<P> The most unusual `` character '' in the Petticoat Junction cast is the Hooterville Cannonball , an 1890s abbreviated train with a steam locomotive and single combination car ( with a baggage and passenger section ) . The train is operated more like a taxi service by retired engineer Charley Pratt ( Smiley Burnette ) and retired conductor Floyd Smoot ( Rufe Davis ) . It operates on a long forgotten spur between Hooterville and Pixley that was disconnected from the railway 's main line after the collapse of a trestle twenty years before the start of the series . It is not uncommon for the Cannonball to make an unscheduled stop in order to go fishing or to pick fruit for Kate Bradley 's menu at the Shady Rest Hotel . Occasionally , Betty Jo Bradley can be found with her hand on the Cannonball 's throttle , as running the train home from trips into town is one of her favorite pastimes . </P>
<P> The most unusual `` character '' in the Petticoat Junction cast is the Hooterville Cannonball , an 1890s abbreviated train with a steam locomotive and single combination car ( with a baggage and passenger section ) . The train is operated more like a taxi service by retired engineer Charley Pratt ( Smiley Burnette ) and retired conductor Floyd Smoot ( Rufe Davis ) . It operates on a long forgotten spur between Hooterville and Pixley that was disconnected from the railway 's main line after the collapse of a trestle twenty years before the start of the series . It is not uncommon for the Cannonball to make an unscheduled stop in order to go fishing or to pick fruit for Kate Bradley 's menu at the Shady Rest Hotel . Occasionally , Betty Jo Bradley can be found with her hand on the Cannonball 's throttle , as running the train home from trips into town is one of her favorite pastimes . </P>
where is the train used in petticoat junction
where is the train used in petticoat junction
on a long forgotten spur between Hooterville and Pixley that was disconnected from the railway 's main line after the collapse of a trestle twenty years before the start of the series
on a long forgotten spur between Hooterville and Pixley that was disconnected from the railway 's main line after the collapse of a trestle twenty years before the start of the series