With Amtrak offering wireless Internet on its Acela Express trains and VIA Rail Canada planning to upgrade its Wi-Fi later this year, one writer wonders if North American rail is making a comeback. Bert Archer writes in The Globe and Mail:
With downtown-to-downtown service making train rides as short as or shorter than air travel for short-haul trips, the addition of Wi-Fi is one big step toward rail travel becoming the preference of business travellers in the region.
While it’s too soon to tell if Amtrak’s Wi-Fi will prove successful, VIA has had problems with speed and reliability since introducing the service in 2004. And now, Archer writes, “If you need to work en route, the service has been practically useless.” Link to full story in The Globe and Mail.
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