Effingham, Illinois

== Rail transportation ==
{{See also|Effingham (Amtrak station)}}

Effingham is historically important as a rail junction.  The old [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] and the former [[Illinois Central Railroad]] crossed in downtown Effingham.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Worman |first=Roger |title=A Geographic Analysis of the Impact of Interstate Highways 57 and 70 on Certain Aspects of the Economy of the City of Effingham, Illinois |degree=Masters |date=1973 |url=https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4778&context=theses}}</ref>

The former Illinois Central line was taken over by [[Canadian National]] in 1999,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Downey |first1=Clifford J. |title=Chicago and the Illinois Central Railroad |date=2007 |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |isbn=978-0-7385-5074-9 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O14eRQM9xrYC |access-date=11 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|10}} and the former Pennsylvania Railroad was taken over by [[Conrail]], in turn this line is now operated by [[CSX]].

[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides service to Effingham under the daily ''City of New Orleans'' route to New Orleans and Chicago, and the ''[[Saluki (Amtrak)|Saluki]]'' and ''[[Illini (Amtrak)|Illini]]'' to Chicago and [[Carbondale, Illinois|Carbondale]]. Until October 1, 1979, the station also served Amtrak's former ''[[National Limited]]'' line between [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] and New York City.