In 2006, when the railroad had been dormant for two years, a Friends group organized to help restore service. By 2008, the Stewartstown station was reopened for visitors and limited excursion service was restored later that year.. The rail line's reactivation was not without some opposition: the local newspaper applauded preservation of the historic buildings but argued that conversion to a rail trail would be more cost-effective and draw more users. By 2015, the railroad had a crew of volunteers working on operations.
