The Iron Horse (TV series)

The Iron Horse
Cast from left: Bob Ransom, Gary Collins and Dale Robertson, 1966.
Genre	Western
Created by	James Goldstone Stephen Kandel
Written by	Stanley Adams Oliver Crawford Bob Duncan Wanda Duncan Samuel Fuller Milton S. Gelman Peter Germano Stephen Kandel Mort R. Lewis John O'Dea Gilbert Ralston Arthur Rowe George F. Slavin
Directed by	László Benedek Alan Crosland, Jr. Samuel Fuller Murray Golden Jesse Hibbs Herbert Hirschman Anton Leader Gene Nelson Leo Penn Herb Wallerstein
Starring	Dale Robertson Robert Random Gary Collins Ellen Burstyn
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	47
Production
Executive producer(s)	Matthew Rapf Charles Marquis Warren
Producer(s)	Fred Freiberger Stephen Kandel
Running time	60 mins.
Production company(s)	Dagonet Productions Screen Gems
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 12, 1966 – January 6, 1968

The Iron Horse (known onscreen as Iron Horse) is an American Western television series that appeared on ABC from 1966 to 1968 and featured Dale Robertson as fictional gambler-turned-railroad baron Ben Calhoun. Costars included Gary Collins, Robert Random and Ellen Burstyn. The film's pilot was released as the film Scalplock.

The plot centered on Calhoun's poker game-win of the incomplete Buffalo Pass, Scalplock, & Defiance Railroad and his wide-ranging attempts to finish the line despite obstacles that were ever-present.

Much of the external footage involving trains was shot on the historic Sierra Railroad in and around Jamestown and Sonora, California, and the filming was produced by Screen Gems.

In its first season, The Iron Horse outdistanced part of its competition on CBS, Run, Buddy, Run starring Jack Sheldon, which was canceled after 16 episodes.

On October 2, 2012 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment was due to release the first season of the series on DVD through an online manufacture-on-demand program via Amazon.com and Warner Bros, Archives, but this release has been delayed.