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	<title>Rail Passenger Association of California &#38; Nevada</title>
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		<title>Tracking Rail News for June</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/06/19/tracking-rail-news-for-june/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:44:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRACKING RAIL NEWS . . .
     . . .  and Commentary by Russ Jackson
June, 2009.   On Time and other performances.  Yes, it&#8217;s the economy that can be charged with the recent on time performance improvements of Amtrak&#8217;s western long distance trains.  Freight traffic has dropped over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Central Coast Train Day rescheduled</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/06/14/central-coast-train-day-rescheduled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ July 18, 2009; 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. ] Same event, same train ride, different date! Reported by Dennis Story, RailPAC Director



Tentatively titled "Central Coast Train Day" plans include elected officials and others catching the 799 Surfliner north from the Ventura area, and picking up elected officials and others from the Santa Barbara area who rode the 774 south to Carpinteria. The trains schedule [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunset Limited Marketing Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/06/11/sunset-limited-marketing-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reported by Robert Manning, RailPAC Director, with comments by Paul Dyson, RailPAC President.
Wednesday June 10, 2009
I have just arrived home after attending the Sunset Marketing and Revitalization Team meeting which was held June 6, 2009 in New Orleans, LA. I should remind everyone that this SMART (not to be confused with the Sonoma-Marin project) came [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TAMC May Meeting Report</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/06/11/tamc-may-meeting-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2009/06/11/tamc-may-meeting-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAMC Rail Policy Committee meeting May 4, 2009.
Reported by Chris Flescher
TAMC is trying to find a consultant to write the environmental documents relating to the Monterey Branch Line (MBL) service.

TAMC released a request for proposals, but Parsons-Brinkerhoff was the only group that responded.  Parsons has already performed some work on both the Caltrain to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CA Corridors May, 2009 statistics</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/06/09/ca-corridors-may-2009-statistics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2009/06/09/ca-corridors-may-2009-statistics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[CA Corridors Monthly Stats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reported by
Eugene K. Skoropowski
Managing Director
Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority
May ridership numbers on the Capitol Corridor, San Joaquins and Pacific Surfliners all were disappointing.

We were awaiting the May numbers to see if there would be an upswing in riders and revenue, but the opposite seems to be emerging.  This is likely due to the California [...]]]></description>
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		<title>COAST RAIL COORDINATING COUNCIL</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/06/06/coast-rail-coordinating-council-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2009/06/06/coast-rail-coordinating-council-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:24:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(“CRCC”) MEETING Report
Santa Barbara, May 29, 2009
Reported by Paul Dyson
The Meeting was Chaired by Dave Potter, Monterey County Supervisor

RailPAC was represented by Paul Dyson, Dennis Story and Mike Barnbaum.  Katherine Holland of Coast Rail Now and ASERT represented local pro transit interests.  Good news, Jacki Bacharach was on the ‘phone representing LACMTA.
This meeting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Amtrak propose to cease operations in most of the southern and western states within the next five to ten years?</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/06/04/railpacs-dyson-writes-amtraks-boardman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2009/06/04/railpacs-dyson-writes-amtraks-boardman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:47:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is a new press release from RailPAC, along with earlier correspondence between Paul Dyson, the RailPAC President, and Joseph Boardman, Interim President and CEO of Amtrak.

1)  RAIL PASSENGER ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
1017 L Street PMB 217, Sacramento, CA 95814
www.railpac.org
3 June, 2009
AMTRAK TO REDUCE OR END SERVICE TO MORE THAN 20 STATES?
    [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Art Lloyd receives Golden Star Award PHOTOS</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/05/27/art-lloyd-receives-golden-star-award-photos/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2009/05/27/art-lloyd-receives-golden-star-award-photos/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 20:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Train Day, May 9, 2009, at the California State Rail Museum, Sacramento.
Photos courtesy Debbie Mullins, Caltrans Rail Marketing Branch; Comments by Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer.  (Photo) Art Lloyd with Caltrans Rail Chief Bill Bronte 


A California Car used on the Capitol Corridor and the San Joaquin Valley trains was on display for touring by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Move the Sacramento Depot?</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/05/26/move-the-sacramento-depot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2009/05/26/move-the-sacramento-depot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 20:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sacramento Preservation Commission Votes to Leave Depot in Place.
Special Meeting May 21, 2009
Report by Bill Kerby, RailPAC Treasurer

With only one dissenting vote, the Sacramento Preservation Commission voted to recommend the City Council rescind its 2004 compromise plan that would have kept the Sacramento Valley Station in proximity of the Union Pacific mainline by moving the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Passenger Rail and the CA State budget crisis</title>
		<link>http://www.railpac.org/2009/05/21/passenger-rail-and-the-ca-state-budget-crisis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.railpac.org/2009/05/21/passenger-rail-and-the-ca-state-budget-crisis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 01:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russ Jackson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;WE HAVE NO MONEY SO WE HAVE TO THINK*&#8221;
Commentary on a vital current issue by Paul J. Dyson, RailPAC President  REVISED 5/25/09.
Well, the party’s over for the United States and especially for California.  

From now on, instead of running up debt, we’re going to have to pay for what we consume or go [...]]]></description>
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