
S1·E4 – Hell on Wheels
2005-07-08 • 92 min
The race is on as the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads lay down track across the U.S. bringing east and west together. Jacob Wheeler's one son, Abe, joins the railroad crew, while his other son Jacob Jr. becomes a scout for the army. Jacob's daughter Margaret and her photographer husband are captured by the Cheyenne, but her Lakota heritage saves them and they are adopted by the tribe. When the village is attacked by overzealous U.S. soldiers, many are murdered. Witnessing the brutality, Margaret decides to stay with her Cheyenne family.
Cast

Will Patton
James Fletcher

Jessica Capshaw
Rachel Wheeler

Josh Brolin
Jedediah Smith

Matthew Modine
Samson Wheeler

Lance Henriksen
Daniel Wheeler

Irene Bedard
Margaret Light Shines Wheeler

Garrett Wang
Chow-Ping Yen

Skeet Ulrich
Jethro Wheeler

Rachael Leigh Cook
Clara Wheeler

Keith Carradine
Captain Richard H. Pratt

Wes Studi
Black Kettle