClelland defies the orders of the U.S. Commissioner and builds track through rugged Black Hills terrain. While the Commissioner tries to have McClelland dismissed as railroad building superintendent, the Major discovers that the U.S. representative owns a construction company which would greatly benefit by rerouting the line to a more southerly path.

Episode 2

Deadline

Sat, Oct 4, 1958

Money needed to meet salaries and expenses is late and McClelland's creditors aren't happy about it.

Episode 3

Yesterday's Killer

Sat, Oct 11, 1958

Lumber needed to make railroad ties disappears, crippling McClelland's ability to make progress laying track.

Episode 4

Payroll to Cheyenne

Sat, Oct 18, 1958 26 mins

With the U.S. Cavalry and most of Omaha's men lured out of town by rumors of an Indian uprising, McClelland must use a handful of his own men and a series of ruses to outwit a clever outlaw gang and prevent them from stealing a large payroll from the Union Pacific.

Episode 5

The Challenge

Sat, Oct 25, 1958

Episode 6

The Surveyor

Sat, Nov 1, 1958

A gang of local hardcases picks a fight with McClelland's men.

Episode 7

Indian Treaty

Sat, Nov 8, 1958 26 mins

When the men are cold and hungry, McClelland makes a treaty with the area Sioux tribe for food and help in laying track. Some of the men don't trust the Indians, and some of the Indians likewise don't trust the men. Will the treaty hold?

Episode 8

Bridge at Devil's Canyon

Sat, Nov 15, 1958

When a stationmaster is accused of murder, McClelland tries to clear the man by finding the real culprit.

Episode 9

DeKett Territory

Sat, Nov 22, 1958

A local land baron doesn't want the Union Pacific track to pass through his property. He has one of McClelland's surveyor's arrested on a trumped up charge and threatens to hang him unless the railroad alters its course.

Episode 10

End of Track

Sat, Nov 29, 1958 26 mins

A prominent U.S. Senator is appalled when he finds the Union Pacific's employees spending their off-duty time and money in Georgia's saloon and gambling emporium at the End of Track.

Episode 11

The Dale Incident

Sat, Dec 6, 1958

Animosity nearly turns into armed conflict between McClelland's railroad workers and citizens of a Wyoming town.

Episode 12

The Haunted Hills

Sat, Dec 13, 1958

A sniper with the uncanny ability to shoot bullets off a locomotive's bell threatens the life of Bart McClelland for reasons only understood by the would-be killer.

Episode 13

The Challenger

Sat, Dec 20, 1958 26 mins

A gambler and his crooked cronies refuse to leave End of Track when ordered to do so by McClelland. Their leader, Luke Jerrems, challenges Bart to a shootout and, when he refuses, his men begin to lose faith in him as a leader.

Episode 14

The Impractical Joker

Sat, Dec 27, 1958

A notorious practical joker is accused of causing a serious accident.

Episode 16

Roadblock

Sat, Jan 10, 1959

Episode 17

Patterns for Revenge

Sat, Jan 17, 1959

Episode 18

Iron West

Sat, Jan 24, 1959 26 mins

A committee of the U.S. Senate demands the railroad be completed much earlier than originally planned, causing the workers to mutiny.

Episode 19

Railroad Doctor

Sat, Jan 31, 1959

Episode 20

Prison Camp

Sat, Feb 7, 1959

Episode 21

Pawnee Bill

Sat, Feb 14, 1959

Episode 22

Nineteen to Cheyenne

Sat, Feb 21, 1959

Episode 23

Lost Boy

Sat, Feb 28, 1959

McClelland's plans to route the railroad through a small town are stymied by its mayor and a stagecoach company fearing competition.

Episode 24

The Charming Rustler

Sat, Mar 7, 1959

Episode 25

Counterfeit Lady

Sat, Mar 14, 1959

Episode 26

Supply Train

Sat, Mar 21, 1959

Episode 27

The Choice

Sat, Mar 28, 1959

Episode 28

Bullock Incident

Sat, Apr 4, 1959

Episode 29

The Cheyenne Incident

Sat, Apr 11, 1959

Episode 30

Runaway

Sat, Apr 18, 1959

Episode 31

The Wedding

Sat, Apr 25, 1959

Episode 32

The Trestle

Sat, May 2, 1959

Episode 33

Women with Guns

Sat, May 9, 1959

With the men restless and hard to deal with, Bart, knowing they badly miss home and its influence conceives the idea of bringing out some of the men's wives. The plan is sound until one of the wives of Omaha top brass insists on coming along as chaperone. A Scottish Carrie Nation, she makes the men miserable. Added to this, she has a complete hatred of guns--refuses to believe they're necessary--until Bart teaches her differently.

Episode 34

Ten to a Rail

Sat, May 16, 1959

Episode 35

Ring of Iron

Sat, May 23, 1959

Episode 36

The Glass Bullet

Sat, May 30, 1959

Episode 37

Cave-In

Sat, Jun 6, 1959

Episode 38

To the Death

Sat, Jun 13, 1959 26 mins

Fearing his livelihood will be ended when the railroad is finished, an express rider attempts to sabotage its construction.