Amtrak is chugging into the modern age. The federally funded national rail system announced this week the addition of free Wi-Fi onto 12 East Coast routes that are popular among commuters. The free ...

The city of Madison has selected two potential locations for a new Amtrak station. The proposed train line would extend the ...

RELATED: The New iPad's Wi-Fi Problem Is Real Currently, Amtrak gets its onboard Wi-Fi from Verizon and AT&T cell towers, which don't happen to sit along the train routes. Cellphone companies, of ...

Amtrak trains, technically, have free onboard wi-fi. It's practically unusable because of how slow it is, particular when the trains are crowded, but sure... it exists. On my last commute from New ...

Amtrak's Empire Builder prepares to leave the Milwaukee Intermodal Station, heading west. After a difficult year for rail travel in Wisconsin, passenger groups and government officials are hoping for ...

Many visitors line up for Alcatraz in San Francisco. Closer to home, a quieter pick waits on the rails: a simple train getaway to Wisconsin’s freshly upgraded Amtrak stops. In November 2025, Amtrak ...

About 400 Amtrak passengers on two separate trains in Wisconsin were stranded for several hours Monday and Tuesday due to floodwaters blocking the tracks. Just after noon, Amtrak said that both Empire ...

Amtrak is expanding its Wi-Fi service to six Northeastern U.S. train stations, in a move to attract more business travelers. The rail company currently offers wireless access to networks in its ...

This week's Ask Maggie explains why Wi-Fi on the go is so frustratingly slow, and delivers some good news about the launch for the Motorola Droid Bionic. Marguerite Reardon Former senior reporter ...