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		<lastmod>2014-01-03T13:52:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-03T13:55:15+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/burning-question-how-to-safely-ship-bakken-oil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T13:55:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-blast-probe-looks-into-crude-oil-impurities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T13:56:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-railway-reopens-tracks-after-casselton-train-crash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T13:57:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ceo-matt-rose-says-bnsf-heading-toward-1-million-barrels-of-crude-per-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T13:57:46+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-rail-traffic-up-9-2-percent-over-2012-for-week-ending-december-28/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T13:58:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/head-of-railway-in-lac-megantic-disaster-says-he-is-also-a-victim/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T13:59:03+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cp-rail-selling-dme-west-end-to-genesee-wyoming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T13:59:38+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/editorial-iowa-slams-door-on-amtrak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T14:00:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-to-suspend-service-in-portions-of-the-southeast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T14:00:46+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ups-400-million-new-mexico-project-could-open-in-2014/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T14:01:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-was-revenue-adequate-in-2012-stb-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T14:02:00+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/norfolk-southern-to-announce-4q-2013-results-on-january-22/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-03T14:02:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/extreme-cold-has-amtrak-nj-transit-septa-making-some-changes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:52:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metra-cancels-26-trains-on-bnsf-union-pacific-lines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:53:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fireballs-jeopardize-u-s-oil-by-rail-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:53:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/senator-schumer-seeks-to-turn-up-heat-on-rail-car-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:54:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-company-new-that-crude-oil-cargo-was-highly-explosive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:55:02+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/howard-permut-metro-north-president-is-stepping-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:55:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/nj-transit-announces-details-on-super-bowl-service/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:56:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/high-speed-rail-plans-in-california-caught-in-a-political-storm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:57:04+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/gov-jerry-brown-eyes-cap-and-trade-money-for-high-speed-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:57:39+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/interest-in-tulsa-okc-passenger-rail-heightens-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:58:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/acknowledging-influx-of-oil-by-rail-shipments-minnesota-braces-for-disaster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:58:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-shipped-daily-across-montana-mostly-along-hi-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T09:59:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/north-dakotas-governor-and-senators-meet-with-bnsf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T10:00:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ethanol-advances-as-winter-weather-affects-shipments-by-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T10:00:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroad-companies-accused-of-tampering-with-evidence-in-deadly-2011-amtrak-crash-in-nevada/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T10:01:37+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/genesee-wyoming-reassures-south-dakota-shippers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-07T10:02:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cn-train-carrying-oil-derails-catches-fire-in-new-brunswick-canada/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:26:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-train-accidents-force-regulators-to-look-at-tank-car-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:27:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oregon-legislator-urges-congress-to-investigate-oil-train-derailments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:27:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/more-oil-trains-rolling-through-northeast-oregon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:28:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/north-dakota-senator-heitkamp-hoeven-rep-meet-with-ntsb-over-oil-train-concerns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:29:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/port-of-vancouver-director-defends-oil-terminal-proposal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:30:20+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/report-mbta-mulls-new-commuter-rail-operator/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:30:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/a-record-commuter-rail-deal-is-on-the-way-for-boston/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:31:38+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/stalled-amtrak-train-like-being-buried-in-snow-woman-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:32:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/for-metra-weather-related-delays-snowballed-into-crew-shortages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:32:46+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fort-worths-tower-55-project-on-track-to-end-in-september/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:33:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/nj-transit-to-get-permanent-home-to-store-trains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:34:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/u-s-transportation-secretary-gives-dallas-to-houston-high-speed-rail-a-push/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:34:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:35:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oregon-adds-new-talgo-trains-to-eugene-vancouver-b-c-route/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:35:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtraks-auto-train-expands-capacity-for-peak-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:36:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-to-offer-free-wireless-internet-on-carbondale-to-chicago-route/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:36:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-reason-becomes-a-casualty-in-the-war-on-drugs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:37:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T08:59:09+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T08:59:39+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T09:00:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T09:00:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T09:01:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T09:02:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T09:02:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T09:03:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cns-ceo-apologizes-after-oil-train-derailment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-09T09:04:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T09:06:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T09:06:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T09:10:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-09T09:11:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-10T10:10:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-10T10:12:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/gov-jerry-brown-defends-funding-for-bullet-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-10T10:12:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/editorial-oil-train-safety-regulations-fall-behind-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-10T10:13:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