Editing Normal, Illinois (section)

==Transportation==
[[File:Transportation Center (Bloomington-Normal, IL) 2.JPG|thumb|The Bloomington-Normal Transportation Center]]
Normal is served by [[Interstate 39|I-39]], [[Interstate 55 in Illinois|I-55]], [[Interstate 74 in Illinois|Interstate 74]], one [[railroad]] line, the [[Central Illinois Regional Airport]] (BMI) in neighboring [[Bloomington, Illinois|Bloomington]], and [[Connect Transit]] provides public bus service in the area.

===Highways===
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'''Interstate Highways'''<br />
[[File:I-39.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 39]]<br />
[[File:I-55.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 55 in Illinois|Interstate 55]]<br />
[[File:I-74.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 74 in Illinois|Interstate 74]]<br />
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'''US Highways'''<br />
[[File:US 51.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 51 in Illinois#Illinois|US 51]]<br />
[[File:US 150.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 150|US 150]]<br />{{col-break|width=33%}}
'''Illinois Highways'''<br />
[[File:Illinois 9.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 9|Route 9]]<br />
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[[Interstate 55]] wraps around the north and northwest edge of the town. [[Interstate 74]] shares the I-55 roadway on the western edge of Normal before splitting off toward the northwest. Normal is the southern terminus of [[Interstate 39]]. Historic [[U.S. Route 66|Route 66]] runs through the town.

===Airport===
The [[Central Illinois Regional Airport]] is on Route 9 in Bloomington, approximately {{Convert|5|mi|km|0|spell=in}} east-southeast from Uptown Normal. The airport is served by four airlines, five rental car agencies, and has direct daily flights to [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago]], and [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas-Ft. Worth]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cira.com |title=Central Illinois Regional Airport |publisher=CIRA |access-date=July 17, 2012 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224215347/https://cira.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A record 559,481 passengers flew to or from CIRA in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cira.com/press/2010%20Passenger%20Traffic.htm |title=CIRA Press Release |publisher=Cira.com |date=January 14, 2011 |access-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320213839/http://www.cira.com/press/2010%20Passenger%20Traffic.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Mass transit===
[[Connect Transit]] has 13 color-coded fixed routes in the area; a lift-assisted paratransit service called NiteRide, which operates when Illinois State University is in session; and a campus shuttle for ISU called Redbird Express.

===Rail===
The [[Bloomington-Normal (Amtrak station)|Bloomington-Normal Amtrak station]] is in Normal at 11 Uptown Circle. It was designed by RATIO Architects. The station is served daily by four ''[[Lincoln Service]]'' trains in each direction between [[Chicago Union Station|Chicago]] and [[Gateway Transportation Center|St. Louis]], and one ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' in each direction between [[San Antonio station (Texas)|San Antonio]] and Chicago. Three days a week, the ''Eagle'' continues on to [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Los Angeles]]. The station also serves connecting bus service to [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]] and [[Amtrak]] stations in [[Galesburg, Illinois|Galesburg]] and [[Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area|Champaign-Urbana]]. It is Illinois' third-busiest Amtrak station after Chicago and Champaign-Urbana's [[Illinois Terminal]], servicing about 92,000 passengers in fiscal year 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/statefactsheets/ILLINOIS21.pdf |title=Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2021 State of Illinois |access-date=July 19, 2023 |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514114248/https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/statefactsheets/ILLINOIS21.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Traveling to Bloomington-Normal by Amtrak is a two-and-a-half-hour ride from St. Louis and Chicago.