Shortly after MacGyver, Dalton, and Murdoc get on the freight train, MacGyver tells Dalton that the train is bound for Los Angeles based on the destination on the crates on the boxcar they are in, and that they should be in Los Angeles in 18 hours. An onscreen note declares they are in "middle America". They jumped on the train just outside of Indianapolis, Indiana, which is 2,067 miles from Los Angeles. It would be impossible for a train from anywhere within 500-700 miles of Indianapolis to get to Los Angeles in 18 hours, even with no stops.