State instructor, discusses a different account of women during the gettysburg and how the residents, mainly women and children, were affected and shaped by the battle. The journey through Hallowed Ground partnership hosted the program. Shawn welcome, everybody. My name is shawn butcher. I am the director of journey through Hallowed Ground partnership. Welcome to the afternoon session. We are pleased that this session is being taped and aired on cspan so welcome our cspan viewers. For those in the audience, you can follow along or learn more on twitter. I am pleased to introduce our speaker, jared frederick. Jared has been highly involved in the world of public history conducting oral history interviews, writing grants, in interpreting sites. Receiving a masters from west virginia, he is served as a seasonal park ranger at Gettysburg National park and her first Harpers Ferry national park. An artist as well, he has completed projects and been recognized by organizations such as the smi
Say the technology will be on the train by the year end but it will not be on some of the tracks. The tracks are on by others like amtrak and norfolk southern. Amtrak says they will be done installing it by the deadline csx says they will need more deadline time. I cant imagine it helping people in fredericksburg. Reporter this woman relocated to fredericksburg knowing she could take vre everyday. It would definitely create some sort of hassle. The only other alternative would be to drive. Reporter speaking of officials they say this is not for a lack of effort. They have been working on this and spending billions of dollars in technology. They dont do put it on the system until it is safe. They say they dont have to create another risk on the rails. Congress could make an extension sometime ahead of the deadline. Brianne carter, abc 7 news. Kimberly if vre and marc are forced to suspend service the comedic pressure drivers on the road. The Transit Agency may have to make some service
Time. s book person tells abc seven they have more than 1 billion developing technology but they do not what to put it on the tracks before it is ready. Riders are hopeful lawmakers will step in. I dont is for congress to do nothing quickly but i think they will eventually. Reporter that is certainly the hope by many that say they move further away because they knew they could rely on the service like vre and marc. We will have to see what happens with congress before that december 31 deadline. Brianne carter, abc 7 news. Leon a similar story on metro. It needs time to make safety upgrades which likely will mean service cuts. That involves maintenance as well as safety upgrades. The final decision has not been made yet. They are looking at single tracking is released 8 00 p. M. Along with more today and we can work. Very upsetting because im in a rush right now turning it back to my job and i know waiting for another train is counterproductive. Its going to be in the middle of the day.
Luggage . Reportedly it is one of our airports. Winwhich one . Next. Leon first at 11 00 tonight shock and grief as the competitive cycling race ends in tragedy. A pan dead and two a man dead and two others have critical injuries. It happened at the world police and fire games in Prince William county. Jay korff with new information about the victims and investigation into how this happened. What can can you tell us at this point . Jay sources familiar with crash told me it was horrific and high speed. The athletes who are also first spends and officers and in some cases detectives not only hit the road at a high rate of speed and each other but hit a wooden railing off to one side of the road. The two who are fighting for their lives that the hour, one from canada andom the states. Police say the crash happened while male cyclists competing in the world police and fire games were traveling at a high rate of speed down the descent in the hilly confines of Prince William forest park in
Luggage . Reportedly it is one of our airports. Winwhich one . Next. Leon first at 11 00 tonight shock and grief as the competitive cycling race ends in tragedy. A pan dead and two a man dead and two others have critical injuries. It happened at the world police and fire games in Prince William county. Jay korff with new information about the victims and investigation into how this happened. What can can you tell us at this point . Jay sources familiar with crash told me it was horrific and high speed. The athletes who are also first spends and officers and in some cases detectives not only hit the road at a high rate of speed and each other but hit a wooden railing off to one side of the road. The two who are fighting for their lives that the hour, one from canada andom the states. Police say the crash happened while male cyclists competing in the world police and fire games were traveling at a high rate of speed down the descent in the hilly confines of Prince William forest park in