Editing Marathon, Texas (section)

==Transportation==
Marathon is located at the junction of [[U.S. Route 90 in Texas|U.S. Route 90]] and [[U.S. Route 385 in Texas|U.S. Route 385]]. US 90 runs east-west through town along 1st St., leading 30 miles (48 km) west to [[Alpine, Texas|Alpine]] and 53 miles (85 km) east to [[Sanderson, Texas|Sanderson]]. US 385 runs north-south, leading 40 miles (64 km) south to the entrance to [[Big Bend National Park]] near the Persimmon Gap Visitor Center and 58 miles (93 km) north to [[Fort Stockton, Texas|Fort Stockton]]. 

[[Amtrak]]’s [[Sunset Limited]] passes through the town on [[Union Pacific]] tracks without stopping, with the nearest station located 30 miles (48 km) northwest in [[Alpine station|Alpine]]. 

The closest commercial airline service is available at [[Midland International Airport|Midland International Air and Space Port]] ([[IATA airport code|IATA]]: '''MAF''', [[ICAO airport code|ICAO]]: '''KMAF''', [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] [[Location identifier|LID]]: '''MAF),''' 154 miles (248 km) to the northeast.