Steam & Excursion > SMS Steam #9 Replacement

See the thread below about Woodstown Central (in South Jersey) 0-6-0 #9 being down for a hot bearing.   The replacement is Reading FP7 #902 and soon 903.  This pair of locomotives sat at Steamtown for a few years and about 2 years ago SMS obtained them (lease I believe).    

From the Woodstown Central FB Page a picture of 902..    As I mentioned on a previous post, Woodstown Central/SMS does not do anything half baked.  All of the equipment is restored first rate.   I doubt that the FP7s ever ran on these old PRSL (Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines) tracks.  Locals may know more.  There is no Wye or turning so that the trains will runn pull-pull or AA runaround the train.  




 

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Andy Muller or Reading and Northern may be just a little envious.   

They shined up that unit nicely.  Looks great!

That is a great looking replacement for 0-6-0 #9.  I was very pleased to see that the wye has been rebuilt at Salem.   We chased #9 early on April 18th and she went from Woodstown to Salem.  The Easter Egg Hunt was in the area of the wye!   I tried to attach a photo that I took with my phone.  This is the 10AM train returning to Woodstown before the bearing failure.  I am hoping someone can fix this photo!

Ron



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/01/25 14:05 by steamfan759.

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A beautiful F-7!!

Authentic Reading.

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steamfan759 Wrote:
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> That is a great looking replacement for 0-6-0
> #9.  I was very pleased to see that the wye has
> been rebuilt at Salem.   We chased #9 early on
> April 18th and she went from Woodstown to Salem. 
> The Easter Egg Hunt was in the area of the wye! 
>  I tried to attach a photo that I took with my
> phone.  This is the 10AM train returning to
> Woodstown before the bearing failure.  I am
> hoping someone can fix this photo!
>
> Ron

To Ron from Ron,
I accept your hope request to "fix this photo".
Beautiful photo.
Ron


 

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