Bradford and Foster Brook Railway
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Bradford and Foster Brook Railway
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The Bradford & Foster Brook Railway was one of the earliest, if not the first, monorails in America. Inspired by a working demonstration of the Centennial Monorail at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, Col. Roy Stone thought it would solve transportation problems near Bradford, Pennsylvania. In 1876, Bradford was a booming oil town with much machinery and oil supplies awaiting delivery. Because of muddy road conditions, deliveries to the oil fields were delayed. Construction of the
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradford_and_Foster_Brook_Railway
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2023-12-09T16:25:11Z
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