Editing Mount Vernon, Iowa (section)

===Transportation===
The town is located on significant transportation corridors, both current and historical. The main line of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] passes through the city, and the town is located on the historic [[Lincoln Highway]]. [[U.S. Route 30 in Iowa|U.S. Route 30]] and [[Iowa Highway 1]] intersect in the southern part of town. Passenger train service was once provided by the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] from a station in the north of town. The [[CRANDIC]] interurban electric railway ran from Cedar Rapids, through downtown Mount Vernon, and ended in nearby [[Lisbon, Iowa|Lisbon]]. The interurban ran from 1914 to 1928 and took 45 minutes to travel to the western terminus of Cedar Rapids. Nearby stops included [[Bertram, Iowa|Bertram]], the [[Palisades-Kepler State Park|Palisades]] and [[Cornell College]].