Megabus launches double-decker buses

Megabus, they of the clan that offers free Wi-Fi and Net fares as low as $1, is introducing double-decker buses on its New York to Washington run.

How cool is that.

Megabus, whose parent Coach also owns Gray Line New York Sightseeing, says it's the first company in the United States to use double-deckers for city-to-city travel.

Company representatives say that the tall guys will be available on the Boston-New York route sometime in the next four months. Stay tuned.
(By Paul S. Makishima, Globe staff)