The Railroad Hour was a radio series of musical dramas and comedies broadcast
from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. The show was sponsored by the Association
of American Railroads and starred singer-actor Gordon MacRae. Marvin Miller was
the announcer of the series that began on ABC October 4, 1948 as a 45-minute
program, and 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).The theme
song for the program was “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”.
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MR. MILLER USED TO BRING A MILLION DOLLARS TO SOMEONE EVERY WEEK AS MICHAEL ANTHONY ON (WHAT ELSE) THE MILLIONAIRE! IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS. IT RAN FROM 1955 TO 1960.