Paul Freeman, who plays Selous in this episode, played Indy's nemesis, René Belloq, in Raiders of The Lost Ark.
Released on video as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Phantom Train of Doom (1999) (Chapter 10 of 22)
According to assistant sound editor Laird M. Malamed, Carrie Fisher did some uncredited script doctoring on this screenplay.
Selections of Joel McNeely's score, some of which is inspired by John Williams's scores for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and Hook (1991), can be heard on the Varese Sarabande CD "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Volume Four" (1994), produced by Robert Townson. This was the first full length score performed and recorded by The Western Australian Symphony Orchestra.
When Big Mac calls Indy 'Mr. Train Expert' a snippet of the train music from John Williams's score for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) can be heard.