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==Transportation== [[File:Carbondale_Railroad_Memorial.jpg|thumb|This statue was placed here by Station Carbondale, Inc. through donations from people dedicated to the preservation of Carbondale's railroad history. The first train came to Carbondale on July 4, 1854. At the peak of the city's railroad traffic, as many as 53 passenger trains passed through here each day.]] ===Highways=== The city of Carbondale sits on the intersection of [[U.S. Route 51]] and [[Illinois Route 13]]. [[Interstate 57]] is accessible to the east on Route 13 at [[Marion, Illinois|Marion]], and to the south on Rt. 51 near [[Dongola, Illinois|Dongola]]. [[Interstate 64]] is accessible to the north on Rt. 51. [[Interstate 24]] is accessible six miles south of Marion on I-57. The city is 331 highway miles from [[Chicago]], 96 highway miles from [[St. Louis]], and 213 highway miles from [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]].<ref name="www2.illinoisbiz.biz">{{cite web|url=http://www2.illinoisbiz.biz/communityprofiles/profiles/CARBONDALE.htm|title=Community Profiles |access-date=2010-09-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706145221/http://www2.illinoisbiz.biz/communityprofiles/profiles/CARBONDALE.htm |archive-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref> (A historical note: When Illinois first developed the state highway system in the 1920s, what is now Rt. 51 was [[Illinois Route 2]], which ran the length of the state). ===Rail service=== {{See also|Carbondale (Amtrak station)}} [[File:IL Central depot in Carbondale.jpg|thumb|The former [[Illinois Central Railroad]] depot in Carbondale]] [[Amtrak]] Train 59, the southbound ''[[City of New Orleans (train)|City of New Orleans]]'', departs Carbondale daily with service to [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], [[Jackson, Mississippi|Jackson]], and [[New Orleans]] (and intermediate stations). Amtrak Train 58, the northbound ''City of New Orleans'', departs Carbondale daily with service to [[Centralia, Illinois|Centralia]], [[Effingham, Illinois|Effingham]], [[Mattoon, Illinois|Mattoon]], [[Champaign, Illinois|Champaign-Urbana]], [[Kankakee, Illinois|Kankakee]], [[Homewood, Illinois|Homewood]], and [[Chicago Union Station|Chicago]]. Carbondale is also served by Amtrak Train 390/391, the ''[[Saluki (Amtrak)|Saluki]]'', daily in the morning, and Amtrak Train 392/393, the ''[[Illini (Amtrak)|Illini]]'', daily in the afternoon/evening. Both the ''Saluki'' and the ''Illini'' operate to Chicago, originating and terminating in Carbondale.<ref>[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?c=AM_Route_C&pagename=am%2FLayout&cid=1241245664293 Amtrak Routes – Midwest – Illinois Service].</ref> Amtrak uses the tracks of the [[Canadian National Railway]], which provides freight service to the city's industrial park. The railroad runs along the original line of the [[Illinois Central Railroad]] that began service in 1854 in Carbondale. ===Air service=== The city is {{convert|12|mi|km|spell=in}} away from the [[Williamson County Regional Airport]], where [[Contour Airlines]] provides passenger service to [[O’Hare International Airport|Chicago O’Hare]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2023 |title= Contour Airlines makes it official: Announces non-stop flights to Chicago from Southern Illinois |url= https://www.wsiltv.com/news/contour-airlines-makes-it-official-announces-non-stop-flights-to-chicago-from-southern-illinois/article_adaf9954-e3dc-11ed-baba-cf31a99fc7aa.html|access-date=August 27, 2023|website=WSILTV |language=en}}</ref> The [[Southern Illinois Airport]] is located northwest of the city and offers private aviation services and is home to SIU's aviation program. On April 2, 2010, state and university officials broke ground on a Transportation Education Center on the airport grounds.<ref>[http://www.transportation.siuc.edu/ SIU Transportation Education Center] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129080326/http://www.transportation.siuc.edu/ |date=January 29, 2011 }}. SIU website.</ref> ===Public transit=== The [[Jackson County Mass Transit District|Saluki Express]] provides bus service around the city. SIUC students, faculty, and staff, as well as the greater Carbondale community, are encouraged to use the service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saluki Express {{!}} Student Affairs {{!}} SIU |url=https://studentaffairs.siu.edu/student-affairs-transport/saluki-express/ |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Student Affairs |language=en}}</ref> This system offers eleven routes operating seven days a week while the university is in session, and a "break route" operating during semester breaks.<ref>[http://www.siucstudentcenter.org/salukiexpress SIU Student Center | Saluki Express.] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209064322/http://www.siucstudentcenter.org/salukiexpress |date=February 9, 2011 }}</ref> Local public transit is also provided by [[Jackson County Mass Transit District]], which operates seven days a week,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jcmtd.com/routes/|title=JCMTD Routes|access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref> [[Rides Mass Transit District]], which provides bi-hourly service between Carbondale and Marion six days a week,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brasher|first=Kyle|title=Williamson County|url=http://www.ridesmtd.com/counties/williamson-county/|access-date=2020-07-23|website=Rides Mass Transit|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[South Central Illinois Mass Transit District|South Central Transit]], which operates a weekday regional service between Pinckneyville, Du Quion, and Carbondale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://southcentraltransit.org/chestnut-route/|title=SCT Chestnut Route|access-date=January 28, 2024}}</ref>
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