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Transportation
Transportation
Moline businesses have ready access to a
host of transportation options to facilitate both domestic
and international business.
Land
Interstates 74, 280, 88 and 80 put 57 million consumers
within overnight trucking delivery provided by more than
130 carriers with locations in Moline and the Quad
Cities.
Air
The
Quad City International Airport,
the third largest airport in Illinois is proudly located
in Moline and serves the regional Quad City area.
Currently, five airlines offer non-stop flights to eight cities,
including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver,
Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, and Orlando,
with numerous connections available. To track a flight, log onto
www.qcairport.com, and
click on flight tracker or click the “arrivals and
departures” button for a list of on-time flight status.
Elliott Aviation, a private
charter service, maintains its home base at the Quad
City International Airport. Other private charter
services are located in the Quad Cities.
Five air freight carriers
serve the airport – Airborne, Blackhawk Freight, BAX
Global, DHL:, and Emery Worldwide.
The Quad Cities is licensed as
a foreign trade zone and the Quad City International
Airport is a U.S. Customs Port of Entry.
Water
The Mississippi River is open to navigation
10 months of the year from upper Midwestern U.S. to the
Gulf of Mexico. Moline’s served by river barge operations
with intermodal capabilities for efficient and expedite
service to domestic and international markets. There are
50 public and private barge terminals equipped to handle
diverse cargos.
Rail
Four railroad companies serve Moline and
Quad City businesses and industry: Burlington Northern,
Soo Line, Iowa Interstate, and Davenport Rock Island &
Northwestern.
The Quad City Passenger Rail Coalition is currently
working with the Illinois Department of Transportation
and Amtrak to restore passenger rail service between
Chicago and the Quad Cities.
Amtrak rail offers convenient service to downtown
Chicago via the Princeton, Illinois, Amtrak station. The
Princeton station is just south of interstate I-80, with
free parking available.
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