Wi-Fi rides into Amtrak rail stations | CNET News.com

According to this article on CNET, Amtrak is going to start offering WiFi in several Northeastern U.S. train stations.

The contract will determine whether the service will be free and when it will be launched, the source said. Stations that will offer the service include Route 128 near Boston; Providence, R.I.; Wilmington, Del.; 30th Street Station in Philadelphia; and New York's Penn Station.

I hope they end up making it free. That would really convince me to ride a train over flying. I think it would motivate a lot of people like me to make the same decision. Although this article is only talking about the train stations, imagine the day when WiFi is free in the train compartment along with the station. If that were the case I would love to take a day to take a train to the east coast. Really, once you have gone through security, boarded the plane, and flown to your destination, you have already wasted a day. On a train you can take that same time, and spend it in much greater comfort. With WiFi I could actually get useful work done, and then show up at my destination refreshed and ready to go. I hope that Amtrak keeps up the good work.