At the height of the frontier era, a train races through the Rocky Mountains on a classified mission to a remote army post. But one by one the passengers are being murdered, and their only hope is the mysterious John Deakin, who’s being transported to face trial for murder.

Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.

A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his infidel wife.