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		<title>Update on Spences Bridge, and More About Idling Locomotives</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/11/29/update-on-spences-bridge-and-more-about-idling-locomotives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 04:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trainjane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the cold Canadian winter hurdling down much of the country at this point, we&#8217;re providing those of you trying to cope with the issue of idling locomotives another YouTube video in order to warm you up and wonder why it&#8217;s not doing the same for more locomotives: In a post earlier this week, Dwayne [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1664&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Residents of Spences Bridge Fuming Over CN’s Idling of Locomotives</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/11/26/residents-of-spences-bridge-fuming-over-cns-idling-of-locomotives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spences Bridge, B.C. is a self-described Train Town as portrayed in a recent documentary by the same name. Dwayne Rourke’s film clearly illustrates the variety of dilemmas currently being faced by local residents as a result of current rail practices. Rourke has also posted a separate video on YouTube, which questions CN Rail’s recent decision to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1637&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Railroaded!&#8221; Identifies Further Flaws With Railway&#8217;s Proposal to Ship Tar Sand Crude</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/11/22/railroaded-identifies-further-flaws-with-railways-proposal-to-ship-tar-sand-crude/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 12:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trainjane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our previous post, we omitted one further major reason why the railway’s goal of shipping Alberta’s crude oil by rail instead of by pipeline is a serious problem: regulation, or the lack of it &#8211; to specifically address the impact that the proposed massive increase in freight volume could potentially have on both communities [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1627&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rail Transport of Oil a Worry</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/11/22/rail-transport-of-oil-a-worry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reblogged from Railroaded&#039;s Blog: Jim Wood writes this letter to the Edmonton Journal, pointing out that it is not safe to ship oil by rail. He writes that if more pipelines are not built, more oil will be shipped by rail and that could be disastrous. Wood refers to the 2005 derailment of a Canadian National Railway [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1626&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shipping Alberta&#8217;s Tar Sand Crude by Rail a Raw Deal for Communities and the Environment</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/10/16/shipping-albertas-tar-sand-crude-by-rail-a-raw-deal-for-communities-and-the-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2012/10/16/shipping-albertas-tar-sand-crude-by-rail-a-raw-deal-for-communities-and-the-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trainjane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the controversy continues to heat up in western Canada over Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline from Alberta’s Tar Sands to British Columbia’s west coast ports, Canada’s railway industry has already weighed in. Although much of the debate about the Northern Gateway Project is currently centred around the environmental risk posed by the construction of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1599&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Diesel Exhaust Now Linked Directly to Cancer</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/06/28/diesel-exhaust-now-linked-directly-to-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2012/06/28/diesel-exhaust-now-linked-directly-to-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trainjane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Diesel engine exhaust causes lung cancer – so says the World Health Organization in their June 12, 2012 press release IARC: Diesel Engine Exhaust Carcinogenic. Listen to the audio recording of the press briefing on June 12, 2012. WHO also noted an association between diesel emissions and an increased risk of bladder cancer. The WHO’s science panel recently [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1523&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bill C-393, The Railway Noise and Vibration Control Act</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/03/21/bill-c-393-the-railway-noise-and-vibration-control-act/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2012/03/21/bill-c-393-the-railway-noise-and-vibration-control-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 11:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Numerous people have asked us what happened to Bill C-587, the Railway Noise and Vibration Control Act. As this Bill had not yet been passed by the time the federal election was called in the spring of 2011, it effectively “died on the order paper,” and proceeded no further, as is the case with all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1503&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Railway President Agrees: All That Matters is Money</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/03/07/railway-president-agrees-all-that-matters-is-money/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2012/03/07/railway-president-agrees-all-that-matters-is-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The President of Ontario Southland Railway, Mr. Jeff Willsie, recently submitted the following comment to Rail and Reason. We feel that, given Mr. Willsie&#8217;s title as President, his opinions are important enough to feature as an article to share with our readers who may find these insights to be as revealing as we have. Mr. Willsie&#8217;s opening [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1433&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Via Rail Tragedy Gives Pause for Reflection</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/02/29/via-rail-tragedy-gives-pause-for-reflection/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2012/02/29/via-rail-tragedy-gives-pause-for-reflection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 03:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We pause today to remember the three lives that were lost in Sunday’s Via Rail derailment in Burlington, Ontario. Peter Snarr, Ken Simmonds, and Patrick Robinson had both their lives and careers cut tragically short in a horrific accident on Sunday, February 26, 2012. We send our heartfelt condolences to these men’s families, friends, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1415&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Railway Noise and Vibration: What is Reasonable?