-10T10:14:02+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-10T10:17:09+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/passenger-rail-service-to-return-to-roanoke-by-2017/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-10T10:17:46+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-10T10:18:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:48:38+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:49:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/crude-oil-shipments-tanker-punctures-at-top-of-agenda-for-rail-safety-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:49:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-transport-of-hazardous-goods-in-canada-is-safe-says-federal-government/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:50:38+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/california-expects-more-crude-oil-by-rail-seeks-to-beef-up-spill-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:51:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-trains-run-along-glacier-park-though-downtown-whitefish/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:51:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/plenty-of-oil-trains-roll-through-nebraska/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:52:20+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ups-freight-teamsters-overwhelmingly-approve-new-5-year-national-contract/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:52:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:53:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bids-due-this-week-for-bankrupt-mma-railway/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:54:06+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/mudslides-halt-passenger-trains-north-of-seattle/</loc>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/derailed-bnsf-freight-train-near-auburn-blocking-amtrak-sounder-trains-south-of-seattle/</loc>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/weather-delays-put-metra-in-deep-hole-for-on-time-performance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:55:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/canadian-pacific-deal-sends-dme-in-a-new-direction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:56:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/high-speed-shuttle-train-facility-for-grain-at-grayridge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T10:56:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/hoffa-fast-track-bill-will-take-congress-public-out-of-process/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T11:19:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-backs-high-speed-rail-funding-provisions-in-california-state-budget/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-13T15:30:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/schumer-blumenthal-fra-to-get-185-million-in-federal-funds-to-hire-additional-safety-inspectors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T10:52:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cities-grapple-with-oil-train-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T10:54:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/safety-of-north-dakota-oil-could-affect-rail-costs-analysts-say/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T10:55:19+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/sen-klobuchar-calls-for-hearing-on-rail-safety-in-wake-of-recent-derailments-in-north-dakota-two-harbors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T10:55:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/newer-tank-cars-in-new-brunswick-derailment-fared-better/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T10:56:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/casselton-crash-was-one-of-biggest-oil-spills-on-rails-in-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T10:57:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-applaud-california-governors-high-speed-rail-support/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T10:57:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/sacramento-bee-editorial-board-says-governor-brown-is-right-to-use-cap-and-trade-funds-for-high-speed-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T10:58:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/boardman-pushes-for-comprehensive-surface-transportation-program/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T10:59:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metra-defends-performance-during-snow-cold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T10:59:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/governor-christie-may-shake-up-nj-transit-leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T11:00:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-15T11:00:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-15T11:02:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/editorial-train-dollars-matter-to-northern-new-mexico/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T11:03:19+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-15T11:03:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-15T11:04:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-15T11:04:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-offers-20-percent-fare-discounts-in-illinois-michigan-and-missouri/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-15T11:05:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-15T11:10:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-job-bank-montana-rail-link-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-16T08:50:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/house-panel-hearing-focuses-on-california-bullet-train-finances/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:02:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:03:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:03:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:04:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:05:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-crude-oil-tank-car-rules-not-likely-until-2015/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:06:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:07:06+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-by-rail-industry-in-north-america-begins-2014-with-another-spectacular-crash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:08:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-pipelines-on-rails-reason-for-concern/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:09:05+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/editorial-rail-shippers-should-pay-more-for-oil-spill-risks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:09:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:10:13+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/mbta-releases-commuter-rail-bid-details/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:10:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:11:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:11:59+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:13:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-16T10:13:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-17T09:43:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-oil-industries-to-make-safety-changes-for-transporting-crude/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-17T09:44:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroads-may-reroute-slow-down-oil-trains-to-reduce-risk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-17T09:44:59+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-17T09:45:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-17T09:46:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-17T09:47:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/second-party-submits-bid-for-montreal-maine-atlantic-railway/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-17T09:48:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-27T10:19:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-27T10:20:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-27T10:23:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-27T10:23:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/plans-for-new-england-rail-network-continue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-27T10:24:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-27T10:25:46+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-27T10:26:39+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-28T11:00:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-29T09:59:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-29T10:04:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-29T10:05:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-29T10:06:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-29T10:07:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-29T10:07:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-29T10:09:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