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		<lastmod>2014-09-05T09:41:09+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/editorial-crude-oil-convoys/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-05T09:41:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-sues-producers-of-midnight-rider/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-05T09:42:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-womens-conference-convenes-in-chicago/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-05T09:42:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bullet-train-foes-ask-california-supreme-court-to-overturn-decision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-05T09:43:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-ridership-jumps-between-boston-and-maine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-05T09:44:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/texas-farmers-ask-lawmakers-to-stop-up-yard-plans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-05T09:44:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/hospital-to-pay-4-million-for-septa-station-naming-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-05T09:45:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/critic-dubs-metras-1-3-million-tab-for-ceos-exit-indefensible/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-05T09:45:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-05T09:46:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kansas-citys-union-station-celebrates-survival-at-100-years/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-05T09:47:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroad-retirement-board-financial-reports/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-05T11:54:36+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/john-edgar-thomson-foundation-provides-financial-assistance-to-daughters-of-deceased-railroaders-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-05T15:14:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-09T17:31:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-union-members-vote-down-bnsf-proposal-to-cut-train-crew-size/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:31:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/house-bill-cuts-amtrak-funding-40-percent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:32:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bill-would-let-amtrak-reinvest-profits-in-northeast-corridor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:32:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/senate-committee-hearing-zeroed-in-on-rail-service-shortcomings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:33:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fra-issues-proposed-rule-to-prevent-unintended-train-movements/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:34:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-rail-traffic-up-3-5-percent-over-2013-for-week-ending-september-6/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:34:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-trains-move-across-dozens-of-missouri-counties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:35:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/tcrc-rail-traffic-controllers-ratify-six-year-agreement-with-cp-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:35:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-director-sells-1-3-million-in-stock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:36:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kcs-executive-vice-president-sells-200000-in-stock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:37:06+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/judge-rules-up-responsible-for-collapsed-mine-awards-10-million-to-school-district/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:37:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/is-fight-over-csx-tunnel-project-in-d-c-headed-to-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:38:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-12T09:38:46+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-bill-would-limit-high-speed-rail-to-ne-corridor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:02:09+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:02:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/farmers-ask-wheres-the-train-to-ship-my-grain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:03:20+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/midland-train-tragedy-pre-trial-begins/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:03:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-ending-container-hub-service-in-fresno/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:04:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/sacramento-siemens-plant-to-build-florida-high-speed-rail-cars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:04:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/california-regulators-seek-train-bridge-inspectors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:05:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-owner-of-mma-railway-vows-safer-more-profitable-service/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:06:15+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-by-rail-numbers-are-up-in-washington-state/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:06:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/michigan-to-upgrade-detroit-chicago-amtrak-route/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:07:37+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-35-million-cn-rail-training-facility-opens-in-winnipeg/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:08:07+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/eugenes-amtrak-trains-given-green-light-to-speed-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-15T10:08:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/nj-transit-struggles-to-curb-rail-suicides/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-16T09:56:20+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-16T09:56:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/hoffa-trade-deals-set-sights-on-public-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-16T09:57:20+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-delays-in-midwest-are-simply-staggering-north-dakota-senator-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-16T09:58:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-16T09:58:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-16T09:59:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-16T09:59:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-16T10:00:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-16T10:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-16T10:01:38+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-16T10:02:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-16T10:02:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-brings-great-dome-car-to-upstate-n-y-for-fall-foliage-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-16T10:03:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-suicides-can-have-deep-effect-on-locomotive-engineers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:35:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/american-airlines-us-airways-passenger-service-agents-vote-to-join-teamsters-cwa-association/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:36:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rep-shuster-on-amtrak-bill-nobody-got-everything/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:37:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/more-than-two-thirds-of-americans-support-more-federal-dollars-for-public-transportation-apta-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:37:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/agriculture-secretary-meets-with-warren-buffet-on-rail-service/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:38:05+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ag-bracing-for-railroad-delays-as-record-harvest-looms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:38:48+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-trains-pose-threat-to-downtown-seattle-study-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:39:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/transcanada-sees-itself-in-oil-train-business-regardless-of-keystone-pipeline/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:39:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:40:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-takes-steps-to-reduce-coal-dust-in-the-dalles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:40:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/norfolk-southern-clears-wreckage-following-fort-wayne-derailment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:41:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/dc-philly-amtrak-service-resumes-after-being-shut-down-for-downed-wires/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T09:41:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/voting-for-two-person-train-crews/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-17T19:19:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:40:08+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/house-ti-committee-approves-passenger-rail-reform-legislation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:41:06+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/senate-panel-approves-changes-to-surface-transportation-board/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:41:39+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-raises-concerns-about-stb-reauthorization-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:42:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/buffett-pressured-to-ensure-bnsf-handles-u-s-grain-harvest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:42:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-delays-shut-down-midwestern-power-plants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:43:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cn-faces-first-fine-under-fair-rail-act-for-failing-to-move-enough-grain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:44:26+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-wants-to-build-second-bridge-in-n-idaho-to-handle-coal-oil-traffic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:45:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/nj-transit-port-authority-to-get-1-5-billion-for-sandy-repairs-upgrades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:45:36+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-to-announce-3q-2014-earnings-on-october-14/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:46:30+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/operation-lifesaver-announces-grants-to-11-transit-agencies-for-see-tracks-think-train-campaigns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:47:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-18T09:47:