Coatesville to Birdsboro

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States: Pennsylvania
Railroads: CR, PC, PRR, P&R, W&N, W&R

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The abandoned P&R crosses over the West Branch of Brandywine Creek in Hibernia Park. Photo by Joe Sharretts.

This line was built in 1868 and was known as the Wilmington Division of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad. The line extended north from Wilmington, DE, to Birdsboro, but major washouts due to a hurricane in 1972 forced the abandonment of half the line north of Coatesville. The other half is still operated today.

The abandoned section of the line between Coatesville and Birdsboro intersected two other former P&R lines, each of which were abandoned before this section: the New Holland Branch at Suplee, and The Warwick Branch at Elverson.

Thanks to Joe Sharretts for contributing information about this route.

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The section north of Coatesville was still in revenue service until 1987. The Team track at Brandamore always had a tank car, the quarry south of Birdsboro and shipments out of Lukens that went to Reading. I believe that last Sperry Car survey was in '86.

NS still uses the first part of this line north of Coatesville to switch the Acelor Mittal plant (former Lukens Steel). They pull trains north under AMTRAK's Keystone Corridor, until they clear the interchange track switch and then back the train upgrade unto the Keystone Corridor.

Coatesville to Birdsboro

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