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Greenville, Illinois is located just 45 minutes from St. Louis on I-70 and is within 35 miles (30 minutes) to I-64 and I-55, making for easy access to transportation and regional markets located in the Midwest.

Major Highways
I-70 runs from Utah to Maryland and intersects with 15 interstates throughout the nation.
Within 30 minutes of I-55 which runs from Chicago to New Orleans.
Within 30 minutes of I-64 running from Missouri to Virginia.
State highways Rt. 127 and Rt. 140
US Rt. 40

Transportation
Rail Service
CSX
East-west main line
Switching service: Daily
Distance to intermodal service: 45 miles
Burlington-Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)
North-south main line
Switching service: Daily
Distance to intermodal service: 50 miles
Illinois Western Railroad
Connection to CSX and BSNF

Greenville, Illinois has joined a strategic marketing alliance between RailAmerica, eight choice communities in five states and Agracel, Inc.  The alliance has been name Short-Line Advantage.  Specifically the program involves eight communities (Greenville is one of the eight communities) with short-line service connecting two or more Class I railroads.  The marketing campaign consists of extensive research compiled into a professional white paper, a targeted national direct mail campaign and a comprehensive website, www.shortlineadvantage.com.  The program will run for three years and started in 2004.  To reserve a copy of the professional white paper on short-line railroads visit the website www.shortlineadvantage.com
 
RailAmerica, the world's largest short-line and regional freight railroad operator owns 49 short-line and regional railroads and operates approximately 17,700 route miles in the United States, Canada, Australia, Chile and Argentina.  In North America The Company's railroads operate in 27 states, five Canadian provinces and the Northwest Territories.


Air Service
Commercial
St. Louis - Lambert International Airport: 60 miles
Scott AFB - Mid-America Joint-Use Airport: 40 Miles
Greenville Municipal Airport
4 miles from Greenville
4,200' lighted runway
Aircraft storage and maintenance available
Click for complete details for Greenville Municipal Airport.


Truck Service
27 Area Motor Freight Carriers
Two Major Freight Terminals
10 Intrastate Carriers
Package Delivery Service is available