F&M gets state approval to move rail yard project along

Click title for full story link. A state agency has given Franklin & Marshall College approval to excavate and refill an old dump near the School Lane Hills and Barrcrest developments.The decision — which can and likely will be appealed — sets in motion a $40 million-plus project to relocate Norfolk Southern Railroad's Dillerville rail yard to the dump site in Manheim Township.The relocation would free up land for use by Franklin & Marshall College and Lancaster General Hospital in northwest Lancaster City.F&M's vice president for external affairs, Keith Orris, said this morning that the college is finalizing the bidding process for removing material from the dump. He said the neighborhoods will be informed when the schedule is completed.