Name of a made for tv western from 70's, possible early 80's

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Movie about a man who locates a train steam locomotive in a river on a mountain and recovers it by digging a trench and diverting the river and then bringing it down the mountain to win a sum of money to keep his ranch

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Maybe?

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Could be:

Source: other user from FB group named “What was that movie?”.

moonspinner55 from IMDB wrote: "Dan Blocker, “Hoss” on TV’s “Bonanza”, didn’t look like the heartthrobs of the day, but he garnered a loyal following because of his ‘gentle giant’ persona: he was amiable and heartfelt. In this upbeat western for NBC, practically no one in a one-horse town supports the big guy after his plans to start a community around the railroad falls through–all except one woman (Susan Clark), obviously a smart cookie. Blocker’s blacksmith John Killibrew thinks a submerged steam engine can save the town, and hopefully redeem himself with the townsfolk, but first he has to persuade the locals and an Indian tribe. "

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