- HD 1080
- Runtime: 60m.
- Status: Ended
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Stars: John McIntire, Robert Fuller, Michael Burns, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson
- keywords: historical, wagon train, post civil war, 19th century, american history, classic western
- Production_studio: Universal Television, Revue Studios
- Seasons: 8
- Episodes: 284
- First air date: 1957-09-18
- Last air date: 1965-05-02
- providers: Starz Apple TV Channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz, Spectrum On Demand, Starz Amazon Channel
- The Wagon Train is featured in the top rankings of 1957
- #3 in Top Family Series of 1957
- #5 in Top Drama Series of 1957
- #5 in Top Western Series of 1957
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series.
The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.