Transmission
4 August
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
19 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
← Broadway on the Air
1948–1954 · ABC, then NBC
The Railroad Hour
The Broadway musical, condensed to half an hour
No other radio programme attempted this. Every week, a complete musical — book, score and all — compressed into twenty-nine minutes with a full orchestra and a leading man who could actually sing it. The repertoire runs from Victor Herbert and Romberg through Gilbert and Sullivan to shows still running on Broadway at the time of broadcast, and the guest list is a roll-call of the American musical stage: Dorothy Kirsten, Jane Powell, Lucille Norman. Because the series was underwritten by the railroads rather than a soap company, it could afford the orchestra. Two hundred and ninety-seven programmes were made; a third of them survive.
100 broadcasts · 6 seasons held · NBC Hollywood
19493
Transmission
28 July
2026
The Railroad Hour
Dead Air
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
34 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
Transmission
21 July
2026
The Railroad Hour
Sign Off
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
49 min
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
19506
Transmission
14 July
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
1h 4m
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
7 July
2026
The Railroad Hour
Night Broadcast
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
27 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
30 June
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Last Train Out
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
42 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
Transmission
23 June
2026
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
57 min
The one everybody argues about.
Transmission
16 June
2026
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
20 min
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
Transmission
9 June
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
35 min
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
195123
Transmission
2 June
2026
The Railroad Hour
Dead Air
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
50 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
26 May
2026
Transmission
19 May
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
28 min
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
Transmission
12 May
2026
The Railroad Hour
Night Broadcast
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
43 min
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
Transmission
5 May
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Last Train Out
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
58 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
28 April
2026
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
21 min
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
21 April
2026
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
36 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
14 April
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
51 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
Transmission
7 April
2026
The Railroad Hour
Dead Air
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
14 min
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
Transmission
31 March
2026
The Railroad Hour
Sign Off
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
29 min
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
24 March
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
44 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
17 March
2026
The Railroad Hour
Night Broadcast
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
59 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
Transmission
10 March
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Last Train Out
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
22 min
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
Transmission
3 March
2026
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
37 min
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
Transmission
24 February
2026
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
52 min
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
Transmission
17 February
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
15 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
10 February
2026
Transmission
3 February
2026
The Railroad Hour
Sign Off
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
45 min
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
Transmission
27 January
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
1h 0m
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
Transmission
20 January
2026
The Railroad Hour
Night Broadcast
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
23 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
13 January
2026
The Railroad Hour
The Last Train Out
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
38 min
The one everybody argues about.
Transmission
6 January
2026
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
53 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
30 December
2025
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
16 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
195234
Transmission
23 December
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
31 min
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
Transmission
16 December
2025
The Railroad Hour
Dead Air
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
46 min
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
9 December
2025
The Railroad Hour
Sign Off
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
1h 1m
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
2 December
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
24 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
Transmission
25 November
2025
The Railroad Hour
Night Broadcast
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
39 min
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
Transmission
18 November
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Last Train Out
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
54 min
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
11 November
2025
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
17 min
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
Transmission
4 November
2025
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
32 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
28 October
2025
Transmission
21 October
2025
The Railroad Hour
Dead Air
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
1h 2m
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
Transmission
14 October
2025
The Railroad Hour
Sign Off
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
25 min
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
Transmission
7 October
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
40 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
30 September
2025
Transmission
23 September
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Last Train Out
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
18 min
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
Transmission
16 September
2025
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
33 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
Transmission
9 September
2025
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
48 min
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
Transmission
2 September
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
1h 3m
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
26 August
2025
The Railroad Hour
Dead Air
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
26 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
19 August
2025
The Railroad Hour
Sign Off
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
41 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
Transmission
12 August
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
56 min
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
Transmission
5 August
2025
The Railroad Hour
Night Broadcast
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
19 min
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
29 July
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Last Train Out
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
34 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
22 July
2025
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
49 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
15 July
2025
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
1h 4m
The one everybody argues about.
Transmission
8 July
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
27 min
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
Transmission
1 July
2025
The Railroad Hour
Dead Air
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
42 min
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
Transmission
24 June
2025
The Railroad Hour
Sign Off
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
57 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
17 June
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
20 min
The one everybody argues about.
Transmission
10 June
2025
The Railroad Hour
Night Broadcast
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
35 min
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
Transmission
3 June
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Last Train Out
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
50 min
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
Transmission
27 May
2025
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
1h 5m
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
Transmission
20 May
2025
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
28 min
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
13 May
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
43 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
6 May
2025
The Railroad Hour
Dead Air
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
58 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
195325
Transmission
29 April
2025
The Railroad Hour
Sign Off
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
21 min
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
Transmission
22 April
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
36 min
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
15 April
2025
The Railroad Hour
Night Broadcast
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
51 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
8 April
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Last Train Out
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
14 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
Transmission
1 April
2025
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
29 min
The one everybody argues about.
Transmission
25 March
2025
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
44 min
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
Transmission
18 March
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
59 min
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
Transmission
11 March
2025
The Railroad Hour
Dead Air
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
22 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
4 March
2025
Transmission
25 February
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
52 min
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
Transmission
18 February
2025
The Railroad Hour
Night Broadcast
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
15 min
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
Transmission
11 February
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Last Train Out
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
30 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
4 February
2025
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
45 min
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
28 January
2025
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
1h 0m
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
21 January
2025
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
23 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
Transmission
14 January
2025
The Railroad Hour
Dead Air
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
38 min
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
Transmission
7 January
2025
The Railroad Hour
Sign Off
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
53 min
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
31 December
2024
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
16 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
24 December
2024
The Railroad Hour
Night Broadcast
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
31 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
Transmission
17 December
2024
The Railroad Hour
The Last Train Out
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
46 min
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
Transmission
10 December
2024
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
1h 1m
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
Transmission
3 December
2024
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
24 min
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
Transmission
26 November
2024
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
39 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
19 November
2024
Transmission
12 November
2024
The Railroad Hour
Sign Off
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
17 min
Short, complete and unexpectedly devastating.
19549
Transmission
5 November
2024
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
32 min
The episode listeners keep sending to people who never listen to podcasts.
Transmission
29 October
2024
The Railroad Hour
Night Broadcast
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
47 min
A quiet beginning that turns, halfway through, into something else entirely.
Transmission
22 October
2024
Transmission
15 October
2024
The Railroad Hour
Signal at Midnight
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
25 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
8 October
2024
The Railroad Hour
A Room Above the Street
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
40 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.
Transmission
1 October
2024
The Railroad Hour
The Long Silence
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
55 min
We go back to the beginning and read everything again.
Transmission
24 September
2024
The Railroad Hour
Dead Air
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
18 min
Three interviews, one archive reel, and a question nobody wanted asked.
Transmission
17 September
2024
The Railroad Hour
Sign Off
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
33 min
Recorded on location, with the room left in.
Transmission
10 September
2024
The Railroad Hour
The Case of the Missing Hour
Network
ABC / NBC
Running time
48 min
New tape, a reluctant witness, and a timeline that finally stops making sense.