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The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) provides public transportation, primarily buses, in the state of Rhode Island. They also operate a CNG-powered tourist trolley service called the Providence LINK and a ferry boat from Providence to Newport during the summer season. It also has an exclusive bus tunnel under College Hill known as the East Side Trolley Tunnel. The RIPTA system is focused around Kennedy Plaza, a large bus terminal in the heart of Downtown, Providence.
The RIPTA was created in 1966 by the Rhode Island General Assembly to supervise what had been previously a system of privately run bus and trolley systems.
Current bus fleet
This fleet does not include various cutaway vans used on Flex-Shuttle routes or some light use fixed routes, or the 20 trolley replicas numbered 1-20.
- 1992 TMC RTS T80206 (9201-9248)
- 1998 Nova Bus RTS RTNFD82 (9801-9850)
- 1999 Nova Bus RTS RTNFD62 (9931-9934)
- 2000 Nova Bus RTS T82VN (0030-0057)
- 2001 Orion V 05.501 (0101-0127)
- 2002 New Flyer C30LF (0201-0205)
- 2004 Orion V 05.501 (0461-0485)
- 2005 Gillig Advantage (0501-0535)
RIPTA has also operated GMC "New Look", Volvo B10M, GMC RTS and Neoplan AN-440A buses.
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