Editing Cairo, Illinois (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Cairo, IL Ohio River waterfront.jpg|thumb|The Ohio River waterfront in Cairo. Although no longer a significant hub, the city still sees commercial activity on its riverbanks.]]
[[Amtrak]]'s Chicago–New Orleans ''[[City of New Orleans (train)|City of New Orleans]]'' served Cairo until October 25, 1987; since then, its closest stops to Cairo are [[Carbondale, Illinois]], {{convert|53|mi|km}} to the north, and [[Fulton, Kentucky]], {{convert|43|mi|km}} to the south.<ref>{{Sanders-Heartland}}, p. 105</ref>

Major highways include:
* {{jct|state=IL|I|57}}
* {{jct|state=IL|US|62}}
* {{jct|state=IL|US|60}}
* {{jct|state=IL|US|51}}
* {{jct|state=IL|IL|3}}

Cairo's location on a spit of land that lies between the Mississippi and Ohio rivers made [[overlap (road)|overlapping]] US 60 and 62 briefly through Illinois more practical than directly connecting [[Missouri]] and [[Kentucky]].

[[Cairo Regional Airport]] provides [[general aviation]] service to the city.

The closest airports with regular service are [[Barkley Regional Airport]] and [[Cape Girardeau Regional Airport]]. The airports are approximately 23 miles and 26 miles away, respectively.