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==Transportation== [[Ohio State Route 72]] runs north–south through downtown Springfield. [[U.S. Highway 40]] runs east–west through the downtown. [[U.S. Highway 68]] runs north–south on the west edge of the city. [[Interstate 70 in Ohio|Interstate 70]] runs east–west to the south of the city. [[Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport]], a civil-military airport, is 6.6 miles south of Springfield, between US 68 and Ohio Route 72. The closest airport with commercial passenger flights is [[Dayton International Airport]], 27.2 miles to the west. Springfield was once served by passenger railroads: the [[New York Central]] at its [[Big Four Depot (Springfield, Ohio)|Big Four Depot]], with trains for Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland and New York City,<ref>New York Central timetable, December 7, 1948, Tables 26, 27, 28 https://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC47-12TT.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609004814/https://streamlinermemories.info/NYC/NYC47-12TT.pdf |date=June 9, 2022 }}</ref> demolished in 1969; and the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] at its station, with trains for Richmond, Indiana, and Chicago.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Pennsylvania Railroad, Table 201 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways |publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume= 74 |issue= 1 |date=June 1941}}</ref> The last train from Springfield left on April 30, 1971: an unnamed remnant of the New York Central's ''[[Ohio State Limited]],'' run by [[Penn Central]] on the Cincinnati–Columbus–Cleveland route.<ref>Passenger trains operating on the eve of Amtrak http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826050444/http://ctr.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/f/7/7/passenger_trains_operating_on_the_eve_of_amtrak.pdf |date=August 26, 2012 }}</ref>
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