-29T10:10:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-29T10:10:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-30T08:46:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-30T09:06:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:22:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:22:37+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:23:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/extent-of-problems-with-mbta-rail-cars-in-dispute/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:24:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-in-train-wrecks-a-push-for-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:24:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:25:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:26:13+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/a-tough-challenge-getting-oil-tankers-off-philadelphia-bridge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:27:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-shipments-blocking-amtrak-trains-in-northwest-united-states/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:28:09+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-train-coal-export-opponents-not-happy-with-industrial-land-expansion-in-washington-state/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:28:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/snow-forces-norfolk-coal-terminal-closure-mobile-terminals-still-shut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:29:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/sugar-company-ceo-says-rail-slowdown-could-cost-millions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:29:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:30:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:30:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-30T10:31:36+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:02:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:04:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:05:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:06:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:10:02+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-yorks-forgotten-high-speed-rail-study/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:10:36+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-rolling-toward-fall-construction-of-locomotive-maintenance-hub/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:11:15+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:11:46+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:12:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:12:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:13:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:14:03+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-31T10:59:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-to-conduct-local-chairman-workshop-in-march-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-03T09:07:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/nj-transit-sets-ridership-record-at-worse-than-a-sauna-secaucus-junction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:41:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:42:07+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:43:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:43:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:44:09+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:44:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:45:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cn-train-carrying-fuel-oil-derails-spills-in-mississippi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:45:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:46:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:47:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:47:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:49:19+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:49:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:50:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-03T10:51:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-04T10:03:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-04T10:04:07+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-04T10:04:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/u-s-state-department-report-without-keystone-pipeline-oil-trains-may-cause-six-death-per-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-04T10:05:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-04T10:05:59+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-04T10:06:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-04T10:07:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/connecticut-lawmakers-call-on-metro-north-to-be-more-responsive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-04T10:08:06+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ottawa-to-keep-closer-tabs-on-railway-companies-after-grain-train-bottleneck/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-06T10:09:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-06T10:11:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-06T10:11:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-06T10:12:15+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-06T10:12:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-06T10:13:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-06T10:14:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-06T14:34:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-07T09:41:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-07T09:43:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-07T09:43:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-07T09:45:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-07T09:45:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-07T09:47:06+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-07T09:48:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-07T09:49:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-07T09:50:06+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-07T09:50:37+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-10T09:34:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-10T09:36:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-10T09:36:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-10T09:37:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-10T09:38:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-10T09:42:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-10T09:43:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-11T09:46:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:17:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:18:15+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:18:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:19:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:20:20+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fort-wayne-city-council-backs-high-speed-rail-study-with-cash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:20:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/minnesota-fire-crews-ill-prepared-for-any-oil-train-catastrophe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:21:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:22:09+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/minnesota-bill-would-protect-towns-against-oil-derailments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:22:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:23:38+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/records-show-scope-of-new-csx-rail-yard-in-kentucky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:24:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cuts-in-luxuries-may-save-colorado-southwest-chief-amtrak-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-12T09:25:03+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:07:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:08:26+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:09:05+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-dont-give-up-on-the-bullet-train-california/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:09:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/map-shows-how-crude-by-rail-shipments-have-exploded-in-the-last-three-years/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:10:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/train-carrying-crude-oil-derails-in-western-pa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:10:58+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/minnesota-legislators-push-for-better-oil-transport-disaster-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:11:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cleanup-at-casselton-oil-train-crash-site-to-last-until-summer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:12:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-citizens-should-know-when-hazardous-materials-are-on-trains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:12:