Steam Power Returns! Chasing SMS 9 Across 3 Southern New Jersey Railroads 11/6/24

[@RailFoxMedia]

You can hear the excitement in her whistle! She sounds so glad to have a second chance at life ❤

[@paulzammataro7185]

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[@Thomasboi01]

Number 9 looks great they did a great job restoring her! I love the whistle! Finally! Steam is back in New Jersey again! ❤

[@atsfevan0242]

Feels weird seeing 9 being towed by those two NS diesels but knowing that’s it’s been moved to its new home is what’s exciting!

[@BadgerlandRailVideos]

Very nice! Apart from the 0-6-0 under steam, it's neat to see that SRNJ GP9 and some of the older crossing signals they have.

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

The grand return of Woodstown Central #9. Its moved in preparation for November 30th unveiling on the Woodstown Central Railroad. SMS Lines did an epic job restoring this steam locomotive.

[@Voucher765]

Awesome to see another functioning steamer here in the garden state

[@bdub215]

4:44 respect for the operation lifesaver decal.

[@brennan-p6j]

#9 looks beautiful

[@redwolfpiping5701]

I saw them interchange with in Woodbury NJ while I was up that way, was nice to see and hear its whistle

[@billc226]

Wonderful to see steam return to South Jersey. I grew up near the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines during the transition era and have been a lifelong fan.

[@MarkCinque-uq9kh]

#9 looks great 👍,2:47

[@gretchenchadwick8343]

My special needs son loves trains 🚆🛤🚇🚋🚈🚉🚊🚞🚝🚟🚃🚄🚅 especially steam locomotives like #9! He is glad that the SMS Railroad restored it to operation and hopes that it will still pull and shunt freight now and then.

[@BlueWaterRailfan]

They did an amazing job restoring the 9!

[@philipperiopel1911]

Diesel horns are annoying to the public but not the steam whistles!🚂👍

[@brianfalzon6739]

Welcome back 9

[@kevp9601]

❤WELCOME BACK, SMS 9 STEAM LOCOMOTIVE OF NEW JERSEY ! WELCOME BACK ! ! ❤

[@suriyaprakasharumugam1782]

STEAM IS BACK IN NEW JERSEY ONCE MORE!

[@brianburnett5049]

Steam is the dream

[@Voucher765]

Yup and I'm glad to see it make a comeback here

[@kevp9601]

+suriyaprakasharumugam1782, AGREED. 👍👍👍

[@OfficialSEIC2K6]

@@suriyaprakasharumugam1782 back in November 2023, the FRA gave Woodstown Central #9 the greenlight to return to steam. The following year, she will be unveiled for steam service on the Woodstown Central Railroad. The Woodstown Central Railroad isn't really old, it opened in 2022.

[@danielhemple8649]

So cool and local

[@SDE1994]

the small off-set smokebox door looks really weird

[@lashendawest7509]

Great catches awesome chase and nice video

[@ЛЬВИНИ]

. Nice video, Like.

[@SouthernRailwayProductio-rw8wb]

Looks Like 4039 Isn’t The Only Switcher Who Runs In NJ Cuz A New Star Just Entered In NJ

[@rem-so1ly]

4039 doesn't run yet. Hope it does one day

[@SouthernRailwayProductio-rw8wb]

@ yeah But No. 9 Looks A Bit Identical To 4039

[@TimothyJazmineFamily]

Awesome

[@NW-gi1cp]

1:20 🤣

[@rabie95]

So when will #9 will start pulling passenger cars?

[@CSAORailfan]

@@rabie95 Per the Woodstown Central, it will begin pulling public passenger trains on their line starting November 30th.

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@CSAORailfan why did it have to be towed to a certain point when it’s clearly able to move by itself?

[@Aiden-Plays-Games1]

​@@rudycarlson8245 #9 had to go on different railroads to get to woodstown central. That's why you see different diesels.

[@CSAORailfan]

@@rudycarlson8245 that is a great question! From my understanding, the three railroads used their own locomotives for better control during the move. It was also the safest means of transport for the 9.

[@rudycarlson8245]

@@CSAORailfan I am very happy. They left number nine coal burning! instead of converting it to oil!

[@seantoris1763]

Just curious why did it have to be towed?

[@SouRwy4501Productions]

I actually have a model of an engine very similar to SMS #9. Mine is a Proto 2000 USRA 0-6-0 lettered for the Seaboard Air Line railroad as engine 1094.

[@paulzammataro7185]

Why was it towed?

[@ericemmons3040]

That SRNJ geep MIGHT need a new paint job. . . It's nice to see this 0-6-0 in action again. I'm not sure why, but the U.S. Army seems to have ordered steam engines that always looked, at least the ones I'VE seen, a bit awkward. In this case, number 9's smokebox door isn't centered, and I wonder why the Army would have ordered it and the others of its class to be designed and built that way. . .

[@Rebel9668]

Now I have to go see what SMS means, lol.