</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/02/21/railway-noise-and-vibration-what-is-reasonable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 04:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To those of you familiar with this blog, you will be well acquainted with the views of Mr. Jeff Willsie, President of Ontario Southland Railway, and his opinions regarding the issue of railway noise and vibration. For those of you new to this site, Mr. Willsie has frequently stated that people affected by this problem [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1374&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Communities in the News: Health and Environmental Concerns Raised</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/01/28/communities-in-the-news-health-and-environmental-concerns-raised/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2012/01/28/communities-in-the-news-health-and-environmental-concerns-raised/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 08:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last few months, additional communities have continued to surface in the news with stories of how they are being affected by rail noise, vibration, exhaust from idling diesel locomotives, derailments, and other safety issues such as the transporting of hazardous materials.  Some recent developments include&#8230; (1) CP Rail has significantly expanded operations in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1304&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Social Impact of Railways</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2012/01/19/the-social-impact-of-railways/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently received the following comment from Mr. Josef Bossart, a Parry Sound, Ontario resident, whose blog, Parry Sounds &#38; Sights, discusses a variety of subjects, including rail transportation issues within the community. Mr. Bossart submitted this comment in a reply to the President of Ontario Southland Railway, Mr. Jeff Willsie, in the recent post FAQ: Contacting Canada’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1179&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FAQ: Contacting Canada’s Two Largest Railways With Your Railway Noise and Vibration Problem</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2011/12/15/faq-contacting-canadas-two-largest-railways-with-your-railway-noise-and-vibration-problem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where do you turn when you are faced with a concern about railway noise and vibration? That’s a question that we’ve been asked repeatedly. Often, the people seeking help and relief already feel thoroughly frustrated, upset, sleep deprived, or sometimes, simply overwhelmed. Contacting the railway involved is an important first step, especially if the problem [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1123&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cellphone and Marijuana Use Cited in CP Rail Crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 09:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Transportation Safety Board recently released Railway Investigation Report R10V0038 detailing a disturbing set of circumstances surrounding a Canadian Pacific Railway accident in March 2010, near Golden, B.C. The crew of a CP train hauling 112 empty hopper cars failed to obey a stop signal, and crashed into another train, pulling 142 loaded cars of potash. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1087&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Federal Court of Appeal to Rule on Key Railway Noise and Vibration Issue</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 05:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those individuals and communities across Canada currently being negatively affected by railway noise and vibration, the pending outcome of a precedent-setting case to be heard by the Federal Court of Appeal this September 20th will be of enormous, nation-wide significance. After being plagued for years by late night rail noise, the folks in and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=1023&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Communities in the News: The List Continues to Grow</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2011/08/28/communities-in-the-news-the-list-continues-to-grow/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2011/08/28/communities-in-the-news-the-list-continues-to-grow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More communities continue to surface in the news that are being affected by rail noise and vibration, diesel fumes, derailments, and safety issues such as the transporting of hazardous materials &#8230; (1) During its August 16, 2011 meeting, Strathcona County Council postponed creation of a policy regarding train whistle cessation while it gathers additional information regarding this [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=888&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Communities in the News</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2011/08/15/communities-in-the-news/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 03:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Communities continue to be affected by railway noise pollution, vibration, or emissions emanating from rail facilities, or a combination of these concerns: (1)  A gravel barge that took a train bridge out of service has some happy local residents in New Westminister, BC.  They were happy to have a reprieve from the constant noise from the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=862&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Airport Takes the Lead in Addressing Community Noise Concerns</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2011/05/05/for-the-public-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 01:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://railandreason.com/?p=793</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Vancouver International Airport, (YVR) has fielded its share of noise-related complaints over the years from local residents. So, it is encouraging to see what one sector of the transportation industry is capable of doing in order to meet the challenges it faces in balancing its operational requirements against the needs of its residential community living [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=793&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Communities: Getting on Track</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2011/03/24/communities-getting-on-track/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social media sites like Facebook, MySpace, Digg, Google and Yahoo Groups, blogs, etc. continue to link people and communities together like never before.  