SMS Rail Lines (reporting mark SLRS) is a shortline railroad based at Pureland Industrial Park in Bridgeport, New Jersey. The company handles all freight car delivery to businesses located within the industrial park. It also operates lines in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, and Guilderland, New York. Guilderland-based operations operate as SMS Rail Lines of New York, LLC (reporting mark SNY). SMS maintains many locomotives built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. SMS provides chemical off-loading equipment and transload facilities to enable businesses to receive rail freight traffic. The company also operates the Woodstown Central Railroad, a tourist railroad based out of Woodstown, New Jersey.
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Bridgeport, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Reporting mark | SLRS, SNY |
| Locale | Delaware Valley Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Dates of operation | 1994–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Other | |
| Website | www.smsrail.com |
Operations
editIn the Delaware Valley, SMS Rail Lines operates both industrial park switching operations[1] and a county controlled rail line.[2]
- Morrisville – Serves the Penn Warner Industrial Park in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, with access to the Conrail Shared Assets Operations Morrisville Yard
- Pureland – Serves the Pureland Industrial Complex in Logan Township, New Jersey, interchanging with Conrail Shared Assets Operations Penns Grove Secondary
- Westville – Serves the Sunoco Logistics Eagle Point terminal in Westville, New Jersey, interchanging with Conrail Shared Assets Operations.
- Salem - Serves the Salem County Short Line between Salem, New Jersey, Woodstown, New Jersey, and Swedesboro, New Jersey interchanging with Southern Railroad of New Jersey. Woodstown Central excursion trains operate out of Woodstown.[3]
In Guilderland, New York, SMS Rail Lines of New York, LLC serves the Northeastern Industrial Park, interchanging with CSX Transportation at Guilderland Center, NY and Norfolk Southern at Delanson, NY.[4]
History
editSMS Rail Lines began operating in the Philadelphia area in June 1994.[5] In November 2006, the railroad began operations in Albany, New York.[6] The company plans to begin passenger excursions out of Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey by the end of 2022.[7] Passenger excursions along the Salem Branch are operated as the Woodstown Central Railroad out of a passenger station in South Woodstown.[8]
Motive power
editSMS runs a variety of locomotives, most being built by the Baldwin Locomotive works. SMS also owns units built by GM's Electro-Motive Diesel and GE Transportation.[9]
- ALCO
- Baldwin:
- VO-660 diesel (2)
- VO-1000 diesel (1)
- DS-4-4-660 diesel (1)
- DS-4-4-750 diesel (1)
- DS-4-4-1000 diesel (2)
- S-12 diesel (14)
- AS-616 diesel (3)
- EMD:
- GE:
- B23-7 diesel (4)
References
edit- ^ "Pennsylvania and New Jersey Locations". SMS Rail Lines. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Federal Register :: Request Access".
- ^ "Woodstown Central Excursions".
- ^ "New York Locations". SMS Rail Lines. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "History Pennsylvania & New Jersey". SMS Rail Lines. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "History New York". SMS Rail Lines. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ "SMS Rail Services plans passenger excursions on new trackage". Trains.com. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "History of the rail line that became the "Woodstown Central"". Woodstown Central Railroad. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Switching Management Services". Tim Darnell. Retrieved March 5, 2021.