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		<title><![CDATA[Amtrak Loses 1.5M Riders]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recession that struck the airline and cruise industries was bound to hit Amtrak. So it was no surprise that today the rail operator reported a loss of 1.5 million passengers, or around 5.2 percent,Â for the fiscalÂ year ending Sept. 30, but the agency didn't seem that torn up about it....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:52:51 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A fix for high prices: why not rail transit? Plenty of good reasons exist to ride the rails. The passenger's personal pocketbook may matter most]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]  Perhaps it's simply a matter of price. 'For decades, rail transit operators, promoters, and even users have wondered what the magic formula might be for increased ridership. Depending on their capital and/or operating budgets, established old-time transit agencies (such as New York's MTA) and newcomers alike (Charlotte...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Transit turmoil in California: in the face of a perceived shift in gubernatorial transportation policy, major capital projects press on]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1215/is_6_208/ai_n27294541]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mixed messages from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have left California Transit planners in something of a turmoil.  Schwarzenegger recently took an unannounced nighttime ride on the Sacramento light rail system's Gold Line. His spokesman said it was personal, something the governor had wanted to do since taking office. During...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amtrak's ridership is on rise; does it save?(News)(In Transit)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Byline: Joseph Ryan    Taking Amtrak across the state is cheaper than driving, right?    In many cases, no.    Yet more people lately are riding the state- and federally  subsidized rail agency.    Nearly a million folks hopped on Amtrak...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Capitol Corridor still growing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Perhaps its the stunning San Francisco Bay views from its riders elevated seating. Maybe its because, as one of its directors boasts, its the only place you can have a drink while going 80 miles per hour.    Whatever the appeal, the confusingly managed Capitol Corridor commuter rail...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Terrorism and the railroads: redefining security in the wake of 9/11.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb1424/is_200405/ai_n5791226]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Introduction    The railroad industry has long considered itself to be the safest  and most secure mode of transportation, as well as the most efficient.  As owners of rights-of-way, structures, and equipment, railroads have  long invested in security measures, including employing significant  numbers of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2004 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ten Worst Government Programs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. Medicare Prescription Drug EntitlementScore: 83Started when: 2003By whom: President Bush and a Republican Congress.Why: Enacted in response to an explosion in prescription drug use and prices, and in the belief it would be political popular among seniors.What it does: Makes seniors dependent on the federal government for their medicines....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The North American passenger rail market]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1215/is_3_205/ai_n6005501]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL SYSTEMS  Ridership continues to grow throughout Amtrak's 46-state, 22,000-route mile system. After reaching an all-time record for FY 2003 of more than 24 million passengers, volume kept rising through December to reach a total of 24,594,853 for calendar 2003. Amtrak attributes the gains to such "back-to-basics"...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chicago Transit Agency Takes Next Step to Have Plastic Pay Way.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jon Hilkevitch, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business  News    Jan. 16--With a new CTA "smart" card debuting next week  that allows  riders to add money through their credit cards, the Chicago  Transit Authority  is moving a step closer to a fare system...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Washington Times Advertising & Marketing Column.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Donna De Marco, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune  Business News    Jul. 14--AGENCY SHRUGS OFF LOSS OF AMTRAK: White & Baldacci is  on the  right track. Despite losing Amtrak's $27 million  advertising account last  month, the Herndon agency has been positioning ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority - Facilities - Brief Article]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1215/is_2_204/ai_98265116]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Awarded a $1.07 billion, five-year contract for operation of the agency's commuter rail system to the Massachusetts Bay Commuter Rail Corp. MBCR. The consortium is led by Connex North America, Inc., a subsidiary of French transportation conglomerate CGEA Connex; Bombardier Transportation; and Alternate Concepts, Inc., a Boston-based transportation consulting firm....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Agency Steps Up Patrols along Tracks of California Commuter Rail.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200301/ai_n21743810]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jessie Seyfer, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    Jan. 22--A startling number of deaths this year along  Caltrain's tracks  spurred the commuter train agency to launch a  sweep of its San Francisco  sections Tuesday, ferreting out trespassers ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Passaic, N.J., Rail Entrepreneur Seeks to Launch Private Passenger Service.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200301/ai_n21736434]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel Sforza, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    Jan. 10--It's hard to make a buck by moving people on trains.    Amtrak knows that. NJ Transit knows that.    And so does Jimmy Wilson, the owner of a short...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Jersey Transit Agency's Gift Shop to Close.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200301/ai_n21733814]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Pat R. Gilbert, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    Jan. 7--A blue Thomas the Tank Engine toy grins from behind the   snowflake-covered doors of NJ Transit's retail store, but he may be  the only  one smiling.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Jersey Transit Agency May Implement Bi-Level Rail Cars.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200212/ai_n21721661]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Pat R. Gilbert, The Record, Hackensack, N.J. Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    Dec. 12--NJ Transit will consider awarding a $250 million contract  this  week for at least 100 bi-level rail cars to ease chronic crowding  on its New  York-bound trains.  ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Boston-Area Transit Agency Could Name New Rail Operator As Early As Next Week.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200212/ai_n21700936]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mac Daniel, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News    Dec. 4--The MBTA could name a new commuter rail operator as soon as  next  week while a key state committee begins to explore whether the T  should  eventually run the service itself. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Boston-Area Transit Agency Cuts One Firm from List to Run Commuter Rail.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200211/ai_n21705177]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mac Daniel, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News    Nov. 22--One of the three contenders bidding to run the MBTA's  commuter  rail system was eliminated yesterday because its proposal was  incomplete,  according to officials familiar with the bidding process.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2002 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blazing trails - New Jersey Transit Corp - Statistical Data Included]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[New services, new equipment, new facilities, new technologies--New Jersey Transit has them all. To keep expanding to meet rising demand, the agency will need a larger, steadier source of growth capital.  If New Jersey Transit were a Class I railroad, its $1.19 billion Fiscal Year 2003 capital budget would...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Washington Waste Wire: Rounding Up the Latest News Items on Government Waste from Citizens Against Government Waste]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, July 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Waste Wire is a bi-monthly compendium from Citizens Against Government Waste of the costly ways in which government spends public money. Earlier this year, President Bush proposed that $77 billion be spent on new health benefits over the next ten years.  House Democrats...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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