I never used them but watched the Businessmen and Washington Players make many a Call while riding.Recalling those phone booth's on the old MU Metroliner's...I just had to be one of many intrigued by its availability, and made the typical call: "Guess where I'm calling you from?".
It used coins, not credit cards. And, IIRC, the previous premier train on the NY/Washington run, the Afternoon Congressional also had a phone booth.
What are these “coin” things you’re talking about?It used coins, not credit cards.
Recalling those phone booth's on the old MU Metroliner's...I just had to be one of many intrigued by its availability, and made the typical call: "Guess where I'm calling you from?".
It used coins, not credit cards. And, IIRC, the previous premier train on the NY/Washington run, the Afternoon Congressional also had a phone booth.
I think my parents either did that once or let me do it once on a plane in the '90s.Not proud of the fact that I did one of those "Guess where I'm calling from calls" to a significant other at the time (1976, Metroliner NYP>WAS). Once. For one minute. I forget the cost but I still recall thinking it was outrageously expensive.
I'm surprised it doesn't show a picture of a dialer, too!I'm on 125 this morning, and the display in BC is advertising that the Railfone is at that end of the car. Just wondering, but how many years out of date is that message?
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