Editing Erie, Pennsylvania (section)

===Transportation===
{{Main|Transportation in Erie, Pennsylvania}}
[[File:Lastdc9ERI.jpg|thumb|The last [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9]] to fly for [[US Air]] arrived at [[Erie International Airport]] in 2007.]]
[[File:Erie Union Station - panoramio.jpg|thumb|[[Union Station (Erie, Pennsylvania)|Union Station]] is served by [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]''.]]
[[File:Erie, Pennsylvania map.png|thumb|A road map of Erie and its major routes]]
[[File:EMTA.jpg|thumb|[[Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority]]]]
Erie is well connected to the [[Interstate Highway System]]. Six "Erie exits" are along [[Interstate 90 in Pennsylvania|I-90]], a major cross-country thoroughfare running from [[Boston]] to [[Seattle]].  Erie is the northern terminus of [[Interstate 79|I-79]], which travels south to Pittsburgh and, ultimately, [[West Virginia]]. The western terminus for [[Interstate 86 (Pennsylvania-New York)|I-86]], also called the "Southern Tier Expressway", is at I-90 near [[Harborcreek Township, Pennsylvania|Harborcreek]], between Erie and [[North East, Pennsylvania|North East]]. I-86 continues east through New York to [[Binghamton, New York|Binghamton]]. The [[Bayfront Connector]] runs from I-90 in Harborcreek to the [[Bayfront Parkway]] and Downtown Erie, along the east side of the city, then connects to I-79 on the west side of the city. Major [[thoroughfare]]s in the city include [[Pennsylvania Route 5|12th Street]], [[U.S. Route 20 in Pennsylvania|26th Street]], 38th Street, and Peach Street. Peach is also a part of [[U.S. Route 19 in Pennsylvania|US 19]], whose northern terminus is in Erie and continues south, eventually reaching the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Other major routes running through Erie are [[Pennsylvania Route 5|PA 5]], known as the [[Seaway Trail]] and is made up of parts of 6th Street, 8th Street, 12th Street, and East Lake Road in the city, [[U.S. Route 20 in Pennsylvania|US 20]], which is 26th Street in the city. The city is divided between east and west by State Street.

The [[Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority]] operates the city's [[transit bus]] system, known as the "e". Buses run seven days a week in the city, with trips out to other parts of the county occurring a few times a week. [[Intercity bus]]es providing transportation between Buffalo, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh are operated by [[Greyhound Lines]]. Service between Buffalo and Cleveland is also provided by [[Lakefront Lines]]. Both companies operate out of the Intermodal Transportation Center, which opened in 2002 at the foot of Holland Street.

The former "Water Level Route" of the [[New York Central Railroad]] travels directly through Erie. It is now the mainline for [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] [[freight train]]s. The main line of the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]], originally built by the [[New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad|Nickel Plate Railroad]], also travels through Erie. At one time, Norfolk Southern trains [[street running|ran down the middle]] of 19th Street, but the tracks were removed in 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Hofius |first1=Sarah |last2=Piet |first2=Elizabeth |date=June 8, 2005 |newspaper=Erie Times-News |url=http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050608/FRONTPAGE/506080368&SearchID=73285370706681 |title=Residents track changes along old railroad line |access-date=February 2, 2011}}</ref> Passenger rail service is provided by [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'' out of [[Union Station (Erie, Pennsylvania)|Union Station]] at 14th and State streets. The ''Lake Shore Limited'' stops twice daily—one eastbound towards [[New York City]] or [[Boston]], and one westbound towards [[Chicago]].

[[Erie International Airport|Erie International Airport and Tom Ridge Field]] ([[International Air Transport Association|IATA]] code: ERI; [[International Civil Aviation Organization|ICAO]] code: KERI) are located {{Convert|5|mi}} west of the city and host [[general aviation]], charter, and [[airline]] service. Destinations with nonstop flights out of Erie include [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]] via [[American Airlines]], and [[Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport]] via [[Delta Air Lines]] (Currently suspended). As of 2011, Erie International was amid an $80.5&nbsp;million project to extend the [[runway]] by {{Convert|1920|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}}, for a total length of {{Convert|8420|ft|m|-2|abbr=on}}, "to meet safety requirements" and allow the airport to accommodate larger aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Myers |first=Valerie |title=Bidding to begin on next phase of Erie runway extension |date=January 29, 2011 |newspaper=Erie Times-News |url=http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011301299944 |access-date=February 2, 2011 |archive-date=October 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009195406/http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011301299944 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Port of Erie is located on [[Presque Isle Bay]], a natural harbor formed by Presque Isle. It offers some of the finest port facilities for cargo shipping on the Great Lakes, with direct rail access. The Erie−Western Pennsylvania Port Authority provides [[Presque Isle Water Taxi|water taxi]] service in the summer between Dobbins Landing and Liberty Park in downtown Erie, and the Waterworks ferry landing on Presque Isle.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=The Port of Erie |url=http://www.porterie.org/transit_map_lg.gif |title=Erie Bayfront Transportation System |access-date=May 21, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041106065444/http://www.porterie.org/transit_map_lg.gif |archive-date=November 6, 2004}}</ref>