Decorated Combat Veteran Killed in Augusta Crash
After exhaustive search efforts, the body of the pilot of the F-15 that crashed in Augusta County Wednesday has been located and officials have now released the pilot's identify. Lt. Col. Morris...
View ArticleSearch and Rescue Continues in Augusta County
A search continues for the pilot of a Massachusetts National Guard aircraft that went down Wednesday in a mountainous section of Augusta County this morning. For hours, helicopters rose and landed near...
View ArticleThe Changing Culture of Cars
The automobile has shaped American culture for more than a hundred years. So how will the coming, so called, driverless cars change us? Or how will we change them? There are many questions about how...
View ArticleVP Biden in VA to Tout Transportation Spending
Today (Wednesday) Vice President Joe Biden is speaking in Norfolk, Virginia to highlight federal transportation spending. This year congressional gridlock brought the federal highway trust fund to the...
View ArticleInterstate 73 Plans Slowly Moving Forward
Interstate 73 was first proposed in 1979 by two businessmen from Bluefield, West Virginia looking to expand an existing highway used to transport coal to the Ohio River – and after decades, the project...
View ArticleCab Drivers Rally for More Ride Sharing Regulations
In Richmond, hundreds of taxicab drivers from across the commonwealth are at the Capitol to rally for new regulations for app- based, ride hailing companies. Earlier this week, lawmakers struck a deal...
View ArticleDangerous Cargo: Emergency Workers Still in the Dark
In just over a year, North America has seen a dozen serious accidents involving trains that derailed while carrying flammable crude oil. One of those accidents, in Lynchburg, caused a massive fire and...
View ArticleDangerous Cargo Rides the Rails: Tracks & Inspections
Within hours of a rail crash in Lynchburg on April 30, inspectors for the state and federal governments and CSX were on the scene – trying to figure out why 17 cars derailed and one ruptured –...
View ArticleDangerous Cargo: The Push for Slower Trains & Stonger Cars
For decades Americans have worried about our dependence on foreign oil and gas. By 2005 we were importing 60% of our energy, but in 2008 a new technology called horizontal hydrologic fracturing or...
View ArticleDangerous Cargo: Changes Present Challenges
Each year officials investigate an average of ten derailments in Virginia alone. Most involve coal or grain – cargoes unlikely to cause trouble for nearby communities, but a growing number of trains...
View ArticleDangerous Cargo Rides the Rails: Rising Risks
It’s been nearly two months since a train derailed in Lynchburg, sending a fireball into the sky above that city’s downtown and spilling oil into the James River. Experts said the accident could have...
View ArticleDangerous Cargo Rides the Rails
NOTE TO JUDGES: This 5-part series is posted to two pages on our website. Please open all five parts individually by clicking on the headlines below, you will then see the "Listen" arrow. For the final...
View ArticleTransportation Secretary Wants Charlottesville Traffic Congestion Eased
When the federal government refused to issue a permit for the proposed Route 29 bypass, opponents in Charlottesville were relieved, but Virginia’s Secretary of Transportation says the idea is not dead....
View ArticleExcursions Planned for Steam Passenger Locomotive
Tickets are now on sale for Norfolk & Western Class J 611 excursion this spring and summer. There are several day trips around the state, and you can find the schedule here. The locomotive's...
View ArticleOne Motorcyclist Hopes Drivers Increase Awareness
"Measure twice, cut once." The old adage holds especially true for the many motorists who will hit the road this summer. One veteran motorcyclist is asking millions of drivers to measure their...
View ArticleThe Cars of the Future are Already Here
Researchers will soon begin testing automated cars on Virginia Roadways. But the advent of truly driverless cars is still pretty far down the road. On the outside this looks like any normal Cadillac...
View ArticleTrain Derailment in Pulaski County
Emergency crews are responding to a train derailment in the Dublin area of Pulaski County. It happened around 4:oo p.m. Tuesday, when two westbound trains collided. Here's the written statement from...
View ArticleConnecting Richmond and D.C.
For years we’ve heard talk of a high speed rail line connecting Richmond and Washington D.C. Well, a plan is in place and on track to be completed within the next decade. The state isn’t planning on...
View ArticleVirginia Tech Students Fare Well in Competition to Design Super Fast...
Business Magnate and Inventor Elon Musk is a man known for his work on transportation of the future, be it space travel or electric vehicles. His latest quest is something called a “Hyperloop,” a new...
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