Editing Champaign County, Illinois (section)

===Rail===
There are two train stations in Champaign County: The [[Illinois Terminal]] in downtown Champaign and [[Rantoul station]] in Rantoul. Both stations are served by the Amtrak [[Illini and Saluki|''Illini'' and ''Saluki'']] trains, which operate once daily between Chicago and [[Carbondale, Illinois|Carbondale]]. The Illinois Terminal is also served by the [[City of New Orleans (train)|''City of New Orleans'']], which operates once daily between Chicago and [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nerode |first=Nathanael |date=March 4, 2023 |title=City of New Orleans / Illini / Saluki Timetable |url=https://juckins.net/amtrak_timetables/archive/timetables_City_of_New_Orleans_Illini-Saluki_20230304_external.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411024027/https://juckins.net/amtrak_timetables/archive/timetables_City_of_New_Orleans_Illini-Saluki_20230304_external.pdf |archive-date=April 11, 2023 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Juckins.net}}</ref> Amtrak passenger trains in Champaign County use the former Illinois Central mainline, which is owned by the [[Canadian National Railway]] and also used by freight trains.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vandervoort |first=William |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Railroad Operating Information - Canadian National Chicago Subdivision |url=https://chicagorailfan.com/amtkmicw.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817035531/https://chicagorailfan.com/amtkmicw.html |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Chicago Transit & Railfan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vandervoort |first=William |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Railroad Operating Information - Canadian National Champaign Subdivision |url=https://chicagorailfan.com/amtkmicx.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430185446/https://chicagorailfan.com/amtkmicx.html |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Chicago Transit & Railfan}}</ref>

The [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] operates two branch lines in Champaign County: the Mansfield Line from Urbana to [[Mansfield, Illinois|Mansfield]] and the Lafayette District from [[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]] to [[Peru, Indiana]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vandervoort |first=William |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Railroad Operating Information - Norfolk Southern Lafayette District |url=https://chicagorailfan.com/rfttnslf.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430185449/https://chicagorailfan.com/rfttnslf.html |archive-date=April 30, 2022 |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Chicago Transit & Railfan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vandervoort |first=William |date=April 11, 2023 |title=Railroad Operating Information - Norfolk Southern Lafayette District |url=https://chicagorailfan.com/rfttnsli.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928072325/https://chicagorailfan.com/rfttnsli.html |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |access-date=April 11, 2023 |website=Chicago Transit & Railfan}}</ref> Canadian National also operates branch lines from Champaign to [[Seymour, Illinois|Seymour]] and Rantoul to [[Dewey, Illinois|Dewey]]. Traffic on the branch lines is limited and consists primarily of freight.