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		<title>Amtrak speeds up Midwest trains</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/02/08/amtrak-speeds-up-midwest-trains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amtrak trains reached a speed of 110 MPH between Kalamazoo (MI) and Porter (IN), marking the first expansion of high-speed rail outside the northeast US. ]]></description>
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		<title>New York transit police dogs sniff and shoot</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/02/01/new-york-transit-police-dogs-sniff-and-shoot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NYPD is outfitting its transit bureau K-9 unit with infrared cameras to help the dogs and their handlers see into the depths of the MTA rail system. ]]></description>
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		<title>New York transit police get upgraded radios</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/01/29/new-york-transit-police-get-upgraded-radios/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NYPD Transit Bureau purchased 2,700 dual-band radios which will allow police patrolling the subway system to communicate with officers on the street.]]></description>
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		<title>Huntsville to track students on school buses</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/01/23/huntsville-to-track-students-on-school-buses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/01/23/huntsville-to-track-students-on-school-buses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three schools in Huntsville (AL) will test a program that uses RFID cards to track students when they ride school buses. ]]></description>
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		<title>Edmonton to scan rail tickets for explosives</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/01/12/edmonton-to-scan-rail-tickets-for-explosives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/01/12/edmonton-to-scan-rail-tickets-for-explosives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Edmonton Transit System (AB) is testing a system to scan light-rail tickets for explosives and radioactive materials. ]]></description>
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		<title>Another car-sharing service enters the market</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/01/06/another-car-sharing-service-enters-the-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JustShareIt, a new peer-to-peer car-sharing service, hopes that a set of robust security features will set it apart. ]]></description>
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		<title>Students design vending machine for bike helmets</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/01/02/students-design-vending-machine-for-bike-helmets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2012/01/02/students-design-vending-machine-for-bike-helmets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:18:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of MIT students has designed a vending machine to dispense helmets for riders of Hubway, Boston's bicycle-sharing system.]]></description>
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		<title>Copper thieves cut BART cables</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2011/12/07/copper-thieves-cut-bart-cables/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2011/12/07/copper-thieves-cut-bart-cables/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Officials at Bay Area Rapid Transit (CA) are trying to catch thieves who are stealing copper cable from the track bed and train-control circuitry.]]></description>
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		<title>MTA to increase surveillance on buses</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2011/12/07/mta-to-increase-surveillance-on-buses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (NY) plans to increase the number of surveillance cameras on its bus fleet after a string of attacks this year. ]]></description>
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		<title>FCC to review BART cell phone shutdown policy</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2011/12/05/fcc-to-review-bart-cell-phone-shutdown-policy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2011/12/05/fcc-to-review-bart-cell-phone-shutdown-policy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day after BART adopted a policy defining when the agency can interrupt cell phone communications, the FCC announced plans to review BART's actions.]]></description>
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