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-18T14:07:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-18T16:16:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-advocates-to-congress-dont-cut-amtrak-funding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:44:52+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/u-s-class-i-workforce-widened-in-august/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:45:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-combined-weekly-rail-traffic-up-3-1-percent-over-2013-for-week-ending-september-13/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:45:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/canadian-crude-exports-to-united-states-hit-record-high/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:46:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/wisconsins-high-speed-trains-ready-to-roll-in-michigan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:47:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-call-on-fedex-to-stop-paying-personal-taxes-for-executives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:47:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:48:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cp-rail-meeting-canadas-grain-shipment-targets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:48:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ups-chief-accounting-officer-sells-640320-in-stock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:49:26+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/septa-joins-suicide-prevention-effort/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:50:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cp-rail-steams-ahead-with-st-paul-rail-yard-expansion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:50:43+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-to-make-infrastructure-improvements-in-nebraska/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:51:13+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/transportation-center-slated-for-newport-news/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:51:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-orleans-fighting-amtrak-over-construction-of-prison-like-fence-near-gert-town/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T09:52:26+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kertesz-reelected-at-pennsylvania-state-legislative-board-meeting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-19T13:27:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/nebraska-has-emerged-as-ground-zero-in-oil-transport-showdown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-22T10:02:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-ceo-keystone-pipeline-wont-dent-crude-by-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-22T10:03:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-09-22T10:04:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/public-meetings-set-for-texas-high-speed-rail-proposal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-09-22T10:05:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-15T09:32:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-15T09:33:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-15T09:33:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-15T09:34:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-ceo-warns-about-railroad-mergers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-16T09:34:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-takeover-would-be-great-for-cp-rail-but-a-step-back-for-shippers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-16T09:34:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/even-as-derailments-decline-pressure-on-railroad-industry-rises/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-16T09:35:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/state-supreme-court-ruling-gives-california-high-speed-rail-project-a-major-boost/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-16T09:36:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/minnesotas-govenor-2-senators-urge-stb-to-fix-railroad-system-woes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-16T09:36:48+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-by-rail-fuels-record-u-s-imports-of-canadian-oil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-16T09:37:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-16T09:39:05+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-16T09:39:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-16T09:40:21+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-16T09:40:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-16T13:45:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroad-unemployment-and-sickness-benefits-will-slightly-decrease-under-adjusted-sequestration-rate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-16T15:57:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-17T08:57:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:03:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/sen-schumer-presses-rail-industry-to-phase-out-dot-111-tank-cars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:03:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/5-critically-hurt-as-freight-train-hits-tourist-train-in-arkansas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:04:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/u-s-senator-raises-concerns-over-potential-cp-csx-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:04:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/pershing-squares-ackman-says-some-rail-mergers-pro-competitive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:05:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/possible-csx-cp-rail-deal-could-aid-albany-region/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:06:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-coo-oscar-munoz-sells-2-53-million-in-company-stock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:06:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-earnings-volumes-up-but-revenue-per-unit-remains-sluggish/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:07:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-expects-continued-growth-in-domestic-intermodal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:08:06+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:09:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-combined-weekly-rail-traffic-up-4-6-percent-over-2013-for-week-ending-october-11/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:09:52+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:10:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:11:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:11:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/a-chat-with-amtrak-ceo-joe-boardman-on-the-state-of-u-s-passenger-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:12:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-17T10:40:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-17T14:37:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-and-canadian-pacific-railway-call-off-merger-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-20T09:59:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-20T09:59:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kansas-city-southern-touts-solid-growth-but-stock-slips-further-behind-rivals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-20T10:00:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-20T10:01:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-20T10:02:07+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/with-cold-approaching-upper-midwest-utilities-keep-eye-on-coal-stockpiles-rail-service/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-20T10:02:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-20T10:03:20+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-20T10:03:59+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-20T10:04:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-20T10:05:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-20T10:05:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-20T13:42:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-21T09:48:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-21T09:48:37+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-21T09:49:19+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/earnings-preview-union-pacific-railroad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-21T09:50:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroads-show-improvement-on-ag-shipments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-21T09:50:48+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-21T09:51:25+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/are-americas-railroads-snubbing-car-shipments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-21T09:52:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/high-tech-amtrak-ride-from-lancaster-to-harrisburg/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-21T09:52:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/china-to-pitch-high-speed-trains-to-california/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-21T09:53:20+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/how-viable-is-a-u-s-high-speed-rail-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-21T09:53:52+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kcs-works-to-expand-cross-border-capacity-ease-customs-clearance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-21T09:54:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-21T14:23:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:50:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cn-reports-3q-2014-net-income-of-c853-million-up-21-percent-from-2013/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:50:56+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cn-rail-earnings-up-on-higher-volumes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:51:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cp-reports-record-3q-2014-net-income-of-c400m-or-2-31-per-diluted-share/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:52:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/canadian-pacifics-profit-revenue-rise-in-3q-2014-but-falls-short-of-estimates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:52:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/hoffa-tells-wisconsin-teamsters-they-can-effect-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:53:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/proposed-routes-for-dallas-houston-high-speed-rail-revealed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:53:50+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cp-rail-ceo-says-rail-industry-needs-mergers-to-address-gridlock-threat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:54:26+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cp-rail-ceo-says-unlikely-to-pursue-hostile-bid-for-csx/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:54:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/claims-settled