Supertrain (1979) Complete Archive Collection

The series takes place on the Supertrain, a nuclear-powered bullet train that is equipped with amenities more appropriate to a cruise ship. It has luxuries such as swimming pools, shopping centers, a gym, library, medical center, and a discotheque. It is so big it has to run on very broad gauge track. Though it has a rated top speed of 250 mph (402.34 km/h), and cruises at 190 mph (305.78 km/h), the train takes 36 hours to go from New York City to Los Angeles; this would put the train's average speed at around 80 mph (128.75 km/h), slower than that of Amtrak's Acela Express and well below the speeds of bullet trains in Europe and Asia. (Some episodes state, however, that the train also stops in Chicago, Denver, a fictitious town in Texas and presumably other cities, which would extend the length of the run and thus would require faster speeds.)
 
Much like its contemporary The Love Boat, the plots concern the passengers' social lives, usually with multiple intertwining storylines. Supertrain was described in a 1979 Variety review, "It's a 'Love Boat' on wheels which has yet to get on track." Most of the cast of a given episode were guest stars. The production was elaborate, with huge sets and a high-tech model train for outside shots.