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BUS/TAXI SERVICE
PADUCAH TRANSIT
AUTHORITY
850 Harrison Street
Paducah, KY 42001
270-444-8700
www.paducahtransit.com
The Paducah Transit Authority (PATS)
provides reasonable, dependable RAIL RIVERPORT
and available transportation to the PADUCAH & LOUISVILLE PADUCAH-MCCRACKEN
residents and visitors of Paducah and RAILWAY COUNTY RIVERPORT
surrounding counties. They offer a 200 Clark St., Paducah, KY 42001
fixed route bus service in Paducah and 270-444-4300 AUTHORITY
McCracken County and scheduled www.palrr.biz 2000 Wayne Sullivan Drive
service and medical transportation in P. O. Box 2302, Paducah, KY 42002-2302
the Jackson Purchase area. PATS also The Paducah & Louisville Railway 270-442-9326
offers intercity bus service between (P&L) is a full-service, 265-mile regional www.paducahriverport.org
Paducah, Mayfield, Benton and Murray railroad that connects directly with five The Paducah-McCracken County
and points in between. Their mission is of the seven North American Class I Riverport Authority is a full-service port
to assist the general public in providing carriers, including Burlington Northern facility located in Paducah, Kentucky,
transportation to meet their physical, Santa Fe (BNSF) and Canadian National at the confluence of the Ohio and
communal, and emotional needs and to (CN) in Paducah. The P&L line Tennessee Rivers. The Port’s facilities
offers several rail-barge-rail transfer
be a working partner for the residents facilities on the Ohio and Tennessee are capable of handling a wide range of
of western Kentucky. commodities, including heavy lifts up to
rivers as well as multiple rail-truck-rail
GREYHOUND BUS transload facilities and warehousing 48 tons, containerized, break-bulk, and
bulk cargoes, as well as storing cargoes
STATION options. They handle a broad range of on terminal or in terminal warehouse
2719 Irvin Cobb Drive, Paducah, KY commodities including, but not limited facilities. The moderate Western
42001 to: coal, chemicals, auto frames, Kentucky climate allows for year-round
800-231-2222 crushed limestone, lumber, food and service and operations without fear of
agricultural products. They serve over
www.greyhound.com supply chain interruption.
90 industries, and handle approximately
BLUE DOT CAB CO/ 150,000 car loads annually, originating As the hub of the U.S. Inland
LLOYD’S LIMO or terminating 99% of these loads. The Waterways, the Port’s Central U.S.
270-215-1282 holding company, P&L Transportation, location near the confluences of four
www.bluedotcab.com also controls two other short line major Eastern U.S. river systems
railroads and operates in five states. allows shippers to move their goods
CHI’Z CABZ All of the railroads are managed and to over 65% of the U.S. population and
270-575-0707 dispatched in Paducah. Canadian border within one day’s drive.
The Port has direct access to multiple
LYFT CANADIAN NATIONAL blue water Gulf ports and operates
(download Lyft app) 2151 N. Mill St. • Jackson, Miss. 39202
Foreign Trade Zone #294, which
Canadian National connects with all provides benefits to shippers involved
Class I rail lines and is the only railroad in international trade. The Port is a
crossing the nation both east-west and U.S. Department of Transportation
north-south. The line serves ports - Maritime Administration Marine
on the east and west coasts and the Highway Designated Port and
Gulf of Mexico, moving goods from was awarded the Marine Highway
the Paducah area to major U.S. and Leadership Award in 2016.
international destinations.

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