-in-rosedale-train-explosion-as-ntsb-prepares-to-release-final-report/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:55:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/construction-begins-on-quad-cities-chicago-rail-route/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:56:02+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/granite-peak-development-unveils-new-60-million-crude-by-rail-facility-in-wyoming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:56:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/legal-petition-seeks-ny-ban-on-dot-111-rail-tank-cars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-22T09:57:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-22T14:18:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-reports-all-time-quarterly-records-in-3q-2014/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:48:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/norfolk-southern-ceo-says-rail-mergers-wont-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:49:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/norfolk-southern-ceos-merger-comments-derail-rail-stocks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:50:06+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cp-rail-ceo-doubts-merger-deals-would-hurt-service/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:50:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:51:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-in-quest-for-profits-rail-industry-fights-oil-train-speed-limits-brake-regulation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:51:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/hoffa-tells-chicago-teamsters-they-play-pivotal-role-in-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:52:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-distracted-driver-caused-derailment-and-explosion-in-rosedale-md/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:53:20+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-ceo-says-rail-merger-deals-would-face-tough-scrutiny/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:53:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metro-north-was-rife-with-problems-before-accident-ntsb-documents-show/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:54:38+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-jersey-facing-hefty-price-tag-for-new-rail-tunnels/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:55:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/texas-bullet-train-meeting-focuses-on-rail-stations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:55:46+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/editorial-fort-worth-must-not-be-forgotten-as-dallas-houston-high-speed-rail-plans-unfold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:56:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-brings-passengers-revenue-to-southern-illinois/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:56:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/up-surcharge-raises-intermodal-freight-costs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:57:26+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cp-rail-profit-up-23-on-better-efficiency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T09:57:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/your-vote-counts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-23T12:49:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:39:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-ceo-major-rail-mergers-dont-make-sense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:39:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/up-reports-19-percent-surge-in-3q-2014-profit-ceo-optimistic-about-4q/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:40:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-continue-get-out-the-vote-effort-in-chicago/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:41:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-reports-on-backlogs-bring-renewed-criticism-of-railroads/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:41:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-combined-weekly-rail-traffic-up-2-9-percent-over-2013-for-week-ending-october-18/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:42:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/chicagos-new-flyover-to-end-bottleneck-on-metras-rock-island-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:43:02+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/nj-rep-calls-new-hudson-river-train-tunnel-vital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:44:01+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:44:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:45:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:45:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-24T09:46:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-27T10:00:17+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-27T10:01:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-27T10:01:48+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-28T09:23:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-28T09:24:15+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-28T09:25:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-28T09:25:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-28T09:26:05+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-28T09:26:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-28T09:27:13+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-28T09:27:45+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-28T09:28:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-28T13:09:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:40:19+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:40:52+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:41:30+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:42:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:43:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:43:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:44:29+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:45:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/canadian-government-to-announce-rail-safety-rules-today-based-on-crash-findings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:45:39+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:46:16+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:46:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:47:30+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T09:48:09+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-29T16:54:00+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:41:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/canada-announces-tougher-railway-safety-rules-in-response-to-lac-megantic-report/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:42:19+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/more-safety-auditors-more-brakes-on-idle-trains-among-canadas-new-rail-requirements/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:42:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railways-grapple-with-locomotive-shortage-and-soaring-carloads/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:43:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/detroit-chicago-rail-plan-110-mph-10-daily-trips/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:44:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:45:06+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:45:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:46:26+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:47:05+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-to-continue-monitoring-water-quality-of-james-river-after-derailment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:47:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:48:30+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:49:08+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroad-stocks-may-strain-to-meet-lofty-expectations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:49:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtraks-downeaster-to-add-stop-in-kennebunk-maine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:50:18+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-moves-1000th-crude-oil-unit-train-from-north-dakota-hub/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:50:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-30T09:51:24+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:32:36+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ottawa-to-toughen-train-handbrake-rules-after-lac-megantic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:33:03+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/midwest-high-speed-rail-plans-could-mean-jobs-supporter-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:33:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/three-firms-bid-on-second-phase-of-california-high-speed-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:34:49+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:35:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:36:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/federal-inspector-general-to-audit-transport-of-crude-by-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:36:38+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:37:13+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/all-buildings-in-lac-megantic-disaster-zone-will-be-demolished/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:37:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-reports-no-adverse-effects-to-date-on-james-river-water-quality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:38:26+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:39:02+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:39:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-31T09:40:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-10-31T10:58:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/a-record-year-for-amtrak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:49:22+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:49:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/hoffa-the-ballot-box-is-the-great-equalizer-for-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:50:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:51:28+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:52:03+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/class-1-railroad-status-reports-point-to-continued-service-delays/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:52:41+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/upper-midwest-rail-delays-now-hitting-construction-industry-hard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:53:14+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:53:43+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/up-appears-to-be-grabbing-intermodal-share-from-bnsf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:54:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/texas-bullet-train-routes-