Amtrak to Launch High-Speed Wi-Fi Network

Amtrak is planning to create its own high-speed Wi-Fi network for passengers on its Northeast Corridor lines

The network, which would offer a boost in speeds from the current 10 Mbps to a minimum of 25 Mbps, would span the entire 457-mile stretch of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor, which runs from Boston through New York to Washington, D.C.

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Currently, there are no specific plans in place, but the company is accepting bids to build a proof-of-concept version of the project. An Amtrak spokesperson told Mashable that the company is hoping to move the project along rapidly with "possible construction of a test program in Winter 2014/2015." Read more...

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Amtrak to Launch High-Speed Wi-Fi Network