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/editorial-bnsf-railway-needs-to-get-up-to-speed-on-ag-shipments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:13:19+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/mma-railway-had-repeated-brake-violations-on-the-books/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:13:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bomb-by-train-tracks-was-cell-phone-smoke-detector/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:14:30+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-york-weighs-high-speed-rail-alternatives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:15:09+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cp-rail-may-surprise-with-size-of-share-buyback/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:15:39+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-corporation-declares-quarterly-dividend-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-13T10:16:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/first-female-african-american-engineer-at-union-pacific-recounts-groundbreaking-career/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:07:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-will-volkswagens-tennessee-workers-say-yes-to-the-uaw-lets-hope-so/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:07:52+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/train-carrying-canadian-oil-derails-leaks-in-western-pennsylvania/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:08:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-train-explosions-u-s-regulators-slow-to-react/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:09:03+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/when-oil-trains-come-through-theres-no-room-for-humans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:10:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:10:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/battle-over-oil-trains-begins-perhaps-with-a-crowded-meeting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:11:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-railroads-report-mixed-rail-traffic-for-week-ending-february-8/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:11:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/genesee-wyoming-reports-financial-results-for-4q-2013/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:12:12+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-expected-to-resume-full-keystone-schedule-today/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:12:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metro-north-riders-endure-packed-trains-long-waits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:13:34+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/firm-estimates-north-louisiana-passenger-rail-study-to-take-8-months/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:14:05+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/tacoma-rail-port-partner-to-seek-federal-emission-reduction-grant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T10:14:37+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/show-your-support-for-two-person-train-crews/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-14T11:38:00+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-recommends-metro-north-safety-improvements/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:34:05+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-calls-on-metro-north-to-take-action-on-recorders-and-speed-signs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:34:32+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:35:15+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/train-accidents-stir-worries-about-crude-transport/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:36:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:36:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/plan-to-retrofit-old-rail-tunnel-hard-to-execute-in-changing-se-washington-neighborhood/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:37:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/small-towns-in-southwest-fear-loss-of-cherished-train-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:37:57+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kawasaki-heavy-to-bid-to-supply-trains-for-u-s-high-speed-rail-link/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:38:39+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-corporation-chairman-jim-young-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:39:19+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/mexican-bill-derails-kansas-city-southern-stock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:40:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/editorial-oil-trains-must-focus-on-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:40:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rochesters-crude-awakening/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:41:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fargo-fire-department-to-store-bnsf-foam-trailer-used-to-fight-hazardous-material-fires/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:41:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-delays-put-historic-pinch-on-agriculture-officials-want-solutions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:42:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/hearings-scheduled-for-new-york-state-high-speed-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:42:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/angry-metro-north-riders-demand-action-not-more-promises/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:43:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rate-case-returned-to-stb-for-review/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:43:56+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/stockton-port-officials-ok-18-million-rail-facility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:44:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-puts-up-more-of-a-legal-fight-over-spider-bite-lawsuit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-19T10:45:03+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-cited-for-serious-flaws-in-north-dakota-tracks-before-casselton-accident/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:05:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cp-rails-hunter-harrison-rails-against-calls-for-tougher-rail-safety-regulations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:06:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/heitkamp-wants-more-freight-rail-inspections-in-north-dakota/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:06:48+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-train-safety-emerges-as-hot-environmental-issue-in-olympia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:07:30+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/energy-secretary-u-s-infrastructure-unready-for-crude-by-rail-boom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:08:05+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/nebraska-judge-strikes-down-legislatures-move-allowing-keystone-xl-route/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:08:38+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:09:15+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:09:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:10:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/chief-of-nj-transit-to-quit-after-a-rocky-tenure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:11:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:12:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:12:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:13:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:13:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-20T10:14:26+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:42:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-railway-to-buy-5000-next-generation-tank-cars-for-transporting-crude-oil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:43:26+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroads-make-their-own-moves-to-improve-safety-of-crude-oil-trains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:44:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroads-to-agree-to-speed-limits-more-inspections-of-crude-shipments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:44:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/sen-blumenthal-presses-metro-north-officials-to-act-quickly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:45:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metro-north-wheels-turning-on-improvement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:46:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/obama-to-drop-social-security-reforms-from-latest-budget-request/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:46:39+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:47:13+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:47:