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Transportation Providers in New England

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Regional

Amtrak
Train service from Boston to New York and Washington, to Chicago via Springfield and Albany, and to Portland, Maine, with connections nationwide
C&J
Bus service bewteen Boston and Newburyport, Portsmouth, and Dover, N.H.
Concord Trailways
Bus service between Boston and many points in New Hampshire and Maine
Dartmouth Coach
Bus service between Boston and New London, Lebanon, and Hanover, N.H.
Greyhound Lines
Nationwide bus service
Peter Pan Bus Lines
Bus service between various points in Massachusetts and Concord, N.H., Washington, D.C. , and other points in the Northeast.  Peter Pan acquired Bonanza Bus and other lines in 2003.
Vermont Transit
Bus service from Boston to Vermont and Montreal via New Hampshire; also to Bar Harbor, Maine

Connecticut

Connecticut Transit Links (APTA)
 
Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Co.
Year-round ferry service to Long Island, N.Y.
Cross Sound Ferry
Year-round ferry service between New London and Orient Point, Long Island, N.Y.
Metro-North Railroad
Train service on routes from New Haven, Waterbury, Danbury, and New Canaan to New York City.
Shore Line East
Train service between New Haven and New London
Viking Fleet
Summer weekend ferry service between New London and Montauk, Long Island, N.Y.

Maine

Maine Transit Links (APTA)
 
The Cat
Summer-only high-speed ferry service between Portland and Bar Harbor, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia.
Maine Central Railroad
Summer excursion trains between Brunswick and Rockland
Maine State Ferry Service
Ferry service from Rockland and Bass Harbor.
Metro (Greater Portland Transit District)
 

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Transit Links (APTA)
 
Bay State Cruise Co.
Summer-only high speed ferry between Boston and Provincetown.
Bloom
Bus service between Boston and Brockton, Taunton, Fall River, and other cities.
Cuttyhunk Boat Lines
Year-round ferry service between New Bedford and Cuttyhunk island (Fridays only in winter)
Cuttyhunk Ferry Co.
Year-round ferry service between New Bedford and Cuttyhunk island (twice a week in winter).
Hy-Line Cruises
Ferry service between Hyannis and Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.
Ipswich Essex Explorer
Shuttle bus to Crane Beach and other locations; summer weekends only
Massachusetts Association of Regional Transit Authorities (MARTA)
Links to all the regional transit authorities (RTAs) in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA)
Subways, streetcars, buses, commuter trains, and ferries in the greater Boston area. Known as "the T".
New England Fast Ferry Co.
Summer-only ferry service between New Bedford and Martha's Vineyard.
Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Co.
Bus service between Boston and Plymouth, other South Shore points, and Cape Cod. (They haven't run any streetcars since 1928 and they don't serve Brockton.)
Salem Ferry
High-speed ferry service between Salem and Boston
Steamship Authority
Year-round ferry service between Woods Hole and Martha's Vineyard and between Hyannis and Nantucket for cars and walk-on passengers.
Viking Fleet
Summer weekend ferry service between New Bedford and Montauk, Long Island, N.Y.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Transit Links (APTA)
 
Concord Area Transit
 
Manchester Transit Authority
 
Nashua Transit System
 

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Transit Links (APTA)
 
Block Island Ferry
Ferry service from Point Judith and Newport to Block Island.
New England Fast Ferry Co.
Summer-only ferry service between Providence and Newport
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)
Statewide bus service and Providence-Newport ferry

Vermont

Vermont Transit Links (APTA)
 
Lake Champlain Transportation
Ferry service between Burlington and Port Kent, N.Y. Also two shorter routes.