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Thanks to a new service, debuted Monday by Amtrak, you can now surf the Internet while on Amtrak \u2013 for free. Traveling photographers can now upload their favorite photos to Flickr or Facebook. With a little luck, traveling photojournalists could now complete their stories and file them with their bureau before they ever get off the train.<\/p>\n

Right now, the service is only available on the Acela Express trains, traveling between Boston and Washington. It\u2019s also available in six stations along that corridor. Stations offering the free service include:<\/p>\n

– Washington Union Station
– Baltimore Penn Station
– Philadelphia 30th Street Station
– New York Penn Station
– Providence Station
– Boston\u2019s Route 128 Station<\/p>\n

\u201cAmtrakConnect\u201d is available to every passenger on board Acela Express, both in Business and First class seating.<\/p>\n

Listening to Lenetta McCampbell, senior director for on-board systems, it sounds like it will expand to other lines in other states as well. \u201cThis is only the first step for our AmtrakConnect program,\u201d says McCampbell. \u201cAmtrak will continually improve the service as Wi-Fi technology evolves, and we are evaluating opportunities to expand AmtrakConnect to additional routes and stations throughout the country.\u201d AmtrakConnect was deployed on Acela Express by Virginia Beach-based GBS Group and its partner Nomad Digital.<\/p>\n

This promises to be a welcome service for anyone who ever tried to stay connected using the likes of Verizon\u2019s mobile broadband card \u2013 which as this writer can attest, was a hit-or-miss proposition most of the time. \u201cAmtrakConnect delivers the fast, reliable and consistent connectivity that our customers have been asking for,\u201d said Matt Hardison, chief, sales distribution and customer service.<\/p>\n

Time will tell if it lives up to the promise and time will tell if it remains free. According to Amtrak\u2019s press release, the service will continue to be free during this introductory period and they will reassess the situation after they\u2019ve had a chance to analyze its performance and acceptance by the traveling public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Thanks to a new service, debuted Monday by Amtrak, you can now surf the Internet while on Amtrak \u2013 for free. Traveling photographers can now upload their favorite photos to Flickr or Facebook. With a little luck, traveling photojournalists could now complete their stories and file them with their bureau before they ever get off the train. Right now, the service is only available on the Acela Express trains, traveling between Boston and Washington. It\u2019s also available in six stations along that corridor. Stations offering the free service include: – Washington Union Station– Baltimore Penn Station– Philadelphia 30th Street Station…<\/p>\n","category_list_v2":"Blog<\/a>, Travel<\/a>","author_info_v2":{"name":"Doug","url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"comments_num_v2":"0 comments","author_meta":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"featured_img":null,"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"Doug","author_link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/author\/admindoug\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Blog<\/a>","Travel<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Blog<\/span>","Travel<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Technology<\/a>","Train travel<\/a>","Travel<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Technology<\/span>","Train travel<\/span>","Travel<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 16 years ago","modified":"Updated 13 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on March 4, 2010","modified":"Updated on September 23, 2013"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on March 4, 2010 11:08 pm","modified":"Updated on September 23, 2013 6:31 am"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p21Ejy-1w","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":106893,"url":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/seriously-the-best-new-way-for-seniors-to-enjoy-traveling-the-wild-west-in-a-blacksford-rv\/","url_meta":{"origin":94,"position":0},"title":"Seriously, The Best New Way For Seniors To Enjoy Traveling The Wild West \u2013 In A Blacksford RV","author":"Doug","date":"May 16, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Inspiration Point - Bryce Canyon Seeing the incredible national parks in Utah has been on our bucket list for some time, so when we had the opportunity to grab a 21-foot Winnebago Solis from Blacksford RV in early May, we rearranged our schedule. 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