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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

The fast trains that link London with the European continent, and have taken big chunks of business from airlines in recent years, resumed service today after a chaotic weekend breakdown. Eurostar rail service officials said they determined that unusually dry and powdery snow got in its electric-locomotive engines, causing extra condensation that shut down the power. Read more about the disruption here.

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Tom Belden has been reporting about Philadelphia International Airport and other air travel subjects for more than 20 years, writing columns for The Inquirer's Travel and Business sections. His reporting (with colleague Craig McCoy) on baggage handling problems in Philadelphia have been credited with helping to improve the system. His previous blog was called Road Warrior. He can reached at tbelden@phillynews.com.