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		<title>Researchers are developing early-warning system for world&#8217;s railroads</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A group of international researchers is developing a high-tech system to give train operators advance warning of natural disasters]]></description>
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		<title>NTSB findings on 2009 Metrorail crash: Circuit failure, safety culture</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/29/ntsb-findings-on-2009-metrorail-crash-circuit-failure-safety-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The NTSB's official findings on the 2009 Metrorail crash identified the failure of track circuit modules as the primary cause, but also criticized WMATA's safety culture and lax oversight.]]></description>
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		<title>TriMet suspends bus driver over blog post</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/26/trimet-suspends-bus-driver-over-blog-post/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/26/trimet-suspends-bus-driver-over-blog-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another blogging TriMet bus driver is in trouble. Last week, the agency put the author of TriMet Confidential on administrative leave after a questionable post about a near-miss with a bicyclist. ]]></description>
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		<title>TTC shuts down rail service briefly</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/23/ttc-shuts-down-rail-service-briefly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/23/ttc-shuts-down-rail-service-briefly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Toronto Transit Commission (ON) shut down service for about 15 minutes Thursday morning because of a control center failure that left controllers unable to track train locations. ]]></description>
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		<title>EU proposes black boxes for buses and taxis</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/21/eu-proposes-black-boxes-for-buses-and-taxis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/21/eu-proposes-black-boxes-for-buses-and-taxis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a goal of reducing road deaths by half over the next decade, the European Commission wants to install event data recorders in buses, trucks, and taxis.]]></description>
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		<title>State Department and Pentagon issue social media guidance</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/18/state-department-and-pentagon-issue-social-media-guidance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/18/state-department-and-pentagon-issue-social-media-guidance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 02:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Departments of State and Defense are cautiously allowing their employees to have greater access to social networking sites]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 threats for social networking</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/14/top-10-social-networking-threats/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/14/top-10-social-networking-threats/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Information technology]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when you thought it was safe to jump into social networking, Network World published a list of 10 threats and vulnerabilities. ]]></description>
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		<title>Walking and talking: Technology smooths the way</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/05/walking-and-talking-technology-smooths-the-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/05/walking-and-talking-technology-smooths-the-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 01:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the consequences of distracted driving are in the headlines (and deservedly so), pedestrians are not immune from the dangers of texting.]]></description>
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		<title>Federal judge throws out challenge to Metrolink cameras</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/02/federal-judge-throws-out-challenge-to-metrolink-cameras/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/02/federal-judge-throws-out-challenge-to-metrolink-cameras/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:14:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A U.S. District Court judge dismissed a challenge that tried to block Metrolink (CA) from using video surveillance cameras to monitor train crews. ]]></description>
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		<title>Does expanded cell phone coverage lead to thefts?</title>
		<link>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/01/does-expanded-cell-phone-coverage-lead-to-thefts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thetransitwire.com/2010/07/01/does-expanded-cell-phone-coverage-lead-to-thefts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 09:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Boston Herald reporter Richard Weir joins The Transit Wire in wondering whether the MBTAs efforts to expand cell phone coverage throughout the subway system has contributed to an increase in smart phone thefts. ]]></description>
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