New owners bring Oxford’s historic Whistle Stop back to life

Kevin O’Connor and Todd Langway, with their wives Joanne O’Connor and Maryellen Langway, in November 2025 opened the Whistle Stop Bar & Grill, 85 Main St., Oxford, with the primary goals of revitalizing the pub brand and establishing a new identity to attract customers.

Owners in a short time not only have worked to change the menu to align with targeted goals and market trends, but also have focused on creating a positive, customer experience.

The dish: The Whistle Stop is an Oxford “institution,” according to O’Connor, a real estate agent with more than 25 years in the industry and owner of Keven O’Connor Real Estate in Oxford. The name Whistle Stop reportedly dates back more than 50 years at a time when there were railroad tracks across from the Main Street property, said O’Connor…

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