Who remembers "Supertrain"? (series, shows, nbc, episodes)

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

A 1979 NBC series about adventures onboard a giant nuclear-powered passenger train, it proved an expensive flop.
A look back at 'Supertrain,' TV's most expensive flop

[Creekcat]

A train that took 36 hours to go from N.Y to L.A? In reality, how long would a non-stop train take? Surely, not that long.

[MikeBear]

Originally Posted by Creekcat

A train that took 36 hours to go from N.Y to L.A? In reality, how long would a non-stop train take? Surely, not that long.

2,700~ miles. Today you could MAYBE do it via car in about 40 hours non-stop (70mph). A plane trip would be about 6 hours. Via bus OR train would be almost 3 days, because they aren't non-stop.

IF there was a non-stop train that averaged 100mph, you could do it in 27~ hours

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Back when there were only three networks, flops were more noticeable than they are now. Today, shows come and go all the time. Some don't make it past two episodes.