Post-Civil War train trips from Missouri to California via prairies and deserts. First, gruff Major Adams, then Christopher Hill, Duke Shannon, and Cooper Smith led the journeys. The assistant Bell Hooks, chef Charlie, orphan Barnaby, and swashbuckling Italian Duke appeared in several stories.
The adventures continue on the train, as Adams allows strangers to join them but discovers that one of them is a murderer. Romance disrupts a secret revolutionary's mission, while a violation of Indian law causes changes, and events follow.
The train passengers continue their journey and encounter many situations, as Adams reveals Elizabeth's evil intentions, a young man refuses to join the train without giving any reason, while the water runs out on the train and the passengers search for a new source of it.
Major Adams and his fellow train members continue to face many difficulties during their journey, as an Indian attack complicates the journey while passing through bandit territory, and a hater of the army causes problems after a former army captain joins the train.
The tales and adventures continue on the wagon train, as a London millionaire seeks to improve his relationship with his family by taking a hunting trip to the West. An injured young man is found claiming to have been attacked, and the appearance of a Frenchman on the train causes disturbances.
A previous train attack causes divisions within the train crew, some Indians take a woman hostage to transport the president's injured son on the train, broken dolls cause suspicions that require investigation, and the journey and events continue.
A British newspaper reporter joins the train passengers to gather information about the Wild West, while a young woman with a criminal past is accused of robbing a passenger. Fear spreads as the train passes through a town that has witnessed several murders. The adventures are nearing their end, but...Read more with other exciting events to come.
The end of the journey approaches, and more passengers are eager to join the train, which has insufficient space. Problems arise after Coop's injury and Hawks' illness, with an Indian attack imminent. Charlie recounts his adventures in his youth.