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:48:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:48:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:49:30+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/maryland-bill-may-require-holocaust-reparations-from-rail-company/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-21T10:50:05+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:07:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/feds-give-california-high-speed-rail-3-month-funding-extension/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:08:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:08:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/obama-to-stop-at-st-pauls-union-depot-on-wednesday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:09:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:11:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:11:46+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:12:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:12:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/louisiana-port-seeks-input-on-proposed-rail-spur/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:13:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/mta-creates-new-safety-committee-metro-north-to-create-chief-safety-officer-role/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:14:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/latest-location-of-metro-north-woes-danbury/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:14:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/1960s-jet-train-is-still-americas-fastest-locomotive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-24T10:15:06+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-hazmat-chemical-emergency-response-training-programs-for-2014/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-24T11:13:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bakken-shale-oil-carries-high-combustion-risk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:29:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/to-make-shipping-oil-safer-railroads-agree-to-8-measures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:29:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/improving-portion-of-midwest-high-speed-rail-corridor-could-cost-1-5-billion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:30:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/illinois-county-considers-high-speed-rail-station/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:31:15+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kcs-says-mexican-rail-industry-working-with-government-to-address-proposed-railroad-law-amendments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:31:48+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/film-crew-did-not-have-permission-to-be-on-tracks-at-time-of-fatality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:32:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/winter-takes-2-2-million-toll-on-septas-budget/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:33:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:33:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-metro-north-must-restore-confidence-in-a-troubled-railroad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:34:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-debuts-first-ever-amtrakliv_e-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:34:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/freight-traffic-delays-northstar-bnsf-sees-several-days-before-fix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:36:07+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/harvard-study-uses-train-stations-to-measure-human-interaction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-25T10:36:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/president-obama-to-push-300-billion-transportation-plan-during-minnesota-visit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-26T10:06:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/dot-issues-emergency-order-requiring-rail-crude-oil-testing-from-bakken-region/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-26T10:07:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-02-26T10:08:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/locomotive-of-empty-csx-oil-train-derails-in-upstate-new-york-no-spill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-26T10:09:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-when-it-comes-to-safety-cn-has-missed-the-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-26T10:10:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/pennsylvania-governor-announces-funding-for-33-freight-rail-projects/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-26T10:10:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/incoming-ceo-of-mma-railway-meets-with-lac-megantics-mayor-for-the-first-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-26T10:11:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/high-speed-rail-would-cost-colorado-30-billion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-26T10:12:05+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-port-locomotives-are-efficient-expected-to-move-more-cargo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-26T10:12:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metra-up-north-line-delayed-when-man-climbs-on-top-of-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-26T10:13:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtraks-exhibit-train-to-stop-in-lincoln-neb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-26T10:13:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-tells-house-dont-extend-deadline-for-positive-train-control/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-26T15:53:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-on-positive-train-control-i-often-wonder-if-we-could-turn-back-the-clock-how-many-lives-we-could-have-saved/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:46:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-calls-for-two-person-crews-at-congressional-hearing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:47:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/one-in-five-bakken-oil-samples-improperly-classified-house-subcommittee-told/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:47:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/some-rail-cars-used-to-ship-oil-called-unacceptable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:48:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/as-scrutiny-of-crude-shipments-builds-sheriffs-use-radar-guns-to-clock-speed-of-csx-trains-in-new-york/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:49:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/schumer-oil-train-safety-plan-inadequate-for-new-york/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:50:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/lac-megantic-mayor-to-new-mma-owner-get-your-tracks-out-of-town/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:50:30+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/president-obama-proposes-infrastructure-package/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:51:07+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/obama-visits-st-pauls-union-depot-to-plug-infrastructure-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:51:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/president-obama-dot-secretary-foxx-announce-600-million-for-sixth-round-of-tiger-funding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:52:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/hoffa-slams-job-killing-pacific-rim-trade-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:52:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/investor-warren-buffett-says-bnsf-railway-makes-10-million-a-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:53:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metro-north-chief-says-pursuit-of-on-time-performance-trumped-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:54:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/canadian-railways-aim-to-boost-grain-movement-government-may-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:54:46+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/northstar-rail-delays-get-hearing-at-state-capitol/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:55:20+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-ridership-up-4-percent-in-vermont-last-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:55:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-metro-north-boss-has-novel-way-to-study-troubled-agency-by-operating-trains-himself/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-27T10:58:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/marking-its-50th-anniversary-septa-rolls-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T09:55:48+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-railroads-report-increased-weekly-rail-traffic-as-of