Editing Supertrain (section)

==Premise==
The series takes place on the ''Supertrain'', a [[nuclear power|nuclear-powered]] [[high-speed rail|high speed train]] that is equipped with amenities more appropriate to a [[cruise ship]]. It has luxuries such as a swimming pool, shopping centers, a gym, a library, a medical center, and a [[discotheque]].<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |title=Supertoy |magazine=TV Guide |date=17 March 1979 |page=2+ |url=http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A1232136/PPFA?u=uga&sid=PPFA&xid=c4ad295d |access-date=30 April 2019 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830052503/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=PPFA&u=uga&id=GALE{{!}}A1232136&v=2.1&it=r&sid=PPFA&asid=c4ad295d |archive-date=2021-08-30}} {{closed access}}</ref> It is so big it has to run on very [[Broad-gauge railway|broad gauge]] [[rail track|track]]. Though it had a rated top speed of {{cvt|250|mph|abbr=on}}, and cruised at {{cvt|190|mph|abbr=on}}, the train took 36 hours to go from New York City to Los Angeles, which would put the train's average speed at around {{cvt|78|mph|abbr=on}}, slower than the moderately-paced [[Amtrak]] ''[[Acela Express]]'' and well below the speeds of bullet trains in Europe and Asia; however, the first few episodes establish that Supertrain does not go directly from New York to Los Angeles, stopping in [[Chicago]] and [[Denver]] as well as an unnamed stop somewhere in [[Texas]].

Much like its contemporary ''[[The Love Boat]]'', the plots concerned the passengers' social lives, usually with multiple intertwining storylines. ''Supertrain'' was described in a 1979 ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' review, "It's a 'Love Boat' on wheels which has yet to get on track."<ref name=":1">Telefilm Review: Supertrain. (1979). ''Variety'', (46), p.18.</ref> Most of the cast of a given episode were guest stars. The production was elaborate, with huge sets and two high-tech model trains for outside shots.<ref name=":0" />