Editing North Platte, Nebraska (section)

===Transportation===
North Platte is home to the world's largest rail yard, [[Bailey Yard]]. The Golden Spike Tower and Visitor Center is an eight-story building which overlooks the expansive classification yard and engine facilities. The tower and visitor center are open to the public year-round.<ref>[http://www.goldenspiketower.com/_new/ Description from goldenspiketower.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090329042106/http://www.goldenspiketower.com/_new/ |date=2009-03-29 }}. Retrieved on 2009-03-15.</ref> Passenger train service was discontinued in 1971.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Work of Giants |url=http://www.goldenspiketower.com/BYhistory.php |publisher=Golden Spike Tower |access-date=30 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207031143/http://www.goldenspiketower.com/BYhistory.php |archive-date=7 February 2012 }}</ref>

North Platte is home to [[North Platte Regional Airport]]. [[United Express]] serves the airport with twice-daily service to [[Denver International Airport]]. There is also a door-to-door bus system available for residents of the town.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transportation |url=https://visitnorthplatte.com/transportation/ |website=Visit North Platte |access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>

Intercity bus service to the city is provided by [[Burlington Trailways]] and [[Express Arrow]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://burlingtontrailways.com/locations/nebraska/|title=Nebraska Bus Stops|date=March 23, 2017 |access-date=July 20, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://expressarrow.com/locations/|title=Locations|access-date=July 20, 2023|archive-date=October 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002140048/https://expressarrow.com/locations/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

North Platte is served by 2 major cross country US Highways and [[Interstate 80]]. I-80 runs south of the South Platte River through the outer edge of town. Much of the town's commercial area has moved to the intersection of I-80 and [[U.S. Route 83]], which runs north to downtown, and continues to points as far north as Canada or south to Mexico. US 30 intersects with US 83 downtown and follows the north side of the Platte/South Platte River from east to west.