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- ↑ "Group Tours - Tour Information | Bloom Bus". www.bloombus.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ↑ "School Bus Services - About | Bloom Bus". www.bloombus.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ↑ "Commuter Schedule - Commuter Services | Bloom Bus". www.bloombus.com. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
- ↑ "Taunton-based Bloom Bus Lines expands commuter service as part of BusPlus program". The Enterprise, Brockton, MA. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
