Noted for its steel and rolling mills. While the track work is done, the buildings and scenery are still a work in progress. Most of the buildings are mocked up to give feel for the final scene.
Brick Yard
The Coatesville yard was called the Brick Yard. While the prototype had a wye, I didn’t have room for one, so I substituted a turntable. Since Coatesville turns were frequent trains, I need something to turn engines. The yard has 3 tracks. Lots of empty gons are staged at Coatesville for spotting at the mills.
Worth Brothers Steel
The 2nd largest rolling mill in Coatesville, it was later bought by Lukens, but was a competitor in my era.
Y Tower
The yardmaster and train order office at Coatesville was located at Y tower. The Brandwywine Creek has been running behind the Worth mill and crosses under some leads to run between the main track and the other mills north of Y Tower. Behind the tower is the Coatesville Boiler Works who made both stationary boilers and railroad fireboxes.
Lukens Steel
The largest steel mill in Coatesville. It also had the distinction of being the first major corporation to be run by a woman. It had open hearth furnaces and a gas plant to provide fuel for the furnaces.
Coatesville Station and Viaduct Steel
On the north end of Coatesville is the passenger and freight depot. Across the Brandywine is the smallest rolling mill, Viaduct Steel. It was an older “puddling” mill, the last puddling mill in operation in Coatesville, and had a relatively low production.
The Viaduct and Valley
Viaduct Steel was named for the viaduct that carried the PRR main line over the Brandywine valley. There have been a total of 4 viaducts there, I am modeling #3. The first was a wood arch deck truss, that was replaced by an iron deck truss, and then a second iron deck truss, and finally the stone arch bridge that is there today. It will eventually be a double track deck truss bridge. Beyond the bridge are the PRR interchanges and the main track disappears around the corner a the appropriately named station of Valley.
Gallery
Coatesville Shifter works the Brick Yard with Worth Bros. Mill in the background 
Viaduct Steel Mill against a low backdrop, as seen from the aisle 
High angle view of Viaduct Steel showing the B&O and PRR staging hidden behind the low backdrop