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Transportation Motor Carrier Highways Serving Community IL23, IL38, IL64, I88, I39, I90
Motor Freight Terminals 1 Local Carriers 28 Interstate Carriers 28 Intrastate Carriers 28 Package Delivery Service YES Commercial Bus Service YES
Air Nearest Commercial Airport CHICAGO O'HARE INTL AIRPORT (60 MI, 96 KM) Commercial Airlines 50 Flights per day 1800
Nearest Public Airport DE KALB TAYLOR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT Local YES 0 MI 0 KM Type of Surface CONCRETE Longest Runway 5,000 FT 1,525 M Runway Lighted YES Fuel Available YES Charter Service Available YES Pvt Storage Available YES Pvt Maintenance Available YES Union
Pacific Railroad
From Park 88, Union Pacific Railroad serves four major gateways: Chicago, St.
Louis, Memphis and New Orleans. UP is the primary rail connection
between the U.S. and Mexico. It interchanges traffic with the
Canadian rail system. Total miles of track is 38,654 miles. The railroad has one of the most diversified commodity mixes in
the industry, including chemicals, coal, food and food products,
forest products, grain and grain products, intermodal, metals and
minerals, and automobiles and parts. The railroad is the nation's largest hauler of chemicals, much
of which originates along the Gulf Coast near Houston, Texas.
Union Pacific is also one of the largest intermodal carriers--that
is the transport of truck trailers and marine containers. With Chicago ranking as the world’s largest rail center,
Illinois is a key state for Union Pacific Railroad. Mainline
tracks from southern Illinois and St. Louis enter Chicago from the
south, and former Chicago and North Western (CNW) east/west
mainline track across Illinois terminates at Proviso Yard and the
Wood Street facilities. Former Southern Pacific routes also
service Chicago via the SPCSL from St. Louis and over trackage
rights on Burlington Northern Santa Fe from Kansas City. Total
miles of track in Illinois is 2,736 miles. |
Overview
Union Pacific Railroad is an operating subsidiary of Union
Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP). It is one of the largest railroads
in North America, operating in the western two-thirds of the
United States. The system serves 23 states, linking every major
West Coast and Gulf Coast port.