Editing Elgin, Illinois (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Elgin Metra Station 2023-10-01.jpg|thumb|[[Elgin station (Illinois)|Elgin station]]]]

===Metra===
Elgin has three stations on [[Metra]]'s [[Milwaukee District West Line]], which provides daily rail service between Elgin and [[Union Station (Chicago)|Chicago Union Station]]): [[National Street (Metra)|National Street]], [[Elgin (Metra)|Elgin]], and [[Big Timber Road (Metra)|Big Timber Road]]. Big Timber Road is the western terminus of this service; however, Big Timber is not serviced by the Metra on weekends or major U.S. holidays, as trains terminate in Elgin on those days.

The Chicago & North Western had a line to Freeport which ran through Elgin.

Elgin used to have a [[Tram|streetcar]] system, operated by the [[Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric|Aurora, Elgin and Fox River Electric Company]]. Additionally, Elgin was served by several [[interurban]] lines. The most prominent of these was the [[Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad]] which provided frequent service into Chicago.  There was also the [[Elgin and Belvidere Electric Company]].

===Pace===
Local bus service is provided by [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] (the Suburban bus provider of the Northeastern Illinois Regional Transportation Authority). Pace operates about a dozen bus routes in the city with service running Monday through Saturday. Most of the routes terminate at the [[Elgin Transportation Center]] located at 102 West Chicago Street in downtown. Routes generally run every half hour and meet up at the terminal at the same time to provide convenient transferring. Several routes also travel out of Elgin to other nearby suburbs, such as Carpentersville, West Dundee ([[Spring Hill Mall]]), Schaumburg ([[Woodfield Mall]]), and St. Charles (and connecting bus service to Aurora and Geneva).

Pace operates an [[Pace I-90 Express|express route]] between Elgin and the [[Rosemont station (CTA)|Rosemont station]] on the [[Blue Line (CTA)|Blue Line]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-pace-route-st-1221-20161221-story.html|title=New Pace bus routes between Elgin and suburban locations launched this week|last=Danahey|first=Mike|work=Elgin Courier-News|access-date=September 14, 2017|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915023519/http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elgin-courier-news/news/ct-ecn-elgin-pace-route-st-1221-20161221-story.html|archive-date=September 15, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The service operates along [[I-90]]. Access to the bus route is via the [[Elgin Transportation Center]], the Randall Road park and ride lot, and the IL-25 park and ride lot.<ref name="I-90 Bus">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140716/news/140718970/|newspaper=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|Daily Herald]]|access-date=August 22, 2014|title=Pace, Tollway deal would ramp up service along I-90|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823033804/http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140716/news/140718970/|archive-date=August 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Major highways===
Major highways in Elgin include:
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'''Interstate Highways'''<br />
[[File:I-90.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 90 in Illinois|Interstate 90]]<br />
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'''US Highways'''<br />
[[File:US 20.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 20 in Illinois|U.S. 20]]<br />
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'''Illinois Highways'''<br />
[[File:Illinois 19.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 19]]<br />
[[File:Illinois 25.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 25]]<br />
[[File:Illinois 31.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 31]]<br />
[[File:Illinois 47.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 47]]<br />
[[File:Illinois 58.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 58]]<br />
[[File:Illinois 59.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 59]]<br />
[[File:Illinois 72.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 72]]<br />
[[File:Kane County 34.svg|25px]] [[Randall Road]]<br />
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