On Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 7:56:07 PM UTC-5, Phil Kane wrote:   
   > On Wed, 24 Jan 2018 13:25:34 -0800 (PST), hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:   
   >   
   > >> Not really - they just used the same IMTS technology that motor   
   > >> vehicles had been using for almost two decades.   
   > >   
   > >It seems from the following that the Metroliner telephone service   
   > >was more sophisticated than IMTS offered to motorists.  It wasn't   
   > >at the level of real cellular service, but seemed to be laying   
   > >the foundation.   
   >   
   > Yes, the peripherals and UI were more sophisticated but the technical   
   > operation remained the same to a large extent.   
      
   Here is an article describing the earlier system.  To me, the   
   technical operation of the Metroliner seems noticeably improved   
   over the 1953 system because of the automatic handoff and idle   
   channel selection.   
      
   http://www.telephonecollectors.info/index.php/browse/document-re   
   ository/catalogs-manuals/western-electric/bell-labs-record/11421   
   53sep-blr-p342-trains-payphone   
      
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