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		<title>San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee Meeting Report</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2010/03/13/san-joaquin-valley-rail-committee-meeting-report-2-11-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nbraymer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 11, 2010 Meeting
Reported by Michael Barnbaum, Associate Director
The San Joaquin Valley Rail Committee met February 11th and for the first time since October of 2009.  The meeting took place inside the Castle Conference Center in Atwater. A special stop located at a railroad crossing directly across the street from the Castle Conference Center [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board Meeting Report</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2010/03/13/capitol-corridor-joint-powers-board-meeting-report-2-17-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2010/03/13/capitol-corridor-joint-powers-board-meeting-report-2-17-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:41:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nbraymer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 17, 2010 Meeting
Reported by Michael Barnbaum, Associate Director
The Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Board met for the first time in 2010 and for the first time under Managing Director David Kutrosky.  Chair Jim Holmes representing the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency called the meeting to order. He reported on the legislative meeting that took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TAMC Rail Policy Committee Meeting Report</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2010/03/01/tamc-rail-policy-committee-meeting-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2010/03/01/tamc-rail-policy-committee-meeting-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jdellachiesa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 1, 2010 Meeting
Reported by Chris Flescher, Associate Director

King City Rail Station Planning Area
Several studies have been done which support re-establishing the train station.
One study says that reusing the existing station building is possible, by keeping the existing grade crossings but utilizing some signaling improvements.  If no grade separations are necessary, that would reduce the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More on the Coast Starlight China</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2010/02/12/more-on-the-coast-starlight-china/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2010/02/12/more-on-the-coast-starlight-china/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jdellachiesa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reported by Jarrod DellaChiesa, Website Editor and CSCN Project Coordinator
As reported a few days ago, the Coast Starlight is finally doing away with plastic dinnerware and synthetic tablecloths and is re-introducing full china service and linen.  This is exciting because passengers will once again receive a quality Dining Car experience.
Here are some additional details &#8230;

Train 14 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coast Starlight Re-introduces Real China and Linen</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2010/02/10/coast-starlight-re-introduces-real-china-and-linen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2010/02/10/coast-starlight-re-introduces-real-china-and-linen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jdellachiesa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Official Amtrak Press Release
Elegant dinner service aims to improve customer satisfaction 
OAKLAND – Beginning today, real china, table linens and glassware are returning to Amtrak’s popular Coast Starlight long-distance train to provide an elegant dining experience for passengers and is the latest service change aimed at further improving customer satisfaction on the west coast route between Los  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sacramento Rails:  Presentation Files</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2010/01/31/sacramento-rails-presentation-files/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2010/01/31/sacramento-rails-presentation-files/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jdellachiesa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As promised, we are providing the PowerPoint presentations presented on January 16th.
PDF Files of the Presentations:

ACE
CCJPA &#8211; 10 Year Vision for the Capitol Corridor
Sacramento Intermodal Transportation Facility and Track Relocation

These files are being hosted by the Coast Starlight Communities Network.



For more on the meeting, you should read these great reports:

Great Meeting in Sacramento by Noel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increase Your Community&#8217;s Awareness of Local Stations</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2010/01/31/increase-your-communitys-awareness-of-local-stations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2010/01/31/increase-your-communitys-awareness-of-local-stations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 10:08:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jdellachiesa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reported by Jarrod DellaChiesa, RailPAC Director
In 2009, 29,976 passengers traveled to and from the Hayward station.  It is always surprising how few people even know Hayward has an Amtrak station or that a passenger train passes through our town.  

With plans for up to 22 round trips in 2012-2015 and 32 in 2015-2020, increased community [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RailPAC-NARP &#8220;Sacramento Rails&#8221; Meeting Report and Photos</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2010/01/25/railpac-narp-sacramento-meeting-report-and-photos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2010/01/25/railpac-narp-sacramento-meeting-report-and-photos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reported by Russ Jackson, railpac.org editor, with photos by the author.
The 60 people who attended the January 16 meeting at the Rail Museum were not disappointed, even on a foggy Saturday in Sacramento.  The survival and expansion of rail passenger service was on everyone&#8217;s mind, and the speakers were very qualified to discuss the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RAILPAC/NARP JOINT MEMBERS MEETING, LAS VEGAS, NV Report</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/12/15/railpacnarp-joint-members-meeting-las-vegas-nv-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2009/12/15/railpacnarp-joint-members-meeting-las-vegas-nv-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Report by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President
8TH DECEMBER 2009 was a historic day for RailPAC as we held our first ever members meeting in Las Vegas.  The meeting was kindly hosted by Bob Fisher, NARP Council member and Director of the Nevada Broadcasters Association.  11 NARP and RailPAC members attended, which is about 30% [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metrolink drops Solo BULLETIN</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/12/13/metrolink-drops-solo-bulletin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2009/12/13/metrolink-drops-solo-bulletin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Metrolink CEO David Solow was asked to step down on December 11, and was replaced by former Riverside County Transportation Commissioner Eric Haley. Mr. Solow will stay on in a management position until June 30, 2010.  Below are the two announcements from Metrolink, one stating action on fare increases and service cuts would be [...]]]></description>
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