Supertrain is an American television drama/adventure series that ran on NBC from February 7 to May 5, 1979. Nine episodes were made, including a 2-hour pilot episode.
Supertrain (Season 1)
Express to Terror (Episode 1)
Writer: Earl W. Wallace
Air date: 1979-02-07
Runtime: 90 min
Overview: Supertrain makes its inaugural run from New York City to Los Angeles, but a murder, a mob assassin, and mistaken identity threaten to derail the journey.
And a Cup of Kindness Too (Episode 2)
Writer: Shimon Wincelberg
Air date: 1979-02-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A deranged man plans to repay a kindness by killing the estranged wife of his benefactor.
The Queen and the Improbable Knight (Episode 3)
Writer: Robert I. Holt
Air date: 1979-02-21
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A young reporter who falls for a mysterious passenger, unaware that she is a crown princess being stalked by two assassins with a mission to see that she does not leave the Supertrain alive.
Hail to the Chief (Episode 4)
Writer: Larry Alexander
Air date: 1979-02-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A presidential candidate is secretly abducted by his identical twin — a man anxious to pose as his office-seeking brother.
Superstar (Episode 5)
Writer: Brad Radnitz
Air date: 1979-03-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Film producer Jack Hogarth has to convince his ex-wife, movie star Tammy Tyler, to star in his latest picture to get a couple mob enforcers off his back. Problem is, Tammy and the two goons have boarded Supertrain, but he hasn't.
Pirouette (Episode 6)
Writer: Jeff Wilhelm
Air date: 1979-04-07
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Despite having professional protection, heiress Natalie Smithburne finds herself on the run from former servants. When she bumps into shy gynecologist Marshall Fossberg, she convinces him to stay in his cabin.
A Very Formal Heist (Episode 7)
Writer: Jeff Wilhelm
Air date: 1979-04-14
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Flood gets the mumps, so his new Executive Operations Officer, Wayne Randall, has to take over on his maiden trip aboard the Supertrain. Penny Whitaker oversees Audrey Fuller's fashion show when an emerald necklace is stolen.
The Green Girl (Episode 8)
Writer: Stephen Kandel
Air date: 1979-04-28
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Supertrain hosts the televised International Poker Championship. Five of the world's best players compete, but one has been replaced by a mysterious woman.
Where Have You Been, Billy Boy? (Episode 9)
Writer: Max Hodge
Air date: 1979-05-05
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A murder suspect and his minder, a women's magazine writer, a honeymooning couple and a pregnant woman get involved in an impromptu hostage situation on Supertrain.
Seasons
Episodes 9