Holiday Season at the Freight House

The Freight House and Budd Rail Diesel Car will continue to be open from 11 AM to 5 PM on weekends through Sunday, December 22, before closing for the winter. Come enjoy the model railroad (in its last season) and perhaps find just the gift you were looking for. After...

School Field Trip to Depot Park

On a recent Tuesday morning, October 22, a 4th-grade class from the Waldorf School of Lexington was welcomed to the Freight House by volunteer Cynthia Mork. The fifteen students, teacher Mea Hilton, and four parents biked the five miles from the school to Depot Park...

Large Turnout at Railroad Day

Bedford Depot Park was bustling with activity on Sunday, September 15, when the Friends hosted the second annual “Railroad Day”.  In addition to the Freight House and railcar being open to the public as usual, a variety of railroad-themed activities for...

Railroad Day on September 15

On Sunday, September 15th, the Friends of Bedford Depot Park will host its second annual “Railroad Day.”  Like last year’s event, a variety of activities for both adults and children are planned from 1-4 p.m. in and around the Freight House and railcar at 120 South...

Freight House to Have New Model Railroad

The Freight House will be receiving a new museum-quality display in a few months. Progressive Model Design of Romeoville, Illinois, has been commissioned by the Friends of Bedford Depot Park to build an HO-scale diorama that accurately depicts the Bedford rail...

Freight House Reopening

The Freight House reopened for the season on April 13th. Once again, the regular hours will be 11 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. Depending on the availability of volunteer shopkeepers, we hope to maintain that schedule through November. Perhaps there will be...

Nearing the End of the Season

The Freight House and railcar will continue to be open from 11 am to 5 pm on Saturdays and Sundays through December 16-17, thanks to volunteer shopkeepers Greg Carpenter, Cynthia Mork, Mike Shaw, Larry Walker, and Steve Wetzel. In stock are a variety of items that...

Annual Meeting Set for October 28

This year’s meeting of the membership is scheduled for Saturday, October 28, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in the railcar. After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, it will resume FBDP’s practice of in-person annual meetings. On the agenda will be the...

New Clerk

Keith Lavon recently assumed the duties of Clerk for Friends of Bedford Depot Park, taking over from Michele Herron. The main duties of the Clerk are to keep track of membership renewals and make sure the mailing list and other records are up to date. The Clerk also...

Railroad Day a Success

Railroad Day on Saturday, August 19, was a great success, attracting over a hundred visitors to Depot Park. After periods of torrential rain the day before, the weather was partly sunny and mild. Twenty people joined rail-history author William Deen for the railyard...