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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: Remember "Bit-Slice" Chips ?
Date: 20 Dec 2024 02:44:44 GMT
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On Thu, 19 Dec 2024 19:03:59 +0100, D wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Dec 2024, Rich wrote:
> 
>> D <nospam@example.net> wrote:
>>> I have contemplated ditching planes for trains, but I don't think the
>>> result would be much better.  Perhaps less security theater?
>>
>> Here in the US, what little "train service" we have has zero security
>> theater.  You arrive, walk in with your luggage rolling behind you, and
>> no one checks you over, pats you down, feels you up, or otherwise does
>> anything "security check" wise.  You show your ticket at the counter
>> (to prove you purchased a ticket), go sit and wait, walk out to the
>> train with your luggage when it is time, and climb aboard.
> 
> This is very promising! I imagine they have a very beautiful restaurant
> where you can enjoy a glass of champagne, and perhaps a delicious 3
> course meal as well? =D
> 
> Or maybe it is the swedish version, where you get to enjoy an old,
> plastic wrapped sandwich? ;)

If you're very, very lucky. There is a group in Indiana that had restored 
an old steam engine and takes it out for a spin every now and then for 
fund raisers They also have period cars and volunteers do serve beverages 
and meals. As a bonus the destination was Peru IN and the Circus Hall of 
Fame. 

A couple of times I took Amtrak from Ft. Wayne to Chicago. It was a 
difference experience. Amtrak on the Boston to DC corridor gets a lot of 
love; other areas not so much.