1940–1951
1940–1951
12
Surviving broadcasts
1940–1951
Years on the air
12
Seasons represented
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
Source collection: GrandCentralStation19401126RevengeForTwo
Every dated survivor plotted against the years the series was on the air. The gaps are the lost broadcasts.
The shape of the run
10 dated broadcasts across 12 years on the air, with 5 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
12 of 12 shown
26 November
No. 1
1940
29 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
1 July
No. 2
1941
28 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
21 March
No. 3
1945
22 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
1 December
No. 4
1945
29 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
1 December
No. 12
1945
22 December
No. 5
1945
27 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
1 June
No. 6
1946
20 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
24 August
No. 7
1946
28 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
13 March
No. 8
1948
29 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
18 September
No. 9
1949
28 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
24 December
No. 10
1949
29 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
18 August
No. 11
1951
28 min
Grand Central Station (1937-1954) opened each week with one of radio's most famous introductions, the roar of a train diving beneath Park Avenue, before telling a self-contained story about someone arriving in or leaving the city.
