HISTORY

The Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum is committed to celebrating and sharing the history of the railroad in our region. We are fortunate to have such an amazing community of stories and experiences to share with our visitors.

Please feel free to explore the .pdf files and links below to Learn More about our railroad heritage...

RESOURCES

HISTORY DOWNLOADS

Old Newspaper Articles

1960 Freight Train Schedule

Bradford's Railroad History

A Brief History of BF Tower

Railroads of Darke County

HISTORY LINKS

Railroad History at the Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum

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Heading west out the Logan Side on March 9, 1952

BALDWIN SHARK 9715

Heading an eastbound freight into Bradford off the Greenville side on March 30, 1952

BALDWIN SHARK 9581

Heading a westbound freight through Bradford on March 30, 1952

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Leading an eastbound freight through Bradford on March 30, 1952

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Leading a westbound freight up the Logan side April 19, 1952

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Heading east by Bradford Tower on April 20, 1952

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Pulling an eastbound freight through Bradford on April 19, 1952

FAIRBANKS MORSE H10-44 9082

Switching cars near Bradford's coal dock on June 2, 1952

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Leading Mail Train #12 under Bradford's coal dock on June 15, 1952

ALCO PA 5752

Heading East with mail train # 12 on May 9, 1953

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Leading an eastbound freight by Bradford depot on Sept 30, 1952

FREIGHT

An eastbound freight coming off the Greenville side as seen from the tower on May 9, 1953

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Pennsylvania Railroad Bradford Railroad Museum

1869 - 1968

1968-1976

1976-1985

The dates above are the years that each of these railroads were active in Bradford.

We are pleased to present the photography of Dick Acton Sr. Mr. Acton was a railfan who made numerous trips to Bradford in the 1950s to photograph the Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr. Acton's pictures are now in the collection of railfan David Oroszi who has been kind enough to make them available to us. Imagine standing next to Mr. Acton when he took these photos and being able to witness first-hand these scenes from Bradford's railroad history.

Photos Along the Bradford Line

This picture shows Penn Central train IE-10 coming off the Greenville line and starting by the tower in 1971. Photo by Jerry Taylor. Used with permission.

Above is an eastbound Conrail freight passing Piqua Crossing tower in 1980. Photo by Bob Jetmore.