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Bridge construction on Lynchburg's Candlers Mountain Road will take longer than expected
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA major construction project in Lynchburg is causing people to change their driving habits. "I usually try to avoid the area, if at all possible," said Robert Reynolds, who travels from his home in Concord every day to pick up his children at Liberty...Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Road Transportation, Transportation, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Travel
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General Truck Body moves to Forest following Roanoke fire
WDBJ7 ReporterThe fire was a tough sight to behold. Tony Williams surveyed the damage the day after a July 21st fire burned his business to the ground. Now, everybody on Interstate 581 South in Roanoke can see the charred remains of what once was for Williams' and...Tags: Tony Williams, Fires
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Norfolk Southern warns about lower 3Q profits
Norfolk Southern Corp. says a drop in coal shipments and lower fuel surcharge revenue during the third quarter will hurt the railroad's profits. Norfolk Southern said Wednesday that the railroad expects to report third-quarter earnings between $1.18...
Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Railway Transportation, Transportation, Travel
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Historic Train Depot In Boones Mill May Be Demolished
ReporterFor more than a century, it has stood the test of time. But it looks like time could be running outfor the historic train depot in Boones Mill. It's located right off Boones Mill Road and Church Hill Street and it may be demolished. Norfolk Southern owns...Tags: Human Interest
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Norfolk Southern ordered to pay two whistleblowers nearly $1 million
Norfolk Southern Railway Co. has been ordered to pay two whistleblowers $932,000. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced the penalties Tuesday. An investigation concluded that the workers' reporting of injuries suffered on the job...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Employees, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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$20.4 million contract awarded for Interstate 581/Elm Avenue project in Roanoke
The Commonwealth Transportation board has awarded a $20.4 million contract to design and build the interchange at Interstate 581/Route 220 exit at Elm Avenue in Roanoke. The board has given the contract to American Infrastructure – VA Inc. of...
Tags: Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Bob McDonnell
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No one hurt in bus, van collision
A Valley Metro bus collided with a mini van Friday, but no one was injured. The accident happened around 4 p.m. near the Norfolk Southern train tracks on Wise Ave. and Walnut Ave in Vinton. There were passengers on the bus, and one passenger in the mini...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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VMT parties like it's 1776
reporterThe holiday may have come and gone, but the celebration of red, white and blue continued Saturday in Roanoke. Hundreds came out for the "Party like it's 1776" event at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The Norfolk Western 1776 Locomotive has come...Tags: Arts and Culture, Museums, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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UPDATE: Man hit by train in Danville dies
UPDATE: 7/8 5:00 a.m. The man hit by a Norfolk Southern Railway train Friday night has died. Police say 72-year-old General Redd was behind the old Ballou Park Theater on Tunstall Road when he was hit by the train. After being transported to Danville...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Railway Accidents, Accidental Death, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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