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==Infrastructure== [[File:Cedar Rapids Transit 2533.jpg|thumb|[[Cedar Rapids Transit]] bus]] ===Transportation=== Cedar Rapids is served by [[Cedar Rapids Transit]], consisting of an extensive bus system and taxi service. Cedar Rapids Transit operates scheduled bus service throughout the city and to [[Marion, IA|Marion]] and [[Hiawatha, IA|Hiawatha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cedar-rapids.org/resident-resources/Transit/Pages/default.aspx|title=CR Transit|publisher=City of Cedar Rapids|access-date=July 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719005948/http://www.cedar-rapids.org/resident-resources/Transit/Pages/default.aspx|archive-date=July 19, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[380 Express]] provides commuter bus service from Cedar Rapids to [[Coralville, Iowa|Coralville]] and [[Iowa City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://380express.com/index.php|title=380 Express|access-date=July 10, 2023}}</ref> A series of enclosed pedestrian [[skyway|skywalks]] connect several downtown buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.downtowncr.org/Content/Down-to-Business/Parking.aspx|title=Downtown Parking & Skywalk Map|publisher=Cedar Rapids Downtown District|access-date= July 4, 2011}}</ref> The city is also served by the [[Eastern Iowa Airport]] (formerly known as the Cedar Rapids Airport), a regional airport that connects with other regional and international airports. Cedar Rapids Transit and private bus lines also connect at the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://crairport.org|title=THE EASTERN IOWA AIRPORT (CID)|publisher=The Eastern Iowa Airport|access-date=July 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412200133/http://www.crairport.org/|archive-date=April 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Interstate 380 (Iowa)|I-380]], part of the [[Avenue of the Saints]], runs north–south through Cedar Rapids. [[U.S. Route 30 in Iowa|U.S. Highways 30]], [[U.S. Route 151#Iowa|151]], and [[U.S. Route 218|218]] and [[Iowa Highway 13|Iowa 13]] and [[Iowa Highway 100|Iowa 100]] also serve the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Cedar+Rapids,+Iowa&hl=en&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=28.749334,57.744141&z=11|title=Cedar Rapids, Iowa|publisher=Google Maps|access-date= July 4, 2011}}</ref> Cedar Rapids is served by four major railroads. They are the [[Union Pacific]], the [[Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway]] (Crandic), the [[Canadian National]], and the [[Iowa Northern Railway]] Company [IANR]. The Iowa Northern Railway has its headquarters in the historic Paramount Theater Building. The Crandic and the [[Iowa Interstate Railroad]] also are headquartered in Cedar Rapids. The Iowa Interstate reaches the city via the Crandic tracks, running a daily train from [[Iowa City, Iowa|Iowa City]], Iowa to Cedar Rapids.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cedar Rapids & Iowa City Railway Co. |url=https://www.aetransportation.com/CRANDICRailServices/CRANDICHome |website=aetransportation.com}}</ref><ref name="auto"/> Until the 1960s the city had been a major hub for passenger trains. [[Cedar Rapids Union Station|Union Station]] and Milwaukee Depot served the city, with trains originating in all directions from major cities of the West and the Midwest. Passenger service by the [[Milwaukee Road]] continued to neighboring Marion until 1971.<ref>{{cite web |website=Classic Trains Magazine |title=Passenger trains operating on the eve of Amtrak |url=http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf |access-date=July 5, 2019 |archive-date=August 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826050444/http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> Cedar Rapids is linked to other Midwestern cities by the [[Burlington Trailways]] bus hub at the Eastern Iowa Airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://burlingtontrailways.com/locations.asp?state=IA|title=Burlington Trailways Bus Service Locations in Iowa|publisher=Burlington Trailways|access-date=July 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011112938/http://burlingtontrailways.com/locations.asp?state=IA|archive-date=October 11, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Health care=== There are two hospitals in Cedar Rapids: [[St. Luke's Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|St. Luke's]] and [[Mercy Medical Center (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)|Mercy Medical Center]].
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