Amtrak Boston to Baltimore Goes WiFi

[Guest_Fan_Trains]

here is the Link:

http://news.designtechnica.com/article4301.html

 

[engine999]

Its a great idea to attract business customers. Now amtrak needs to bring the service onboard, maybe offering it exclusively in business/first class. I know amtrak has tried it before with a yahoo partnership, so its probably just the need for investors.

 

[Guest]

offering it exclusively in business/first class

I think it is more likely to pay off if offered to the whole train.

 

[AlanB]

offering it exclusively in business/first class

I think it is more likely to pay off if offered to the whole train.

Well if they ever offer it onboard the trains, it will be on the Acelas & Metroliners only, since they carry the bulk of the business customers. On an Acela or Metroliner, offering it to business class & first class, is offering it to the whole train. There is no coach class on those trains.

It probably wouldn't be offered on the Regional trains.

 

[engine999]

What purpose dose busness class serve on a regional if no one uses it(from the business realm)?

 

[AlanB]

What purpose dose busness class serve on a regional if no one uses it(from the business realm)?

It gives the rider a reserved seat, even on an otherwise unreserved train. It provides wider spaced seating, along with a few other perks.

Do business people use business class on the regionals? Sure. Just like a family may use business class on an Acela. However there are far more business people on an Acela or a Metroliner, than there are on a Regional.

Therefore if Amtrak is going to spend the money to install WiFi on a train, it's going to be on it's premiere or flagship trains, not on the lowly Regionals.