This medium provides ready access to instant communication and an excellent opportunity for people with shared concerns, a cause in common, or unresolved challenges to discuss solutions, and collaborate on solving problems [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=782&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Art of Drawing the Line on Railway Vibration</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2011/03/07/the-art-of-drawing-attention-to-the-problem-of-railway-vibration/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2011/03/07/the-art-of-drawing-attention-to-the-problem-of-railway-vibration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 03:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trainjane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Florence, Italy is divided over plans to construct a train tunnel for a high-speed railway line to improve its rail link to Rome and Milan. At the centre of the controversy is one of the world’s most iconic sculptures, Michelango’s Renaissance masterpiece, the statue of David. In a March 4th article by Nick Squires for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=749&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Proximity Guidelines and Best Practices &#8211; Implementation Required!</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2011/02/14/proximity-guidelines-and-best-practices-implementation-required/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2011/02/14/proximity-guidelines-and-best-practices-implementation-required/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trainjane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In June 2007, Canadian Parliament passed much-needed amendments to The Canada Transportation Act to address serious concerns with railway noise and vibration. It was the first step in re-regulating an industry that, over the course of the seven previous years, missed a golden opportunity to prove to both the government and to communities impacted by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=722&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Bottom Line on CN’s $250K Fine</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2011/01/02/the-bottom-line-on-cn%e2%80%99s-250k-fine/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2011/01/02/the-bottom-line-on-cn%e2%80%99s-250k-fine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Tribune recently reported in its article entitled &#8220;Canadian National fined $250,000&#8243; that U.S. federal regulators had reached an unprecedented decision to fine Canadian National Railway $250,000, just two years after they approved the railroad&#8217;s plan to redirect freight traffic through dozens of Chicago suburbs. It is the first such fine ever imposed by the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=692&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>CN Rail: There&#8217;s No Accounting For It</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/12/23/cn-rail-theres-no-accounting-for-it/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2010/12/23/cn-rail-theres-no-accounting-for-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Dec 2010 01:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://railandreason.com/?p=657</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The following statement was released on December 22 by TRAC, the citizen&#8217;s group in Chicago who have been negatively impacted by CN Rail&#8217;s expansion into their communities: &#8220;We applaud the STB for listening to our concerns and holding Canadian National accountable for its constant disregard for public safety. However, more needs to be done to ensure [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=657&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What You Cando</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/12/16/what-you-cando/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 11:04:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cando Contracting – the company at centre of a previous post, No Cando was probably hoping that the only noise that they’d be hearing half a year later would be the sound of hundreds of Imperial Oil’s tanker cars clanging together on a regular basis next to an established nature conservancy, in an otherwise tranquil [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=645&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Clearing the Air on Idling</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/12/11/clearing-the-air-on-idling/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2010/12/11/clearing-the-air-on-idling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 12:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next to noise and vibration, one of the most frequent complaints of people who live in proximity to rail operations is concern about exposure to diesel emissions from locomotives. Particulate matter from diesel exhaust, known as PM10, can cause eye and respiratory irritation. These particles can penetrate deep into the lungs. This form of pollution [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=631&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bill C-587, The Railway Noise and Vibration Control Act</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/10/28/bill-c-587-the-railway-noise-and-vibration-control-act/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2010/10/28/bill-c-587-the-railway-noise-and-vibration-control-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Oct 2010 02:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To our readers: This Bill was tabled today in the House of Commons in Ottawa, and a copy forwarded to us shortly after. If you live in a community affected by late night railway noise and vibration, this is your opportunity to make a difference. Call your Member of Parliament, and ask for their support [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=604&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Forestry Industry Asks for Rail Service to be Regulated</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/10/15/forestry-industry-asks-for-rail-service-to-be-regulated/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2010/10/15/forestry-industry-asks-for-rail-service-to-be-regulated/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 10:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Regulations. A word that elicits a collective shudder from the offices of rail executives, it seems, and a wake-up call after hitting the snooze button one too many times on unresolved problems and unanswered complaints. “Bad rail service must be fixed now, forestry industry tells Ottawa,” reads a headline of a recent newspaper article written [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=588&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Communities Speak Out!