unveiled-but-opposition-surfaces/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:54:54+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/extra-helpings-of-amtrak-trains-for-thanksgiving-travel-in-michigan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:55:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-oil-train-safety-rules-divide-rail-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:56:02+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroads-a-key-piece-of-south-dakotas-125th-birthday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:58:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/stopped-trains-more-than-a-hassle-when-rural-emergency-crews-are-forced-to-detour/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-03T09:58:34+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/hoffa-makes-final-get-out-the-vote-push-at-work-sites-around-detroit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-04T09:38:51+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/sysco-drivers-in-missouri-vote-to-join-teamsters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-04T09:39:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-identifies-signal-worker-killed-in-columbia-county/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-04T09:39:55+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/septa-twu-settlement-leaves-hard-choices-for-another-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-04T09:40:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/maglev-train-would-whisk-riders-from-d-c-to-n-y-in-an-hour/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-04T09:41:04+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/how-nj-transit-plans-to-storm-proof-trains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-04T09:41:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/midwest-high-speed-rail-work-delayed-until-spring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-04T09:42:18+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kansas-city-gets-federal-funds-for-commuter-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-04T09:42:53+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/most-amtrak-routes-in-albany-set-passenger-records/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-04T09:43:33+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/chinese-group-to-build-latin-americas-first-bullet-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-04T09:44:07+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/credit-for-military-service-under-the-railroad-retirement-act-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-04T11:49:27+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/220-mph-trains-fra-seeks-input-on-rail-upgrades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-05T09:32:12+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroads-slow-to-deliver-needed-coal-minnesota-electric-utilities-say/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-05T09:33:57+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/regional-railroads-report-backlog-improvement-but-industry-skeptical/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-05T09:34:32+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/federal-highway-administration-approves-construction-alternative-for-csxs-virginia-avenue-tunnel-project/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-05T09:35:07+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/tcu-clerks-unanimously-ratify-new-contract-with-pan-am-railways/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-05T09:35:42+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/high-speed-rail-meetings-planned-in-virginia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-05T09:36:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-issues-preliminary-report-on-tourist-train-accident-in-western-arkansas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-05T09:36:57+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-new-york-state-proactive-on-oil-trains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-05T09:42:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/devils-lake-bnsf-reach-deal-on-train-speeds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-05T09:42:55+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/three-new-vehicles-stolen-from-bnsf-railway-lot-in-memphis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-05T09:43:23+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/tale-of-the-tape-amtrak-is-more-comfortable-than-airlines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-05T09:44:10+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-member-protects-house-seat-in-wyoming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-06T09:54:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-employee-injured-in-wreck/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-06T09:54:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/feds-want-to-improve-speed-up-northeast-corridor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-06T09:55:13+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-boom-spurs-need-to-restore-rail-cars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-06T09:55:47+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-gets-federal-agencys-clearance-to-rebuild-aging-rail-tunnel-in-southeast-d-c/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-06T09:57:43+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-tells-investors-more-jobs-more-locomotives-on-the-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-06T09:58:25+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fire-at-south-side-station-halts-metra-electric-trains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-06T09:59:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/hudson-east-river-rail-tunnels-need-more-repairs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-06T09:59:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/alan-holdcraft-reelected-bnsf-former-atsf-general-chairman-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-06T13:50:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/locomotive-engineer-missing-after-freight-train-derails-in-quebec-landslide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T09:58:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/joe-szabo-stepping-down-as-fra-administrator/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T09:58:31+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/comments-by-activist-investor-regarding-possible-cp-rail-ns-merger-drive-norfolk-southern-stock-higher/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T09:59:06+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/election-results-show-voters-believe-workers-need-raise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:00:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-delays-leave-minnesota-power-plant-with-far-less-coal-than-normal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:00:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/despite-service-woes-bnsf-posts-strong-earnings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:01:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-for-first-10-months-of-2014-intermodal-volume-up-5-5-percent-over-same-period-of-2013/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:02:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oversized-cargo-keeps-u-s-freight-haulers-on-track/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:03:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/california-oil-by-rail-volumes-drop-as-canada-faces-competition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:03:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-developers-revitalize-rail-yard-to-support-growth-in-permian-basin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:04:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/california-gov-brown-brushes-off-gop-opposition-to-bullet-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:05:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/public-meeting-on-high-speed-rail-held-in-richmond/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:05:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/mexico-abruptly-cancels-3-75-billion-contract-for-chinese-bullet-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:06:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/study-amtrak-shift-would-cause-new-mexico-losses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:06:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metro-north-president-writes-open-letter-to-commuters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:07:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-concludes-racketeering-and-fraud-litigation-against-asbestos-lawyers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-07T10:07:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/buffetts-15-billion-from-bnsf-show-railroad-came-cheap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:29:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/tcrc-testing-new-conflict-management-mechanism-during-cn-negotiations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:30:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fra-strengthens-training-requirements-for-railroad-safety-employees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:31:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/twu-members-ratify-pact-with-septa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:32:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/completion-of-tower-55-will-ease-train-congestion-in-fort-worth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:32:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/dismay-from-china-after-mexico-cancels-high-speed-rail-bid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:33:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/will-there-be-enough-coal-for-winter-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:34:08+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-car-manufacturing-workers-claim-unsafe-conditions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:34:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/the-biggest-foreign-lease-holder-in-canadas-oil-sands-isnt-exxon-mobil-or-chevron-its-the-koch-brothers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:35:28+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-applaud-u-s-appeals-court-decision-reinstating-misclassified-port-truck-drivers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:36:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/waste-workers-in-houston-vote-to-join-teamsters-local-988/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:36:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/protesters-in-new-jersey-call-for-safer-rail-cars-to-transport-oil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:37:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-finishes-400-million-in-north-dakota-upgrades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T09:38:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/veterans-day-2014/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-10T15:30:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/5-ways-to-honor-veterans-beyond-veterans-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T09:59:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-3q-2014-profit-is-up-but-volume-held-back-by-congestion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T09:59:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/robust-railroad-hiring-reflects-surge-in-traffic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T10:00:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/norfolk-southern-stock-hits-a-new-high-on-rumor-of-cp-rail-merger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamster-victory-at-keolis-transit-america-in-florida/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T10:01:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/nlrb-judge-orders-mckesson-to-reinstate-fired-teamster-employees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T10:03:16+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/officials-consider-platforms-track-in-roanoke-in-latest-amtrak-upgrades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T10:03:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bombardier-ceo-says-6-month-bid-window-for-mexico-high-speed-rail-is-tight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T10:04:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-facility-near-albany-wont-expand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T10:05:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroad-retirement-benefits-to-increase-in-2015/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T11:32:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/retiree-earnings-limits-to-rise-in-2015/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T11:33:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-members-to-keep-health-fsa-plan-for-2015/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-11T13:11:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-puts-moratorium-on-adding-more-oil-tank-cars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:36:11+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/cp-rail-cfo-says-oil-trains-must-fill-pipeline-gap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:36:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/locomotive-engineer-beaten-by-purported-gang-members-sues-amtrak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:37:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-cutting-300-jobs-mostly-buyouts-from-jacksonville-headquarters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:38:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-adds-second-helping-of-trains-in-illinois-for-thanksgiving/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:39:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-adds-second-helping-of-trains-in-illinois-for-thanksgiving-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:39:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-posts-progress-on-relieving-ag-shipment-delays-in-north-dakota-sen-hoeven-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:39:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-posts-progress-on-relieving-ag-shipment-delays-in-north-dakota-sen-hoeven-says-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:39:47+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-says-it-will-keep-spending-to-fix-rail-car-shortage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:40:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-says-it-will-keep-spending-to-fix-rail-car-shortage-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:40:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fight-over-csx-rail-tunnel-in-d-c-headed-to-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:40:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fight-over-csx-rail-tunnel-in-d-c-headed-to-court-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:40:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/crumbling-infrastructure-creates-opening-for-railroads/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:41:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/crumbling-infrastructure-creates-opening-for-railroads-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:41:23+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/u-s-oil-tankers-stream-toward-china-as-price-drop-sparks-boom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:41:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/u-s-oil-tankers-stream-toward-china-as-price-drop-sparks-boom-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:41:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/construction-begins-for-amtrak-service-to-roanoke/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:42:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/construction-begins-for-amtrak-service-to-roanoke-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:42:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/editorial-with-completion-of-tower-55-fort-worth-will-remain-major-rail-hub/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:43:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/editorial-with-completion-of-tower-55-fort-worth-will-remain-major-rail-hub-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:43:04+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-tests-high-adhesion-locomotive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:43:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-tests-high-adhesion-locomotive-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:43:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/norfolk-southern-cfo-sells-386046-in-company-stock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:44:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/norfolk-southern-cfo-sells-386046-in-company-stock-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:44:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/norfolk-southern-vp-sells-133550-in-company-stock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:44:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/norfolk-southern-vp-sells-133550-in-company-stock-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-13T09:44:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/running-low-on-coal-utilities-ask-regulators-to-prod-railroads/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:28:11+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/running-low-on-coal-utilities-ask-regulators-to-prod-railroads-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:28:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rule-sought-on-shipping-oil-by-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:28:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rule-sought-on-shipping-oil-by-train-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:28:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-conductor-locks-man-in-bathroom-after-stabbing-on-board-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:29:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-conductor-locks-man-in-bathroom-after-stabbing-on-board-train-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:29:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oregon-panel-moves-toward-rule-change-on-rail-shipment-of-hazardous-materials/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:29:49+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oregon-panel-moves-toward-rule-change-on-rail-shipment-of-hazardous-materials-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:29:49+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-combined-weekly-rail-traffic-up-1-1-percent-over-2013-for-week-ending-november-8/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:30:23+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-combined-weekly-rail-traffic-up-1-1-percent-over-2013-for-week-ending-november-8-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:30:23+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/city-of-santa-fe-to-support-amtraks-southwest-chief-in-legislature/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:30:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/city-of-santa-fe-to-support-amtraks-southwest-chief-in-legislature-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:30:58+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/construction-underway-on-cooperatives-rail-grain-loading-facility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:31:26+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/construction-underway-on-cooperatives-rail-grain-loading-facility-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:31:26+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kcs-declares-dividend-on-4-non-cumulative-preferred-stock-and-common-stock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:31:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kcs-declares-dividend-on-4-non-cumulative-preferred-stock-and-common-stock-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:31:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/quebec-mayors-appeal-to-cn-stockholder-bill-gates-to-paint-bridge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:32:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/quebec-mayors-appeal-to-cn-stockholder-bill-gates-to-paint-bridge-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:32:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-carriers-keep-emergency-response-plans-secret-from-residents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:33:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-carriers-keep-emergency-response-plans-secret-from-residents-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T09:33:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ballots-mailed-in-tentative-blet-csxt-agreement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-14T16:21:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-worries-about-achilles-heel-of-the-northeast-corridor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-worries-about-achilles-heel-of-the-northeast-corridor-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:00:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/casselton-residents-endure-another-train-derailment-near-town-bnsf-blames-broken-rail-this-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:01:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/casselton-residents-endure-another-train-derailment-near-town-bnsf-blames-broken-rail-this-time-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:01:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/north-dakota-officials-want-answers-after-latest-casselton-derailment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:02:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/north-dakota-officials-want-answers-after-latest-casselton-derailment-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:02:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/power-plants-worry-about-winter-coal-supplies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