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Amtrak ridership drops in the Northeast
Ridership on Amtrak’s Northeast corridor trains declined 1.2 percent in the six months from October to March compared with the same period the previous year, the railroad said Tuesday. more
Pawtuxet bridge work completed
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation, Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian and Cranston Mayor Allan Fung last week announced the completion of work on the bridge spanning the Pawtuxet River in Pawtuxet Village. more
8/27/12
Amtrak to seek new rail-safety regulations
WASHINGTON – Amtrak will recommend new U.S. rail-safety regulations to allow it to replace its Acela trains in the Northeast United States with lighter, faster equipment, CEO Joseph Boardman said, according to Bloomberg News. more
1/7/13
Gas up 6 cents across R.I., Mass.
Rhode Island and Massachusetts drivers saw gasoline prices jump 6 cents this week after a nine-week decline, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. more
Passenger trains bump along with fixes exceeding U.S. funds
U.S. investigators looking into the May 17 Connecticut commuter-rail crash haven’t yet found a clear cause. The fact a broken rail became the most immediate suspect speaks to years of deferred maintenance that have left trouble spots throughout a Washington-Boston network that carries more than 700,000 people a day and dates to the 1800s. more
Conway Tours charter bus operations acquired by Academy Bus
Regional bus services provider Academy Bus LLC has reached an agreement to take over charter bus operations of the Cumberland-based Conway Tours, Academy announced Wednesday. more
Plan to fix city streets will only add to Providence’s fiscal mess
To the editor: According to PBN’s July 12 Morning Call e-newsletter, Providence Mayor Angel Taveras wants to borrow $40 million to fix city streets. Clearly, that’s bad financial management for a city already deeply in debt. Worse, it avoids dealing with the serious underlying issues. Providence is in a fiscal and infrastructure mess because of: more
7/23/12
Pump prices continue to slide in R.I., Mass.
Gasoline prices in the Ocean State fell 2 cents this week in the eighth consecutive week of price declines, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. more
| 4/29/13
Driving costs rose nearly 2% in U.S., says AAA
The cost of owning and operating a vehicle in the United States rose nearly 2 percent from last year, according to AAA’s annual “Your Driving Costs” study. more
| 4/16/13
Pump prices continue to rise in R.I., Mass.
Both Rhode Island and Massachusetts drivers saw gasoline prices rise this week, the second consecutive week of increases after a nine-week decline, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. more
| 5/20/13
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