</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/10/11/more-communities-speak-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 03:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Residents of communities in Alberta, BC, and Ontario have submitted comments on our blog including those from: (1)  Woodstock, ON on the post This Blog Needs the Railway Point of View regarding CP Rail and Ontario Southland Railway. (2)  Golden, BC on the post A Matter of Confidence regarding CP Rail. (3)  Coquitlam, BC on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=574&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;This Blog Needs the Railway Point of View&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/09/30/this-blog-needs-the-railway-point-of-view-2/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2010/09/30/this-blog-needs-the-railway-point-of-view-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:59:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have recently received some comments from Mr. Jeff Willsie, President of the Ontario Southland Railway stating that “this blog needs the railway point of view.” Mr. Willsie submitted his comments after our recent post, Leasing a Loophole, made mention of the railway he leads. We have posted Mr. Willsie’s comments and opinions accordingly, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=499&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Leasing a Loophole</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/09/15/leasing-a-loophole/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2010/09/15/leasing-a-loophole/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trainjane</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Woodstock, Ontario is a city that values its character. With its tree-lined streets, century-old homes, and abundant parkland, Woodstock promotes itself as being “The Friendly City”. However, Brian Bickley and some of his neighbours have found that the conduct of one of Woodstock’s local corporate entities to be anything but congenial. Plagued by what he [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=468&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Defective Rail Cars a Safety Concern for Communities</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/08/27/defective-rail-cars-a-safety-concern-for-communities/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2010/08/27/defective-rail-cars-a-safety-concern-for-communities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trainjane</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://railandreason.com/?p=440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Here, as in many communities, the most active time for rail activity is after midnight. It’s utterly amazing how freight that has sat at a silent standstill since the previous day in a residential area can only be moved in the dead of night. If that isn’t enough to ruin another night’s sleep, a recently released report [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=440&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rail Profits Soar While Locomotives Idle</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/08/07/in-the-green/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2010/08/07/in-the-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trainjane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Pollution]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CN Rail]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://railandreason.com/?p=433</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[$534 million. That’s a whopping 38% increase in profit that CN Rail has posted – just for the 2nd quarter of 2010. CP Rail’s 2nd quarter earnings totaled $166.6 million, up a full 23% over the same quarter of last year. So, CN and CP, here’s a suggestion of what to do with a relatively [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=433&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tell Us Your Story&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/08/04/tell-us-your-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rail and reason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bolivar Heights, Surrey, BC]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://railandreason.com/?p=415</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since our blog was launched, we have had many comments and emails from people telling us about how railway companies and their actions have impacted the quality of their lives, their health, and their communities. We want to encourage people to share their stories. Vent if necessary (we know it is hard to get corporations [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=415&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>No Can Do</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/07/28/no-can-do/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>trainjane</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Canadian Transportation Agency]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://railandreason.com/?p=380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Railroaded. That’s the term that John Kristensen of Strathcona County, Alberta, a former Alberta Assistant Deputy Minister of Parks, uses to describe how he felt finding out that CN Rail, Imperial Oil, and Cando Contracting planned to build a rail yard near his home – without any prior notice, consultation, or consideration of the sensitive nature [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=380&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s Smoke in Mirror</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/07/07/theres-smoke-in-mirror/</link>
		<comments>http://railandreason.com/2010/07/07/theres-smoke-in-mirror/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>goldspike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Pollution]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://railandreason.com/?p=359</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Hamlet of Mirror – a small community nestled deep in the Alberta heartlands. However, the calm and tranquility of rural life has abruptly ended in a nightmare for a number of residents when CN Rail decided to move employee bunkhouses adjacent to their backyards. With the bunkhouses came an unanticipated and very unpleasant surprise. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=359&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to New Community Groups!</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/06/13/welcome-to-new-community-groups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:42:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rail and reason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edmonton, AB]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://railandreason.com/?p=354</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve added &#8220;Community Groups&#8221; to the links section on our Home Page.  We hope to grow this list over time and connect up the list of communities that are experiencing rail noise and vibration problems. If your community has a website or blog related to railway problems and you would like to be added to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=354&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hello World!</title>
		<link>http://railandreason.com/2010/05/26/hello-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 07:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://railandreason.wordpress.com/?p=233</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Blasting whistles…explosive noises from shunting…squealing wheels…and the relentless, annoying drone of diesel locomotives left idling for hours on end. Railway noise pollution has increased in severity over recent years, particularly since CN Rail successfully derailed legislation a decade ago that was specifically designed to reign in noise and vibration emanating from railway operations, and protect citizens living within [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=railandreason.com&#038;blog=12989327&#038;post=233&#038;subd=railandreason&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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