In this episode it states that Bill hasn't ever been married,but in Season 1 he had a wife on the train.
This is the third of five episodes to be filmed in color during the 5th season to promote NBC's parent company RCA color television sets during "all color nights." Other series that would air color episodes on these nights included "The Joey Bishop Show" and "It's a Man's World."
Dana Wynter's voice is dubbed by an uncredited voice talent.
Wagon Train Tracker: The episode starts in the town of "Adel," but the real Adel is located in southeast Texas, very far off-route. Based on continuity with the last episode and depicted terrain the train must still be heading northwest on the Applegate Route branch of the California Trail, in northwest Nevada bearing toward the Washoe Mountains.