Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Fri, 20 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:38:08 +0100, D wrote:
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All it takes is patience. Just wait and see!

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https://www.kpax.com/news/montana-news/montanas-southern-passenger-train-
service-may-not-be-on-time
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"The goal to see passenger rail in Montana by 2030 will be difficult to
achieve"

Well.. there's always 2040!

There is a lot of history involved. The Great Northern railroad ran across
the northern part of the state, close to the Canadian border. The area is
still referred to as the Hi-Line since it was the northernmost railroad in
the US. There isn't much there, but that's the Amtrak route.
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https://takemytrip.com/2017/11/driving-hi-line-across-montana/
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The Northern Pacific line runs through the central part of the state where
people actually live.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missoula_station_(Northern_Pacific_Railway)
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Nice station. I've seen a couple of tourist trains that must have gotten
lost. There is another historic station.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missoula_station_(Milwaukee_Road)
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That one is out of the question. Most of the Milwaukee Road tracks were
torn up and turned into bike paths. The Milwaukee was ahead of its time.
They electrified 438 miles from Harlowtown MT to Avery ID in 1916. That
was quite a thing since there is a 1.6 mile tunnel at St. Paul Pass. If
you've ever been through a tunnel behind a steam locomotive you can
appreciate the context.

I am always fascinated by all these train related web sites. Few ways of travel seem to awaken and inspire the passion, as travel by train!