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==Transportation== Upland is home to [[Cable Airport]], the world's largest family-owned, public use, [[general aviation]] airport.<ref>[http://www.cableairport.com/history/hthroughyears.htm History – Cable Airport Through The Years] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203033154/http://cableairport.com/history/hthroughyears.htm |date=February 3, 2007 }}. Cable Airport. Retrieved on April 21, 2012.</ref> Nearby [[Ontario International Airport]] and more distant [[Los Angeles International Airport]] offer commercial flights. Upland is served by the [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] [[commuter rail]] system on the [[San Bernardino Line]].<ref>[http://www.metrolinktrains.com/stations/detail/station_id/132.html Upland Station] Metrolink Retrieved March 29, 2013</ref> Metrolink's San Bernardino Line runs from [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles Union Station]] to [[Santa Fe Depot (San Bernardino, California)|San Bernardino]]. The line was built in 1887 by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]].<ref name="uplandpl.lib.ca.us" /> AT&SF ceased passenger operations in the late 1960s, but Metrolink acquired the railroad tracks in 1992 and resumed passenger transportation.<ref>[http://www.metrolinktrains.com/pdfs/20thAnniversaryReport/ Metrolink 20th Anniversary Report], Southern California Regional Rail Authority, 2012, page 6, accessed March 29, 2013</ref> The [[Upland (Metrolink station)|Upland Metrolink Station]] is located at the site of the AT&SF station built in 1937. The 1937 station house is currently used by a retail store, but the rail platform is used for Metrolink operations.<ref>[http://www.uplandpl.lib.ca.us/asp/Site/Living/HistoricHomes/details.asp?ID=326 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Station] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415042801/http://www.uplandpl.lib.ca.us/asp/Site/Living/HistoricHomes/details.asp?ID=326 |date=April 15, 2014 }} Upland Historic Homes, City of Upland Public Library, accessed March 29, 2013</ref> The [[BNSF Railway|Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway]] continues to operate rail freight on the line.<ref>[http://www.bnsf.com/customers/pdf/maps/carload_map.pdf BNSF Car Load Map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505231824/http://www.bnsf.com/customers/pdf/maps/carload_map.pdf |date=May 5, 2012 }}, BNSF Railway, June 2011, accessed March 29, 2013</ref> Euclid Avenue is part of [[California State Route 83|California Highway 83]], a north–south route that connects to Ontario and [[Chino, California|Chino]] to the south. Foothill Boulevard is part of [[California State Route 66|California Highway 66]], an east–west route that was formerly part of U.S. Route 66. Bus service in Upland is provided by [[Omnitrans]]. [[Interstate 10 in California|Interstate 10]] runs along Upland's boundary with Ontario, and connects Upland with Los Angeles to the west and [[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] the east. The east–west running [[Interstate 210 in California|State Route 210]] (future Interstate 210) runs through the northern part of Upland, connecting to [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] to the west and San Bernardino to the east.
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