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If you've drained your Wi-Fi card--and your wallet--getting online while riding Metro-North, the railroad wants you to know it feels your pain--sort of.
"Our customers have waited far too long for basic service improvements that could go a long way toward enhancing their commutes," said MTA Chairman and CEO Jay Walder. He said one of the agency's priorities is providing riders with "fast, reliable internet service."
The agency has asked developers to create proposals for wiring Metro-North and the Long Island Railroad--the nation's two busiest commuter railroads. The proposals would address technical questions on how to get trains wired, and if the agency could use the network to sell digital advertising. Whether or not commuters would pay for the Wi-Fi has not been determined, though the MTA has told developers it won't assist in any of the costs of setting up the network.
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