:03:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/power-plants-worry-about-winter-coal-supplies-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:03:21+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-congestion-sends-more-grain-to-market-on-river-barges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:04:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rail-congestion-sends-more-grain-to-market-on-river-barges-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:04:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-to-meet-on-special-investigation-report-on-organizational-factors-in-metro-north-accidents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:04:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-to-meet-on-special-investigation-report-on-organizational-factors-in-metro-north-accidents-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:04:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/port-truck-drivers-continue-strike-in-la-long-beach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:05:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/port-truck-drivers-continue-strike-in-la-long-beach-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:05:38+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-buys-hotstart-heating-units-to-save-fuel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:06:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-buys-hotstart-heating-units-to-save-fuel-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:06:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroad-earnings-recap-3q-2014-reports-from-norfolk-southern-csx-and-union-pacific/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:06:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroad-earnings-recap-3q-2014-reports-from-norfolk-southern-csx-and-union-pacific-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:06:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/vision-for-dallas-fort-worth-bullet-train-to-be-unveiled/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:07:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/vision-for-dallas-fort-worth-bullet-train-to-be-unveiled-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:07:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/stretch-of-new-high-speed-rail-opened-in-restive-western-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:08:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/stretch-of-new-high-speed-rail-opened-in-restive-western-china-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:08:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/china-railway-threatens-legal-action-over-mexico-pullout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:09:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/china-railway-threatens-legal-action-over-mexico-pullout-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:09:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-taking-a-stand-for-justice-at-the-workplace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:09:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-taking-a-stand-for-justice-at-the-workplace-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-17T10:09:36+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/norfolk-southern-to-buy-portion-of-delaware-hudson-for-217-million/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:56:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/norfolk-southern-to-buy-portion-of-delaware-hudson-for-217-million-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:56:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/minnesotas-governor-holds-summit-to-address-railroad-delays/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:56:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/minnesotas-governor-holds-summit-to-address-railroad-delays-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:56:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-files-complaint-with-stb-over-capitol-limited-performance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:57:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-files-complaint-with-stb-over-capitol-limited-performance-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:57:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/class-i-report-card-confirms-ag-shippers-frustration-with-rail-service-soy-coalition-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:57:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/class-i-report-card-confirms-ag-shippers-frustration-with-rail-service-soy-coalition-says-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:57:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/engineers-treated-released-after-mrl-freight-trains-collide-east-of-missoula/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:58:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/engineers-treated-released-after-mrl-freight-trains-collide-east-of-missoula-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:58:44+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/progress-remains-slow-on-property-acquisition-for-california-high-speed-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:59:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/progress-remains-slow-on-property-acquisition-for-california-high-speed-rail-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T09:59:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/southeast-high-speed-rail-plan-would-include-fredericksburg-region/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T10:00:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/southeast-high-speed-rail-plan-would-include-fredericksburg-region-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T10:00:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/leaders-of-the-woodlands-push-for-high-speed-rail-corridor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T10:00:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/leaders-of-the-woodlands-push-for-high-speed-rail-corridor-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T10:00:34+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/japans-newest-bullet-train-hits-300-mph-watch-it-in-action/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T10:01:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/japans-newest-bullet-train-hits-300-mph-watch-it-in-action-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T10:01:11+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-expand-trucker-protests-at-la-long-beach-ports/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T10:04:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-expand-trucker-protests-at-la-long-beach-ports-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-18T10:04:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/dh-acquisition-could-allow-ns-to-improve-northeast-intermodal-service/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T09:58:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/dh-acquisition-could-allow-ns-to-improve-northeast-intermodal-service-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T09:58:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/citing-heavy-snow-amtrak-suspends-service-from-albany-to-buffalo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T09:59:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/citing-heavy-snow-amtrak-suspends-service-from-albany-to-buffalo-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T09:59:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-port-truck-driver-strike-in-la-lb-spreads-to-intermodal-rail-yards/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:00:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-port-truck-driver-strike-in-la-lb-spreads-to-intermodal-rail-yards-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:00:22+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/texas-pacifico-rail-line-upgrades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:01:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/texas-pacifico-rail-line-upgrades-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:01:03+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/lac-megantic-supports-moratorium-on-new-oil-shipment-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:01:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/lac-megantic-supports-moratorium-on-new-oil-shipment-line-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:01:46+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/indiana-dot-expected-to-select-amtrak-to-run-hoosier-state-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:02:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/indiana-dot-expected-to-select-amtrak-to-run-hoosier-state-line-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:02:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/septa-already-preparing-for-challenge-of-popes-visit-in-2015/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:03:06+00:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/septa-already-preparing-for-challenge-of-popes-visit-in-2015-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:03:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-making-illinois-infrastructure-improvements/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:03:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-making-illinois-infrastructure-improvements-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:03:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-making-colorado-infrastructure-improvements/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:04:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-making-colorado-infrastructure-improvements-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:04:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kcs-announces-results-of-holiday-express-fundraising-campaign-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:04:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/kcs-announces-results-of-holiday-express-fundraising-campaign-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:04:45+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/getting-ready-to-restore-a-big-boy-locomotive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:05:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/getting-ready-to-restore-a-big-boy-locomotive-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-19T10:05:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-special-investigation-report-examines-organizational-factors-in-metro-north-accidents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:32:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-special-investigation-report-examines-organizational-factors-in-metro-north-accidents-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:32:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-makes-17-recommendations-in-metro-north-accidents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:33:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-makes-17-recommendations-in-metro-north-accidents-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