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===Transportation=== ====Rail==== [[File:Wheatontrainstation.jpg|thumb|[[Wheaton (Metra station)|Downtown Wheaton train station]], rebuilt in 2000]] The [[Union Pacific West Line]] runs through downtown Wheaton and has been a staple of the city since its founding in the mid-1800s. [[Metra]] has two stops along the line in Wheaton, one at [[College Avenue (Metra station)|College Avenue]] serving Wheaton College, and another at [[Wheaton (Metra station)|West Street]] in the heart of the [[commercial district]]. It passes under a bridge just west of downtown, and over County Farm Road, just north of the DuPage County Government Complex.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Line Map {{!}} Metra |url=https://ridertools.metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/UP-W/map |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=ridertools.metrarail.com}}</ref> Wheaton was also served by the [[Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad]] with passenger and freight service from 1902 to 1959. The CA&E right-of-way now constitutes the [[Illinois Prairie Path]], one of the first [[rail trail]]s. Carlton Avenue, UP Railroad, West Street, and Childs Street are the borders of the former site of the CA&E's headquarters and storage and maintenance facilities. ====Bus==== [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Wheaton to Forest Park, Naperville, and other destinations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtachicago.org/uploads/files/general/RTA-System-Map.pdf|title=RTA System Map|access-date=January 30, 2024}}</ref> ====Highways==== *[[Illinois Route 38]], also known as Roosevelt Road. *[[Illinois Route 56]], also known as Butterfield Road. *[[Illinois Route 64]], also known as North Avenue.
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