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+ The Railroad Hour was a radio series of musical dramas and comedies broadcast from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. Sponsored by the Association of American Railroads, the series condensed musicals and operettas to shorter lengths, concentrating on those written before 1943. Singer-actor Gordon MacRae starred in scripts by Jean Holloway, Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee. Marvin Miller was the announcer. Warren Barker, at the age of 24, was appointed chief arranger for The Railroad Hour, a position he held for six years. The show's musical director was Carmen Dragon. With its theme song, "I've Been Working on the Railroad", the series began on ABC October 4, 1948 as a 45-minute program, advertised as "World's Greatest Musical Comedies." It was reduced to 30 minutes on April 25, 1949, continuing until September 26, 1949. It then moved to NBC for a run from October 3, 1949, until June 21, 1954. On both networks it aired Monday evenings at 8pm(et).-WikiPedia Click here to read more about Railroad Hour

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
N/A	railroad hour (212) naughty marietta
10.04.1948	good news	+ "Good News". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The first show of the series. ...
11.22.1948	railroad hour (008) hit the deck	+ "Hit The Deck". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. p>The Raildroad Hour show t...
11.29.1948	railroad hour (009) new moon	+ "The New Moon". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The musical was subsequentl...
01.24.1949	railroad hour (017) blossom time	+ "Blossom Time". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The musical was subsequentl...
02.14.1949	railroad hour (020) sweethearts	+ "Sweethearts". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The musical was subsequently...
02.21.1949	railroad hour (021) lady be good	+ "Lady, Be Good!". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. Groucho soon has the cast...
04.18.1949	railroad hour (029) apple blossoms	+ "Apple Blossoms". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads (booklet premium). The mus...
08.01.1949	railroad hour (044) ethelbert nevin salute	+ "Ethelbert Nevin Salute". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The program is al...
08.15.1949	railroad hour (046) mack gordon joseph warren salute	+ "Mack Gordon/Josef Myrow Salute". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The progr...
10.10.1949	railroad hour (054) new moon	+ "The New Moon". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The musical was heard previo...
10.24.1949	railroad hour (056) music in the air	+ "Music In The Air". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. In old Germany, a small-...
11.21.1949	railroad hour (060) no, no nanette	+ "No, No, Nanette". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. + The association of Amer...
12.05.1949	railroad hour (062) the mikado	+ "The Mikado". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. + The Railroad Hour show train...
01.02.1950	railroad hour (066) the red mill	+ "The Red Mill". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The musical was previously h...
01.23.1950	railroad hour (069) the merry widow	+ "The Merry Widow". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The musical was previousl...
03.20.1950	railroad hour (077) the only girl	+ "The Only Girl". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads.
04.03.1950	railroad hour (079) song of norway	+ "The Song Of Norway". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The musical was previo...
04.17.1950	railroad hour (081) madame sherry	+ "Madame Sherry". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The musical was subsequentl...
05.01.1950	railroad hour (083) sally	+ "Music In The Air". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The musical was previous...
06.05.1950	railroad hour (088) review of 1937	+ "Review Of 1937". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The program is also referr...
06.12.1950	railroad hour (089) review of 1931	+ "Review Of 1931". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The program is also referr...
06.19.1950	railroad hour (090) review of the gay nineties	+ "The Gay Nineties". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The program is also refe...
07.10.1950	railroad hour (093) review of 1934	+ "Review Of 1934". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The program is also referr...
07.24.1950	railroad hour (095) review of 1938	+ "Review Of 1938". Sponsored by: The Association Of American Railroads. The program is also referre...

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Mike

We listened to that program all the time.Radio was so much a part of our Iives back then.

Douglas

Its a great show. I love the episodes where a certain year in music is recreated. But the musicals are delightful too

Andy

The series was named Railroad Hour, because it was sponsored by American Railroads. It was a fantastic music series featuring the great Gordon MacRae. It was broadcast by ABC from 1948 to 1954.

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