Editing Galesburg, Illinois (section)

==Transportation==
[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides service from Chicago on four trains daily. It operates the ''[[California Zephyr]]'', ''[[Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg|Carl Sandburg]]'', ''[[Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg|Illinois Zephyr]]'', and ''[[Southwest Chief]]'' daily from [[Chicago Union Station]] to [[Galesburg station (Amtrak)|Galesburg station]] and points west. The ''Southwest Chief'' and the state-supported ''Carl Sandburg'' and ''Illinois Zephyr'' take passengers to Chicago or points west, while the ''California Zephyr'' discharges passengers only on its eastbound run since the other trains provide ample service.

[[Galesburg Transit]] provides bus service in the city. There are four routes: Gold Express Loop, Green Central Loop, Red West Loop, and Blue East Loop.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.galesburg.il.us/transit/citybus.htm |title=Galesburg Transit City Bus |access-date=2010-10-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106095415/http://www.ci.galesburg.il.us/transit/citybus.htm |archive-date=2010-11-06 }}</ref> [[BNSF]] provides rail freight to Galesburg and operates a large [[hump yard]] {{Convert|1.9|mi}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Google Maps|title=Map|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.93647,-90.351734&spn=0.064451,0.153465&t=h&z=13|access-date=October 23, 2010}}</ref> south of town.<ref>{{cite web| author=Trains Magazine| date=July 8, 2006| url=http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=537| title=North America's Hump Yards| access-date=October 23, 2010| url-status=live| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081204022048/http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=537| archive-date=December 4, 2008}}</ref>

Galesburg is served by [[Interstate 74]], which runs north to [[Moline, Illinois|Moline]] in the [[Quad Cities]] region, and southeast to [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]] and beyond. The [[Chicago–Kansas City Expressway]], also known as [[Illinois Route 110]], runs through Galesburg. To the southwest it passes through [[Macomb, Illinois|Macomb]], the home of [[Western Illinois University]], and toward [[Quincy, Illinois|Quincy]], before crossing into [[Missouri]]. Galesburg served is served by U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 34|34]] and [[U.S. Route 150|150]]. US 34 connects Galesburg to [[Burlington, Iowa]], and [[Chicago]]. It is a [[Controlled-access highway|freeway]] through its entire run in Galesburg and west to [[Monmouth, Illinois|Monmouth]]. It connects to Galesburg through three [[Interchange (road)|interchanges]] at West Main Street, North Henderson Street, and North Seminary Street, along with an additional interchange at Interstate 74. US 150 runs through the heart of Galesburg. It enters the city as Grand Avenue from the southeast, runs through downtown as Main Street, and exits the city as North Henderson Street. Galesburg is additionally served by Illinois State [[Illinois Route 97|Route 97]], [[Illinois Route 41|Route 41]], [[Illinois Route 164|Route 164]], and Knox County highways 1, 7, 9, 10, 25, 30, 31, and 40.

[[Galesburg Municipal Airport]] provides general aviation access, while [[Quad City International Airport]] and [[General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport]] provide commercial flights.

Galesburg will be home to the [[National Railroad Hall of Fame]]. Efforts are underway to raise funds for the $30 million (~${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=30000000|start_year=2006}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) project, which got a major boost in 2006, when Congress passed a bill to charter the establishment. It is hoped that the museum will bring tourism and a financial boost to the community. Construction of the museum began in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://peoriapublicradio.org/post/construction-galesburg-national-railroad-hall-fame-begin-2019#stream/0|title=Construction on Galesburg National Railroad Hall of Fame to Begin in 2019|agency=Associated Press|access-date=2018-07-11|language=en}}</ref>