i had my fingers crossed ever since i first heard about the relocation that it would not happen. F&M is trying to take over the town, they'd probibly would tear the whole city down and make the whole thing a collage. it's discusting how they can do stuff like this. progress, or is it?

I'd say it is.

NS gets to take some space that's not being currently used and put it to work as a modern, efficient, yard.

Then an inefficient piece of an industrial process (the current yard) turns into something else that's useful to someone else (and is itself an engine of growth).

I fail to see the problem, other than the fact that something we're used to is changing, but isn't that the nature of the world?

I don't think the yard itself has great historical significance or interpretive value.

I'm somewhat sad to see things like Rose Yard in Altoona go away, but I'd hardly call it disgusting.

it would be neat to see F&M include the tresles in there rebuilding plan give them a coat of paint and past them of as some art deco theme. could do the same with the old baggage car (or mabye give it to stasburg?) one of the trestles is almost completly intact including the rails (although on stringer about midway is missing) except for the wood walls that came off the piers. two are still there but have caught fire at some point. the other all thats left is the piers.