Tales from the Rails (Johnsonverse)

Tales from the Rails is an American comedy/drama series that aired on WBC from October 14, 1968 to June 10, 2005, and again since September 5, 2011. It is centered on the Continental Rail engine #1472.
Its stars in the original run were Dick Van Dyke and Thurl Ravenscroft, portraying engineer Francis McCue and fireman Edgar J. Cullen, respectively. Currently, the series stars Van Dyke as Francis McCue, June Lockhart as Audrey McCue, Shailene Woodley as Tanya Cullen, and Rich Sommer as Jimmy McCue, alongside recurring actors such as Clifton Collins, Jr., Alexa PenaVega, Doug Davidson, and TBA.
== Premise ==
Based on the Continental Rail engine #1472, the series follows the management of a train station called TBA.
==Characters==
* Francis McCue (Dick Van Dyke) is the series' protagonist and an engineer.
*Tanya Cullen (Shailene Woodley) is the current deuteragonist and Edgar's daughter. She became a fireman in 2011.
* Edgar J. Cullen (Thurl Ravenscroft) was the deuteragonist from the series' debut in 1968 until the death of actor Thurl Ravenscroft in 2005. Like his daughter before him, Edgar was a fireman.
* Audrey McCue (June Lockhart) is Francis' wife.
*Jimmy McCue (Rich Sommer) is Francis and Audrey's son.
*Karissa McCue (Alexa PenaVega) is Jimmy's wife.
*TBA (Doug Davidson) is TBA.
*Lisa McCue (Max Rodriguez) is Jimmy and Karissa's daughter.
== Production ==
===Development===
=== Casting ===
=== Writing ===
WORK-IN-PROGRESS
==Broadcast history==
===Hiatus===
After the death of co-star Thurl Ravenscroft in February 2005,
==Reception==
==Legacy==
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