Woodstown Central 9: The Garden State Steam Freight Train | First Responders Day 2026 [4K]

After undergoing routine maintenance for most of the year, Woodstown Central, ex-United States Army 0-6-0 "Switcher" #9 returned to service just in time for the second annual First Responders Day held by the railroad. To commemorate the occasion, a vintage freight train would be assembled behind the locomotive, along with an array of antique first responder vehicles. In usual fashion, the train departed from South Woodstown, rumbling to Swedesboro and returning in a fantastic display of steam and sound along the Salem Branch. Climb aboard and enjoy this film, "The Garden State Steam Freight Train" By Keystone Rail Productions! History of Woodstown Central 9: Woodstown Central 9 is an 0-6-0 built in October of 1942 by the American Locomotive Company for the US Army, working at Fort Dix and Fort Eustis. Retired in 1958, the locomotive was sold to the Virginia Blue Ridge Railway and hauled that railroad’s last steam-powered trip in 1963. After the Virginia Blue Ridge dieselized, 9 was stored in operational condition until 1966, when it was sold to the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad. The locomotive operated sporadically from in the late 1960's and again from 1976 to 1981. A restoration on the locomotive began in 1992 but then was halted and never completed; with the locomotive disassembled, it was purchased by SMS Rail Lines, who began a complete overhaul to operating condition in 2009. After more than a decade of meticulous restoration, the locomotive finally returned to service on the Woodstown Central hauling the first public excursions in late 2024. Locations: 0:00 South Woodstown - Introduction 0:52 South Woodstown 3:07 Coupling & Simmering 4:00 South Woodstown - Departure 4:54 Memorial Lake 5:20 Point Airy 5:49 Oliphant's Mill Road 6:19 Oldman's Creek Road 7:07 Oldman's Creek Road - The Return Trip 7:48 Harrisonville 8:24 Point Airy 9:10 Swedesboro Road 9:39 Memorial Lake 10:15 South Woodstown 11:22 South Woodstown Station 12:25 Decoupling the Freight Train 13:25 Reading FP7s "Push-Pull" - Vignette 14:23 South Woodstown - Conclusion To learn more and support the Woodstown Central's operations, please visit: https://woodstowncentral.com Special Thanks To: The Woodstown Central Railroad SMS Rail Lines The Crew of 9 & The Reading FP7s The KRP Family Filmed on Saturday, September 12, 2026 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Follow the official Keystone Rail Productions page! @keystonerailproductions on Instagram and @KeystoneRailProductions on Facebook. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ © Keystone Rail Productions 2026 All Rights Reserved COPYRIGHT POLICY: This may not be copied or reproduced without exclusive permission from Keystone Rail Productions. We work hard to create these videos, and they are not be re-uploaded/distributed without permission, or will be taken down in accordance with international copyright law. Thank you for understanding. We thank you for understanding the advertisements, as they directly help fund more trips like these and support the production of content.