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100 E Parkinson Normal, IL 61761 (309) 862-2000 View station hours in separate window Note: In the tables below, links appear in color. Click any address link to get driving directions from station. All links open in a separate window. To view points of interest, visitor resources, hotels and car rentals in list form, click one of the "balloon" icons below. Listings appear only as a convenience, are subject to change without notice and do not constitute endorsement. Station    8 points of interest   11 hotels   5 car rentals   1 visitor resource Note: It may be necessary to "zoom out" in order to see some items. UPCOMING EVENTS Nov 21 Illinois State v. Northern Iowa (Football) Hancock Stadium Dec 12 Illinois State Fall Commencement (Academic) Illinois State University May 7-8, 2010 IWU Spring Commencement (Academic) Illinois Wesleyan University DRIVING DIRECTIONS From the south (McLean) Go north on I-55 to north side of Normal. Exit U.S. 51 Business, south ramp. At end of ramp, immediately merge into left lane. Turn left at first traffic light, Raab Rd. Go east approx. 3/4 mi to Linden St., and turn right. Go south approx. 1 1/2 mi, across the railroad tracks. Look for the green "trailblazer" sign. Turn right onto Parkinson St., and go west 1 blk. Station is on your right. From the north (Lexington) Go south on I-55. Exit Veterans Parkway/Airport (left-hand exit). Go to second traffic light, Fort Jesse Rd., and turn right. Go west approx. 1 3/4 mi to Linden St., and turn left. Go south 5 blk on Linden. Cross railroad tracks, and look for the green "trailblazer" sign at Parkinson St. Turn right on Parkinson and go west 2 blk. Station is on your right. From the east (Champaign) Go west on I-74, merge with I-55 and go north. Exit U.S. 51 Business, south ramp. At end of ramp, immediately merge into left lane. Turn left at first traffic light, Raab Rd. Go east approx. 3/4 mi to Linden St., and turn right. Go south approx. 1 1/2 mi, across the railroad tracks. Look for the green "trailblazer" sign. Turn right onto Parkinson St., and go west 1 blk. Station is on your right. From the west (Peoria) Go east on I-74, merge with I-55 and go north. Exit U.S. 51 Business, south ramp. At end of ramp, immediately merge into left lane. Turn left at first traffic light, Raab Rd. Go east approx. 3/4 mi to Linden St., and turn right. Go south approx. 1 1/2 mi, across the railroad tracks. Look for the green "trailblazer" sign. Turn right onto Parkinson St., and go west 1 blk. Station is on your right. From the north (La Salle/Peru) Go south on I-39. As I-39 ends, stay in left lane to exit left onto I-55 north. As ramp merges to I-55, stay in right lane and immediately exit U.S. 51 Business south. At end of ramp, immediately merge into left lane. Turn left at first traffic light, Raab Rd. Go east approx. 3/4 mi to Linden St., and turn right. Go south approx. 1 1/2 mi, across the railroad tracks. Look for the green "trailblazer" sign. Turn right onto Parkinson St., and go west 1 blk. Station is on your right.   Use this form to get point-to-point directions: Street address City State PARKING Short term 25 spaces. Lot in front of station. Free. Unattended; park at own risk. Long term 25 spaces. Lot in front of station. Free. Permit required for long-term parking, available from station agent. Unattended; park at own risk. LOCAL TRANSIT Local Bus Bloomington-Normal Public Transit (309) 828-9833 Nearest stop 2 blk from station Intercity Bus 525 Brock Dr - 4.0 mi NE (I-55 at W Market St., in Bloomington) (309) 827-5599 Burlington Trailways 1-800-992-4618 Stops at Bone Student Center (8 blk), Amtrak station and Greyhound station. Peoria Charter Coach 1-800-448-0578 Stops only at Bone Student Center. Airport Central Illinois Regional - BMI 3201 CIRA Drive - 4.9 mi SE (309) 663-7383 Taxi American City Cab (309) 828-5656 Circle City Cab (309) 829-5342 Red Top Cab (309) 827-9707 Limousine Ace Luxury Limousine (309) 827-8834 LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS The Pantagraph  •  www.pantagraph.com WEEK (25, NBC)  •  www.week.com WHOI (19, ABC)  •  www.hoinews.com WMBD (31, CBS)  •  www.wmbd.com WYZZ (43, Fox)  •  www.wyzz43.com CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES Rep. Timothy V. Johnson (R-IL, dist. 15) 1207 Longworth House Office Bldg Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-2371 Fax: (202) 226-0791 Sen. Richard Durbin (D) 309 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-2152 Sen. Roland W. Burris (D) 387 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-2854 Find your U.S. Representative Enter the ZIP code of your home address in the blanks below: -   Service powered by the U.S. House's "Write Your Representative" service.

Bloomington and Normal are twin cities. Our stop is in Normal, named for the teacher's college, Illinois Normal School, which has become Illinois State University. The 20,000-student campus is to the west. Lincoln's famous "Lost Speech" which started his trip to the Presidency was delivered here, the speech so named because no manuscript or notes have ever been found. George M. Pullman's "Pioneer," one of the first railroad sleeping cars, was constructed at the Bloomington shops. The Lincoln family figured prominently in the success of the "Pioneer," which had been built too wide to operate on most railroads. When President Lincoln was assassinated, Pullman offered the free use of this car for the presidential funeral train, and it was added to the Lincoln special train in Chicago, after the Chicago & Alton Railroad hurriedly made bridge and platform alternations between Chicago and Springfield. The publicity from use of this car helped make Pullman's name synonymous with railroad sleeping cars.