SMS Rail Lines
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | June 1994 |
| Headquarters | Bridgeport , United States |
Area served | New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York |
| Products | Freight rail services, heritage railway operations, chemical unloading equipment, transload services |
SMS Rail Lines is a shortline railroad based at Pureland Industrial Park located in Bridgeport, New Jersey. The company oversees all freight car movements within this industrial complex and also operates rail lines in Morrisville, Pennsylvania and Guilderland, New York. Its operations in Guilderland are conducted under the name SMS Rail Lines of New York, LLC. The locomotive roster prominently features numerous units manufactured by the Baldwin Locomotive Works. To facilitate rail freight operations, SMS provides chemical unloading equipment as well as transload services. Furthermore, SMS runs the Woodstown Central Railroad, a heritage railway situated in Woodstown, New Jersey.
Operations
Within the Delaware Valley, SMS Rail Lines is responsible for switching services in industrial parks and managing county-owned rail segments:
- Morrisville – Supports the Penn Warner Industrial Park in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, with connections to the Conrail Shared Assets Operations Morrisville Yard.
- Pureland – Functions inside the Pureland Industrial Complex in Logan Township, New Jersey, interchanging with Conrail Shared Assets Operations' Penns Grove Secondary line.
- Westville – Provides service to the Sunoco Logistics Eagle Point terminal in Westville, New Jersey, linking with Conrail Shared Assets Operations.
- Salem – Operates the Salem County Short Line running between Salem, Woodstown, and Swedesboro, New Jersey; interchanges occur with the Southern Railroad of New Jersey. The Woodstown Central excursion trains also depart from Woodstown.
In Guilderland, New York, SMS Rail Lines of New York, LLC serves the Northeastern Industrial Park and connects with both CSX Transportation at Guilderland Center and Norfolk Southern at Delanson.
History
The company commenced its rail operations around Philadelphia in June 1994 and later expanded into Albany, New York, by November 2006. In 2022, SMS introduced passenger excursion services operating from Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey. These scheduled trips on the Salem Branch are conducted under the Woodstown Central Railroad brand from a station located in South Woodstown.
Motive power
SMS maintains a varied collection of locomotives, predominantly Baldwin models, complemented by machines from Electro-Motive Diesel and GE Transportation.
- 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:
- SW14 diesel (1)
- SW1200RS diesel (1)
- FP7 diesel (1)
- GP38-3 diesel (1)
- GE:
- B23-7 diesel (4)