:33:53+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-recommends-better-sleep-disorder-screening-in-wake-of-metro-north-accident/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:34:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ntsb-recommends-better-sleep-disorder-screening-in-wake-of-metro-north-accident-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:34:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-win-third-fedex-freight-election-as-workers-in-charlotte-vote-to-join-local-71/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:35:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-win-third-fedex-freight-election-as-workers-in-charlotte-vote-to-join-local-71-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:35:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/facebook-drivers-vote-to-join-teamsters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:35:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/facebook-drivers-vote-to-join-teamsters-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:35:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/some-amtrak-service-through-buffalo-to-resume/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:36:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/some-amtrak-service-through-buffalo-to-resume-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:36:31+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/dot-secretary-foxx-cautious-on-amtrak-reauthorization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:37:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/dot-secretary-foxx-cautious-on-amtrak-reauthorization-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:37:12+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/high-speed-rail-in-phillys-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:38:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/high-speed-rail-in-phillys-future-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:38:06+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/options-for-baltimore-area-rail-tunnel-replacement-narrow-as-amtrak-considers-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:38:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/options-for-baltimore-area-rail-tunnel-replacement-narrow-as-amtrak-considers-future-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:38:42+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/mma-railway-bankruptcy-trustee-casts-wide-net-for-corporations-to-pay-lac-megantic-victims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:39:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/mma-railway-bankruptcy-trustee-casts-wide-net-for-corporations-to-pay-lac-megantic-victims-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:39:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/delaying-keystone-pipeline-means-more-oil-by-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:40:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/delaying-keystone-pipeline-means-more-oil-by-rail-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:40:19+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/transcanada-sees-crude-by-rail-investment-even-if-keystone-pipeline-is-built/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:40:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/transcanada-sees-crude-by-rail-investment-even-if-keystone-pipeline-is-built-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:40:57+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/tcu-members-unanimously-ratify-agreement-with-bessemer-lake-erie/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:43:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/tcu-members-unanimously-ratify-agreement-with-bessemer-lake-erie-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-20T09:43:09+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-announces-6-billion-capital-expenditure-program-for-2015/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:52:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-announces-6-billion-capital-expenditure-program-for-2015-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:52:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/obama-names-ntsbs-rosekind-to-lead-automotive-safety-agency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:52:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/obama-names-ntsbs-rosekind-to-lead-automotive-safety-agency-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:52:52+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rep-shuster-to-continue-as-house-transportation-committee-chair/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:53:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/rep-shuster-to-continue-as-house-transportation-committee-chair-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:53:30+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-combined-rail-traffic-up-1-4-percent-over-2013-for-week-ending-november-15/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:54:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-combined-rail-traffic-up-1-4-percent-over-2013-for-week-ending-november-15-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:54:02+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metrolink-auditor-probing-irregularities-at-railroad-is-put-on-leave/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:54:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/metrolink-auditor-probing-irregularities-at-railroad-is-put-on-leave-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:54:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/former-executive-says-indiana-dot-ignored-problems-with-private-company-in-amtrak-line-bid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:55:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/former-executive-says-indiana-dot-ignored-problems-with-private-company-in-amtrak-line-bid-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:55:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/in-texas-both-ends-want-bullet-train-its-those-in-the-middle-who-object/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:56:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/in-texas-both-ends-want-bullet-train-its-those-in-the-middle-who-object-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:56:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-warns-buffalo-snow-may-cause-delays-on-main-crude-oil-route/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:56:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/csx-warns-buffalo-snow-may-cause-delays-on-main-crude-oil-route-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:56:33+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsfs-matt-rose-sees-lower-crude-growth-on-oil-price-drop/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:57:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsfs-matt-rose-sees-lower-crude-growth-on-oil-price-drop-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:57:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-company-downplays-air-quality-problems-at-canada-oil-by-rail-terminal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:57:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-company-downplays-air-quality-problems-at-canada-oil-by-rail-terminal-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:57:50+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-continues-restoring-service-through-western-new-york/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:58:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-continues-restoring-service-through-western-new-york-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:58:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/charleston-port-volume-keeps-growing-but-climb-gets-steeper/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:59:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/charleston-port-volume-keeps-growing-but-climb-gets-steeper-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:59:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-declares-fourth-quarter-2014-dividend/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:59:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-declares-fourth-quarter-2014-dividend-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T09:59:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/genesee-wyoming-announces-acquisition-of-short-line-railroads-in-arkansas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T10:00:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/genesee-wyoming-announces-acquisition-of-short-line-railroads-in-arkansas-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T10:00:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/district-attorney-declines-to-charge-wife-in-railroad-workers-murder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/district-attorney-declines-to-charge-wife-in-railroad-workers-murder-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-21T10:00:41+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-says-fra-should-reject-septas-request-for-safety-waiver/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T08:53:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/locomotive-engineers-want-fra-to-require-septa-to-follow-fatigue-safety-rules/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:02:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/locomotive-engineers-want-fra-to-require-septa-to-follow-fatigue-safety-rules-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:02:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/tcrc-cn-contract-talks-stall-on-worker-fatigue-dispute/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:03:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/tcrc-cn-contract-talks-stall-on-worker-fatigue-dispute-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:03:07+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-ceo-tells-60-minutes-that-new-jersey-rail-bridge-is-unreliable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:04:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-ceo-tells-60-minutes-that-new-jersey-rail-bridge-is-unreliable-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:04:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/canadian-pacific-and-bnsf-get-poor-marks-for-service/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:04:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/canadian-pacific-and-bnsf-get-poor-marks-for-service-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:04:54+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fewer-delays-in-grain-shipments-but-farmers-still-wary/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:05:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fewer-delays-in-grain-shipments-but-farmers-still-wary-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:05:29+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-canadian-railway-operating-certificate-easy-to-get-hard-to-lose/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:06:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/new-canadian-railway-operating-certificate-easy-to-get-hard-to-lose-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:06:10+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/nj-transit-altering-its-rail-safety-program/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:06:48+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/nj-transit-altering-its-rail-safety-program-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:06:48+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/how-a-coalition-pushed-for-a-hotel-workers-minimum-wage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:07:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/how-a-coalition-pushed-for-a-hotel-workers-minimum-wage-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:07:25+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amy-grant-overwhelmed-with-emotion-on-2014-santa-train-ride/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:08:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amy-grant-overwhelmed-with-emotion-on-2014-santa-train-ride-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T10:08:01+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/thank-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-24T11:17:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-members-to-vote-on-letter-of-agreement-with-bnsf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T08:56:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-overworked-engineers-putting-septa-passengers-at-risk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:54:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/blet-overworked-engineers-putting-septa-passengers-at-risk-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:54:20+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-delivers-strong-fy-2014-financial-results/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:54:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-delivers-strong-fy-2014-financial-results-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:54:55+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroads-sound-alarm-ahead-of-chicago-gridlock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:55:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroads-sound-alarm-ahead-of-chicago-gridlock-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:55:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-says-new-testing-and-maintenance-underway-near-casselton/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:56:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-says-new-testing-and-maintenance-underway-near-casselton-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:56:18+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-dont-be-quick-to-bash-rail-an-engine-of-the-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:57:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-dont-be-quick-to-bash-rail-an-engine-of-the-economy-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:57:05+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-cfo-sells-1-83-million-in-company-stock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:57:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-cfo-sells-1-83-million-in-company-stock-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:57:43+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-director-sells-1-49-million-in-company-stock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:58:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/union-pacific-director-sells-1-49-million-in-company-stock-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:58:26+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-expects-record-ridership-this-thanksgiving/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:58:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/amtrak-expects-record-ridership-this-thanksgiving-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:58:59+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/county-commissioners-approve-funds-for-up-veterans-train-wreck-trial/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:59:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/county-commissioners-approve-funds-for-up-veterans-train-wreck-trial-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T09:59:37+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/lac-megantic-property-owners-receive-compensation-installment-from-quebec/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T10:00:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/lac-megantic-property-owners-receive-compensation-installment-from-quebec-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T10:00:14+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-by-rail-terminal-would-be-largest-in-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T10:00:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/oil-by-rail-terminal-would-be-largest-in-u-s-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T10:00:58+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/part-1-north-dakota-took-on-the-oversight-of-a-multibillion-dollar-oil-industry-with-a-regulatory-system-built-on-trust-warnings-and-second-chances/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T10:01:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/part-1-north-dakota-took-on-the-oversight-of-a-multibillion-dollar-oil-industry-with-a-regulatory-system-built-on-trust-warnings-and-second-chances-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T10:01:32+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/part-2-after-an-unusual-land-deal-a-giant-spill-and-a-tanker-train-explosion-anxiety-began-to-ripple-across-the-north-dakota-prairie/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T10:02:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/part-2-after-an-unusual-land-deal-a-giant-spill-and-a-tanker-train-explosion-anxiety-began-to-ripple-across-the-north-dakota-prairie-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T10:02:24+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/ga-46000-lifetime-maximum-adjusted-for-2015/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T13:26:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/teamsters-to-join-black-friday-protests-at-walmart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-25T15:20:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/thanksgiving-2014/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-11-26T10:25:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroads-say-delays-improving-in-great-plains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:41:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/railroads-say-delays-improving-in-great-plains-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:41:56+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/minnesota-utilities-plan-coal-shortage-strategies-as-rail-network-struggles-to-keep-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:42:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/minnesota-utilities-plan-coal-shortage-strategies-as-rail-network-struggles-to-keep-up-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:42:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/as-grain-trains-stall-siouxland-shippers-catch-a-break/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:43:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/as-grain-trains-stall-siouxland-shippers-catch-a-break-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:43:15+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fra-issues-industry-wide-safety-advisory-on-roadway-worker-authority-limits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:43:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/fra-issues-industry-wide-safety-advisory-on-roadway-worker-authority-limits-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:43:51+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-railroads-report-mixed-weekly-rail-traffic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:44:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/aar-railroads-report-mixed-weekly-rail-traffic-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:44:27+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-amtrak-has-priority-over-freight-but-passengers-dont-benefit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:45:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/opinion-amtrak-has-priority-over-freight-but-passengers-dont-benefit-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:45:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/northeast-corridor-may-get-high-speed-rail-boost/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:45:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:45:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/feds-look-at-big-expansion-to-connecticut-rail-routes-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:46:09+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/how-two-billionaires-are-destroying-high-speed-rail-in-america/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:46:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/how-two-billionaires-are-destroying-high-speed-rail-in-america-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:46:44+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/china-plans-to-bid-again-for-mexico-high-speed-rail-project/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:47:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:47:31+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/bnsf-traffic-resumes-after-rock-slide-cleared/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:48:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:48:11+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:48:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-12-01T10:48:40+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/announcement-of-verified-results-of-blet-national-division-officers-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-02T16:41:00+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/with-stimulus-visible-rail-searches-for-new-funds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-03T09:56:35+00:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://blet.org/news/with-stimulus-visible-rail-searches-for-new-funds-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-03T09:56:35+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/u-s-sued-over-refusal-to-ban-older-rail-tank-cars-for-crude/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-03T09:57:02+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/u-s-sued-over-refusal-to-ban-older-rail-tank-cars-for-crude-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-03T09:57:02+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-12-03T09:57:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://blet.org/news/canadas-crude-by-rail-exports-surge-22-percent-in-third-quarter-2014-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-12-03T09:57:40+00:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-12-03T09:58:12+00:00</lastmod>
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