Transportation

Highways
Herkimer County's industrial corridor is served by the New York State Thruway (1-90) in an East-West direction. Access to the Thruway which allows tandem trailer traffic, is available at exits 29A in Little Falls, 30 in Herkimer and exit 31 in nearby Utica. Fourteen state highways and numerous inter and intra city arterials provide quick, uncontested vehicular movement. Taking advantage of this fine highway system are over thirty-five common carriers providing local and long distance trucking services to and from Herkimer County. Nearby Syracuse is served by at least I 00 similar firms including I 0 of the nations top 1 2 common carriers of general freight.

Bus
Commuter bus service is provided at many stops between Little Falls and Utica. Access to inter and intrastate coach service via Eastern Greyhound and Central NY Coach Lines respectively, is available at Utica's Union Station.

Air
Passenger and freight service is provided from the Oneida County Airport by US Airways. Daily service is available to New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Newark and Binghamton, as well as regional commuter flight service. Syracuse's Hancock International Airport handles American, Eastern TWA, US Airways, Piedmont, Continental and United Airlines. Albany International Airport, about an hour east of Herkimer County offers similar air service.

Water
The NYS Barge/Erie Canal serves as a direct link between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean. Local harbor points include Little Falls, Ilion, Frankfort, as well as Utica and

Rail
Freight service (including piggy back) is provided by CSX at its Utica terminal. Passenger service is available through Amtrak, also out of Utica. Both services provide direct access to all parts of North America and are within five minutes of the county line. A branch line of the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway also runs through West Winfield, which is in the southern part of the county.