Transportation

East Central Illinois Transportation

East Central Illinois is located in the Heart of America. This location is prime for manufacturing or distribution facilities. Known as the Crossroads of America, Effingham occupies the intersection of I-70 and I-57. The rail systems are kept in working order and used regularly. Access to air travel is also a snap with six commercial airports located in close proximity.

Air

Several municipal and commercial airports are either located in the region or nearby:

Municipal Airport

Taylorville Muni Airport

Casey Muni Airport

Coles County Memorial Airport

Tuscola Airport

Edgar County Airport

Effingham County Memorial Airport

Shelby County Airport

KTAZ

1H8

KMTO

K96

KPRG

1H2

2H0

Commercial Airport

Coles County Memorial Airport

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport

Terre Haute International Airport

University of Illinois Willard Airport

St. Louis Regional

Decatur Airport

KMTO

KSPI

KHUF

KCMI

KALN

KDEC

Highway

East Central Illinois is located at the intersection of I-70 and I-57. Located within the region are also many state highways that are well-kept. For more information on the highway system, visit IDOT.

Rail

East Central Illinois is adequately serviced by the rail systems listed below:

Railroads

Norfolk Southern

Illinois Midland

CSX

Eastern Illinois RR

Conrail

Union Pacific

Canadian Nat'l/IL Central

Effingham Shortline RR

Union Pacific

Canadian National

MO Pacific

Shelbyville Industrial Rail Spur

Market Proximity

East Central Illinois is in close proximity to many of the major cities in the U.S.

City

Highway Miles

Days by Rail

Days by Truck

Atlanta

Chicago

Cleveland

Dallas

Denver

Detroit

Kansas City

Los Angeles

Memphis

Minneapolis

New Orleans

New York

St. Louis

Seattle

430

200

460

736

816

470

353

1,948

280

600

680

866

100

2,209