All Aboard…. Acela Express With Wi-Fi

Blogging from high-speed Acela Express train heading to NYC from DC using my laptop and Android phone. Using my Android phone, I just read about Amtrak’s launch of their Wi-Fi service called AmtrakConnect aboard 20 of their high-speed Acela Express trains available to passengers in business and first classes. So, I immediately pulled out my laptop

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Reason.tv: 3 Reasons Obama's High-Speed Rail Will Go Nowhere

President Barack Obama pledged $8 billion in tax dollars to build a national high-speed rail network—trains to carry passengers at speeds in excess of 150 MPH. But the Supertrain fantasy was a mistake in the 1970s, and just as much a wreck in the 21st century for at least three reasons: lowball costs, supposed benefits, delusional Amtrak example...

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504 Expert Calls Proposed Direct SBA Lending a Disaster

The same people who bring you (sometimes — and maybe no more on Saturdays) your mail, the constant money-losing Amtrak, the DMV (at least on the state level) and so forth, would now do small business loans IF the legislation passed.

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Wireless Internet is now FREE on Amtrak trains.

This past Monday, Amtrak rolled out a new on-train wireless Internet system available to all passengers in First and Business classes. Offered before in Acela lounges, its now available on some of their rolling stock.

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Amtrak Adds Wi-Fi Service to the Rails | CheapOair

Wi-fi has officially come to the rails in the U.S. with Amtrak's Acela Express service now offering internet access. Installed on all 20 of their Acela trains, which run between Boston and Washington DC, passengers will be able to use the service now for free, but might start charging in the future.

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"An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind."

by Albert Schweitzer

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