Acela Express to Offer Wireless Internet

If you're a student who prefers train travel over buses and planes, Amtrak has good news for you. Acela Express trains will have free wireless Internet starting this March. But be sure to book that trip soon, as the Internet will be free for passengers only in its initial stages.

According to a news release detailing Amtrak's plans for 2010, several other improvements are also coming to the Acela trains later this year—including leather seats and improved tray tables and outlets.

The Acela Express, which connects Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington D.C., takes less time than regional trains but is often more expensive than buses or other trains.

We at FlyBy certainly appreciate Amtrak's efforts. But even with all these newfangled additions, the Acela Express still might not be worth all that extra cash for us poor college students.