Transportation Carbondale,_Illinois

1 transportation

1.1 highways
1.2 air service
1.3 rail service
1.4 public transit
1.5 private transit

transportation
highways

the city of carbondale sits on intersection of u.s. route 51 , illinois route 13. interstate 57 accessible east on route 13 @ marion, , south on rt. 51 near dongola. interstate 64 accessible north on rt. 51. interstate 24 accessible 6 miles south of marion on i-57. city 331 highway miles chicago, illinois, 96 highway miles st. louis, missouri, , 213 highway miles memphis, tennessee. (a historical note, when illinois developed state highway system in 1920s, s rt. 51, illinois route 2 ran length of state).

air service

the city twelve miles (19 km) away williamson county regional airport, 1 commercial airline service provides passenger service st. louis on 4 flights each day. southern illinois airport located northwest of city , offers private aviation services , home siu s aviation program. on april 2, 2010, state , university officials broke ground on long-awaited transportation education center on airport grounds.

rail service

amtrak, passenger rail system, provides service carbondale 3 trains daily , chicago, , 1 train daily , memphis , new orleans.

the 2 state-supported trains provide daytime service , chicago intermediate points.

amtrak train 59, southbound city of new orleans, departs carbondale daily service memphis, jackson, , new orleans (and intermediate stations ). amtrak train 58, northbound city of new orleans, departs carbondale daily service centralia, effingham, mattoon, champaign-urbana, kankakee, homewood, , chicago. carbondale served amtrak train 390/391, saluki, daily in morning, , amtrak train 392/393, illini, daily in afternoon/evening. both saluki , illini operate chicago, originating , terminating in carbondale.

amtrak uses tracks of canadian national railway, provides freight service city s industrial park. railroad runs along original line of illinois central railroad began service in 1854 in carbondale.

public transit

the saluki express provides bus service around city. siuc students, faculty, , staff, greater carbondale community, encouraged use service. system offers eleven routes operating 7 days week while university in session, , break route operating during semester breaks.

private transit

carbondale has 2 licensed taxi companies, jet taxi , ace taxi. greyhound offers intercity bus service bp gas station @ 905 e. main st.