Subject: [PA-ComNet]CalTrain Plans Wireless Internet Access

From: [email-masked]
Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 00:36:03 +0000

FYI, I asked Mike Scanlon at CalTrain & SamTrans about this and he tells me they are already working on a program to bring wireless Internet access to CalTrain riders.  (See email below)

>>From: Scanlon, Mike [mailto:[email-masked]] 
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 4:10 PM
To: Brian Moura
Cc: Boland, Patrick; Harvey, Chuck; Doty, Robert; Rudolph, Randy;
Cameron, George; McAvoy, Ian
Subject: RE: Wireless Internet Access on CalTrain ?

We very much want to provide wireless service and are working on it
already, Brian.  Thanks and cheers!   <<

> This capability already exists on Amtrak trains in the Boston-NY-DC
> corridor.
> The rails themselves provide broadband 'wire' connectivity to each car.
> Ask the train staff whether they already have electronic connectivity for
> themselves or not....
> 
> Maybe Caltrain just doesnt want to provide this service.
> 
> "Can you hear me now" is an acceptable advertisement after all,
> and not seen as a statement of failure.
> 
> Craig McAllister
> Managing Director & CEO
> Local Information Networks, Inc.
> [email-masked]
> 415-453-4211
> www.localnetinc.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]]On Behalf
> Of Arthur Keller
> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2005 1:37 AM
> To: [email-masked]
> Subject: [PA-ComNet]Query: Internet access on Caltrain
> 
> 
> Suppose Caltrain wanted to provide Internet access on board.  What
> technologies should it use?  I assume that Wi-Fi makes sense within
> each car (will one access point per car do?).  And these access
> points need to be networked together (how?) and then the network
> connected to the Internet (how?).
> 
> Caltrain is losing money.  Maybe they'd gain enough ridership from
> Internet users to justify the installation.  On the other hand, if it
> were provided by T-Mobile, then there would might be less cost and
> maybe some revenue to Caltrain.
> 
> And it could be a model for high speed rail in California.
> 
> Best regards,
> Arthur
> 
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