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.
Amtrak launched wireless Internet service on all 20 Acela Express trains, in ClubAcela lounges, and in six major stations between Boston (MA) and Washington (DC).
The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon is implementing an advanced voice radio and data communications system to help increase safety and efficiency.
The Federal Communications Commission will seek funding for a national wireless communications network to allow emergency responders to share information across jurisdictions.
Autopia envisions the future, and it’s based on intelligent transportation systems. While most of the story focuses on automobiles, the use of RFID technology in transit gets a nod.
Susan Bregman is editor of The Transit Wire. She has been a consultant on transit policy and planning for fifteen years and before that worked for the Boston Transportation Department. In 2004 she founded Oak Square Resources, LLC, which focuses on transit research, policy, and communications.