The band was formed in 1982 as the Renegades by two students from San Francisco State University, Kevin Hunter and Kurt Herr.
Their rhythm section eventually stabilized with fellow students Federico Gil Solá (from Argentina) and Anders Rundblad (from Sweden).
[4] Wire Train's debut, In a Chamber, produced by David Kahne at The Automatt in San Francisco, was released late in 1983.
Ten Women featured a guest appearance by the Alarm guitarist Dave Sharp on "Breakwater Days" and had its first single "She Comes On" banned by the BBC.
[9] In 2009, Hunter, MacLeod, Trott and Rundblad reunited again for a three-gig tour in California, in part, to commemorate the digital release of Snug.
The band the Action Design covered two Wire Train songs ("I'll Do You" and "Chamber of Hellos") for the soundtrack to Endless Bummer (2009).