-february-22/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T09:56:19+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/gov-jerry-brown-wants-polluters-fees-to-help-fund-california-high-speed-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T09:56:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oregon-governor-orders-top-to-bottom-review-of-states-oil-train-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T09:57:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bakken-crude-rolling-through-albany/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T09:58:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/crude-by-rail-shipper-deals-with-new-u-s-safety-regulations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T09:58:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-says-to-blame-weather-not-oil-trains-for-northstars-delays/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T09:59:20+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/caltrain-releases-draft-report-on-rail-electrification-project/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T09:59:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/caterpillar-protests-loss-of-illinois-high-speed-rail-contract/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T10:00:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-metro-north-president-says-trains-will-run-slower-to-help-implement-safety-improvements/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T10:01:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-21st-century-economy-on-a-19th-century-rail-network/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T10:01:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-train-gets-stuck-in-michigan-snow-drift/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T10:02:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-thanks-galesburg-fire-department-for-helping-stranded-passengers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T10:02:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/narp-president-ross-capon-stepping-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-02-28T11:07:02+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/u-s-scrutiny-of-oil-train-shipments-spotlights-flawed-crude-tests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:13:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsfs-warren-buffett-calls-for-oil-train-safety-updates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:13:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/editorial-oil-train-risks-cant-be-assessed-fast-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:14:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-york-governor-pushes-blitz-on-oil-train-safety-inspections/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:15:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/crude-oil-train-scrutiny-intensifies-in-ny-state/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:15:36+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/berkshire-hathaways-4q-2013-profit-up-10-percent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:16:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/albany-area-derailment-follows-rise-in-crude-oil-shipments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:17:03+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/attackers-with-knives-kill-at-least-29-at-chinese-rail-station/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:17:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-zealand-rail-union-asbestos-found-in-chinese-made-locomotives-a-death-sentence-for-train-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:18:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/illinois-dot-pitches-high-speed-rail-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:18:52+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/hudson-valley-to-host-hearing-on-ny-high-speed-rail-proposals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:19:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-york-state-pushes-for-penn-station-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:20:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/legislators-also-to-blame-for-metro-north-mess/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:20:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metro-north-has-new-system-in-place-to-prevent-worker-deaths/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:21:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-using-snow-schedule-in-northeast-corridor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:22:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/former-vice-president-e-l-hayden-1926-2014/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-03T11:29:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-report-sheds-light-on-events-leading-up-to-lac-megantic-disaster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:43:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/analyst-says-cp-rail-should-consider-acquiring-kansas-city-southern/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:44:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/state-will-unveil-high-speed-rail-plan-for-upstate-new-york-at-public-hearing-in-syracuse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:45:09+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/thank-you-ross-capon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:45:52+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-york-state-launches-checks-on-rail-facilities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:46:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/washington-state-lawmakers-wrangle-over-oil-train-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:47:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/big-oil-critics-urge-residents-to-resist-new-crude-by-rail-proposals-at-california-refineries/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:47:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cheerios-shortage-oil-trains-grinding-grain-shipments-to-a-halt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:48:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-reports-higher-q4-2013-coal-revenues-and-carloads-despite-weather/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:48:48+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-energy-companies-plan-massive-wind-farm-equipment-clearinghouse-in-texas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:49:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-resumes-most-northeast-corridor-services/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:50:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/weather-test-coming-for-seattle-area-landslide-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:50:39+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/avalanche-blocks-bnsf-line-amtrak-trains-near-glacier-national-park/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:51:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cn-sells-quebec-rail-line-for-97-million/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:51:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/transit-firm-that-will-run-boston-commuter-rail-hit-with-controversy-over-holocaust-reparations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:52:19+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metro-north-releases-plan-for-improvements/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:52:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/city-of-jacksonville-bills-norfolk-southern-22000-for-february-derailment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:53:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/wabtec-has-long-held-a-stake-in-future-of-u-s-railroad-safety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:53:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/old-1504-passes-inspection-restoration-gains-steam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:54:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/taking-the-train-rail-travel-appeals-to-all-types/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-03-04T09:54:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-05T10:54:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-05T10:54:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-05T10:55:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-05T10:56:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-05T10:56:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-05T10:57:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-05T10:57:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-05T10:58:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-05T10:59:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-05T10:59:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-06T09:47:07+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-06T09:47:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-03-06T09:48:09+00:00</lastmod>
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