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The Iron Horse (1966)

The Iron Horse poster
Directed by
László Benedek
Genre
Westerns on television
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 47 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gambler becomes a railroad baron in the Old West. He faces challenges from rivals and nature while building his railway empire.

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What happens

Iron Horse is an American Western television series that appeared on ABC from 1966 to 1968 and starred Dale Robertson as fictional gambler-turned-railroad baron Ben Calhoun. Costars included Gary Collins, Robert Random, Roger Torrey, and Ellen Burstyn (who was billed as Ellen McRae). The series pilot was released as the film Scalplock. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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