Path: csiph.com!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!i2pn.org!i2pn2.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: D Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ? Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:31:38 +0100 Organization: i2pn2 (i2pn.org) Message-ID: References: <45923010-96be-72d0-9ccc-9a43f25f35c4@example.net> <3Nqcncx9-a5sKsL6nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@earthlink.com> <305d5af9-8a24-b375-323e-c250bdc27e94@example.net> <308f34aa-6ce1-f0d0-a31d-7ff5d389237a@example.net> <8316ca74-2c2b-fd49-799d-a881a8c480fa@example.net> <9ae1149d-8903-49f2-d041-54627b90682c@example.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Injection-Info: i2pn2.org; logging-data="3846685"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@i2pn2.org"; posting-account="w/4CleFT0XZ6XfSuRJzIySLIA6ECskkHxKUAYDZM66M"; X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:62807 On Fri, 20 Dec 2024, rbowman wrote: > On Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:38:08 +0100, D wrote: > >> All it takes is patience. Just wait and see! > > https://www.kpax.com/news/montana-news/montanas-southern-passenger-train- > service-may-not-be-on-time > > "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. > > https://takemytrip.com/2017/11/driving-hi-line-across-montana/ > > The Northern Pacific line runs through the central part of the state where > people actually live. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missoula_station_(Northern_Pacific_Railway) > > Nice station. I've seen a couple of tourist trains that must have gotten > lost. There is another historic station. > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missoula_station_(Milwaukee_Road) > > 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!