Tag archive: Amtrak

Announced earlier today, Amtrak is upgrading twelve Northeastern routes with free Wi-Fi access via the AmtrakConnect service. Passengers with devices like a laptop, tablet or smartphone will be able to browse the Internet while riding on the train. However, limited bandwidth restricts activity to basic Web browsing. It's unlikely that passengers will be able to use a streaming video application like Netflix to watch a movie during the… Read More

Internet access has become over the years something that many people just can’t live without. Access to the internet allows us not only to be entertained, but to learn and work as well. America today is well covered with internet access, even if some of the access is very slow by global standards.

Amtrak today announced a new mobile site which will let riders purchase travel tickets through their phones. Amtrak.mobi can be accessed on most web-enabled mobile devices including cell phones and PDAs. Amtrak.mobi is formatted for the smaller screen of mobile devices. It provides riders the ability to purchase tickets for upcoming trips as well as providing access to one's booking profile and up-to-date train status information.… Read More