Tag: Amtrak
No more delays on new bus hub selection
Prominent gubernatorial and Providence mayoral candidates all appear to agree it is time to move the city’s central bus hub out of Kennedy Plaza....
Route 10 on-ramp to I-95 North in Cranston reopened
CRANSTON – The on-ramp from Route 10 North onto Interstate 95 has reopened, the R.I. Department of Transportation announced Monday.
The I-95 on-ramp was closed...
Report: McKee orders 7 other bridges to be inspected following Cranston...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Monday that seven bridges that have safety barriers over train tracks will be inspected after the on-ramp...
2 vendors leaving Track 15 Food Hall in Providence
PROVIDENCE – Changes are happening at Track 15 Food Hall.
The 18,500-square-foot food hall at One Union Station is getting two new vendors, Yagi Noodles and...
NextGen Acela arrives as rail faces uncertain future
When former President Joe Biden unveiled his $1.9 trillion infrastructure plan in 2021, he found the perfect place to go public: Philadelphia’s 30th Street...
Stuck in transit: Is RIPTA’s long hunt for bus hub location...
In 2014, the R.I. Department of Transportation produced a video promising a state-of-the-art transit hub to replace the “overcrowded” Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence,...
‘Amtrak Joe’ Biden to give out $16B for passenger rail projects
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden, arguably the nation's biggest Amtrak fan, visited a train maintenance shop in his home state of Delaware on...
Lightship ‘Startup Train’ to kick off coastal tour in Providence
PROVIDENCE – The Ocean State’s capital will serve as the first stop on the Lightship Foundation’s inaugural “Startup Train” this spring.
Through the initiative, national...
Business groups urge Congress to block potential rail strike
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Business groups are increasing the pressure on lawmakers to intervene and block a railroad strike before next month's deadline in...
Biden: Tentative railway labor deal reached, averting strike
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Thursday that a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a strike that could have been...
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