The Woodstown Central Railroad in New Jersey is now one step closer in offering steam-powered excursion trains. SMS Rail Lines no. 9, a 1942 0-6-0 ALCO steam locomotive, was inspected by the FRA in early November 2023 and has been officially cleared to return to active service. The FRA performed a hydro test, inspected the […]
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SMS Rail Lines, operator of the Woodstown Central Railroad in Woodstown, NJ, has purchased FP7 #903 from the Philadelphia chapter of the NRHS (National Railroad Historical Society). The decision to sell the locomotive was announced in the chapter’s “Cinders” August 2023 newsletter. #903 was built in 1950 for the Reading Railroad and later went to
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The Woodstown Central Railroad has announced the completion of it’s first ex-CNJ coach at its shops in New Jersey. Numbered 1319, the car bears the name “Oldmans Creek”, as voted on by fans of the Railroad on their Facebook page. In a video posted by the railroad, the coach is shown as part of the
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The Woodstown Central Railroad in Southern New Jersey has acquired 6 former Central New Jersey passenger cars from the Green Mountain Railroad in Vermont. These cars were built in 1931 and worked in New Jersey in commuter service until their sale in the 1980’s to GMRR. River Rail Photo has posted a couple photos of
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The tourist operation arm of New Jersey’s SMS Rail Lines started operations November 5th, running along an 18 mile long route in Southern New Jersey. The initial excursions started with Baldwin diesel #304 and a restored Reading caboose. The railroad has a few restoration projects in the works, most notably the restoration of #9, a
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