Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?

On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:28:40 +0100, D wrote:

. The only danger is autumn and winter when the trains are completely
unpredictable, but spring and summer works fairly ok.

I took the train from Albany to NYC a couple of times in the late '60s
when the New York Central was headed for bankruptcy.  Heat was optional in
the winter.

It was sad. Grand Central Terminal was theirs and the Empire State Express
was famous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxK9-jachh8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVhY2-gNG9k

That one brought back memories.  I had a Lionel train set but nothing as
elaborate as that one. There were little pellets you dropped in the
smokestack to create the smoke effect. They probably contained 17
different carcinogens but those were more innocent times.