WI-FI BLAZING TRAIL FOR ONBOARD TECH CONVENIENCE

This article on wireless networking technology aboard mass transit systems relates the satisfaction of commuters on the Altamont Commuter Express in Stockton, California. Other deployments of Wi-Fi in trains and stations are listed, including Amtrak, ACE and VIA Rail Canada. Wi-Fi presents the possibility of real-time position information for efficiency and safety, as well as seat sales and passenger manifests. Criticisms include dead zones with no Internet service and access speed.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Bobit Publishing Company

  21061 S Western Avenue
  Torrance, CA  United States  90501-1711
• Authors:
  • LeSage, J
• Publication Date: 2005-4

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 36-38
• Serial:
  • Metro
  • Volume: 101
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 1098-0083
  • Serial URL: http://www.metro-magazine.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Customer service; Internet; Railroad commuter service; Wireless communication systems
• Identifier Terms: Altamont Commuter Express (Ace)
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00989436
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: May 3 2005 12:00AM