Editing Elkhart, Indiana (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Major roads====
Elkhart is located on the [[Indiana Toll Road]] (Interstates [[Interstate 80|80]]/[[Interstate 90|90]]) at exits 92 and 96 and on the eastern portion of the [[St. Joseph Valley Parkway]] ([[U.S. Route 20]]) which bypasses the southern side of the city.  [[Indiana State Road 19|State Road 19]] runs through the city while [[U.S. Route 33]] and [[Indiana State Road 120|State Road 120]] terminate in the city.  U.S. 33 used to run through the city, and that route was part of the original [[Lincoln Highway]].

====Rail====
[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, serves the [[Elkhart (Amtrak station)|Elkhart Train Station]]. Two routes, the ''[[Capitol Limited (Amtrak)|Capitol Limited]]'' and ''[[Lake Shore Limited]]'', stop at the station, along the former [[New York Central Railroad]] line. The ''Capitol Limited'' connects [[Chicago]] to [[Washington, DC]] and the ''Lake Shore Limited'' connects Chicago to [[New York City]] and [[Boston]]. Both lines connect to their eastern destinations via [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]] with one train offered for each direction on each route daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&c=am2Station&cid=1080080552004&ssid=89 |title=Amtrak - Stations - Elkhart, IN (EKH) |publisher=[[Amtrak]] |access-date=2008-08-29}}</ref>

====Airports====
[[Elkhart Municipal Airport]] (EKM) is located on the city's northwest side. No commercial flights are offered, but two charter flight services operate out of the airport. [[South Bend International Airport]] (SBN) is the closest airport with commercial airline service.

The Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport (3C1) is just outside the southwest edge of the city of Elkhart. Mishawaka Pilots Club Airport is a privately owned, public-use facility.

====Interurban Trolley====
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Elkhart is a central hub for the ''[[Interurban Trolley]]'' regional public bus service, which stops at various destinations throughout the city and connects it to neighboring [[Goshen, Indiana|Goshen]], [[Osceola, Indiana|Osceola]], [[Dunlap, Indiana|Dunlap]] and [[Mishawaka]]. It was originally known as the BUS system. The system's name is derived from its use of vintage-trolley-style buses that run between several different cities and towns, evoking the interurban train networks that were common in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. The Interurban Trolley operates each day, except Sundays or major holidays.

=====Connections to other transit systems=====
Bittersweet/Mishawaka Route links up with [[South Bend TRANSPO|TRANSPO]]'s Route 9 in [[Mishawaka]], which in turn connects riders to downtown [[South Bend]] and the South Shore Station, TRANSPO's transit hub. North Pointe Route stops at Elkhart's [[Greyhound Lines|Greyhound]] station. Elkhart-Goshen and Concord route both stop near the [[Elkhart (Amtrak station)|Elkhart Train Station]].