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- Bradford_and_Foster_Brook_Railway comment "The Bradford & Foster Brook Railway was one of, if not the first, monorails in America. Inspired by a working demonstration at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, Col. Roy Stone thought it would solve transportation problems near Bradford. In 1876, Bradford was a booming oil town with thousands of dollars worth of machinery and oil supplies awaiting delivery. Because of very muddy road conditions, deliveries to the oil fields were delayed.".