Competition heats up under the English Channel By Keith Fender | November 27, 2023 Three companies indicate plans to offer service through Channel Tunnel Eurostar trains with the new branding are at London St. Pancras  station on Nov. 18, 2023.  Sharing capacity here for trains, but more crucially  passenger numbers,  will be a key issue for new operators. Keith Fender LONDON — Since the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France opened in 1994, a high speed passenger service operated by Eurostar has connected London, Paris and Brussels (extended to Amsterdam in 2018). Although competition on the route has been theoretically possible for decades, none has started — but this may be about to change as no less than three new operators are planning new services. In October, start-up high speed rail company Evolyn, based in Spain, announced it planned to order...

 

  Failed wheel bearing caused Kentucky derailment, CSX says By | November 27, 2023 Cleanup is complete; route reopens JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — CSX says a failed wheel bearing caused the Nov. 22 derailment that led to an evacuation of residents in Livington, Ky., on Thanksgiving. In a Sunday statement , the railroad said it has completed the removal of all 16 railcars involved in the incident that occurred about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, and has completed removal of the spilled sulphur that caught fire and led to the evacuation [see “Evacuations reported after CSX derailment …,” Trains News Wire, Nov. 22, 2023]. Some 2,500 tons of soil impacted by the incident has been removed and replaced with clean material. Track repairs were expected to be completed by noon Sunday. The railroad also thanked Rockcastle County authorities for their work in response to the incident, as well as the...