The JNR 9600 Type steam locomotive was used exclusively for hauling sectional cargo trains from Nishi-Maizuru Station to Amino Station (some trains went, via the Maizuru Line, to Ayabe Station on the Sanin Main Line) and also for such seasonal trains as the 'Tulip-go' in spring and the 'Hashidate-Beach' in summer (as far as Amanohashidate).
国鉄9600形蒸気機関車-西舞鶴駅から網野駅まで（一部の列車は、舞鶴線経由、山陰本線綾部駅まで）の運転で、区間貨物列車や春の「チューリップ号」・夏の「はしだてビーチ」（天橋立駅まで）の専用牽引機だった。