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North Dakota's principal airports are the [[Hector International Airport]] (FAR) in Fargo, [[Grand Forks International Airport]] (GFK), [[Bismarck Municipal Airport]] (BIS), [[Minot International Airport]] (MOT) and [[Williston Basin International Airport]] (XWA) in Williston.
North Dakota's principal airports are the [[Hector International Airport]] (FAR) in Fargo, [[Grand Forks International Airport]] (GFK), [[Bismarck Municipal Airport]] (BIS), [[Minot International Airport]] (MOT) and [[Williston Basin International Airport]] (XWA) in Williston.


[[Amtrak]]'s [[Empire Builder]] runs through North Dakota, making stops at [[Fargo (Amtrak station)|Fargo]] (2:13&nbsp;am westbound, 3:35&nbsp;am eastbound), [[Grand Forks (Amtrak station)|Grand Forks]] (4:52&nbsp;am westbound, 12:57&nbsp;am eastbound), [[Minot (Amtrak station)|Minot]] (around 9&nbsp;am westbound and around 9:30&nbsp;pm eastbound), and four other stations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Route/Horizontal_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1081256321887&ssid=135 |title=Amtrak—Routes—Northwest |publisher=Amtrak |access-date=October 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011023640/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak%2Fam2Route%2FHorizontal_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1081256321887&ssid=135 |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It is the descendant of the famous line of the same name run by the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]], which was built by the tycoon [[James J. Hill]] and ran from [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] to [[Seattle]].
[[Amtrak]]'s [[Empire Builder]] runs through North Dakota, making stops at [[Fargo (Amtrak station)|Fargo]] (2:13&nbsp;am westbound, 3:35&nbsp;am eastbound), [[Grand Forks (Amtrak station)|Grand Forks]] (4:52&nbsp;am westbound, 12:57&nbsp;am eastbound), [[Minot (Amtrak station)|Minot]] (around 9&nbsp;am westbound and around 9:30&nbsp;pm eastbound), and four other stations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Route/Horizontal_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1081256321887&ssid=135 |title=Amtrak—Routes—Northwest |publisher=Amtrak |access-date=October 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011023640/http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak%2Fam2Route%2FHorizontal_Route_Page&c=am2Route&cid=1081256321887&ssid=135 |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> It is the descendant of the famous line of the same name run by the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)|Great Northern Railway]], which was built by the tycoon [[James J. Hill]] and ran from [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]] to Seattle.


Intercity bus service is provided by [[Greyhound Bus Lines|Greyhound]] and [[Jefferson Lines]]. [[Public transit]] in North Dakota includes daily [[Public transport bus service|fixed-route bus]] systems in [[MATBUS (Fargo-Moorhead)|Fargo]], [[Bis-Man Transit|Bismarck-Mandan]], [[Cities Area Transit|Grand Forks]], and [[Minot City Transit|Minot]], [[paratransit]] service in 57 communities, along with multi-county rural transit systems.<ref>[http://www.surtc.org/resources/maps/ Transit / Data Maps] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212160522/http://www.surtc.org/resources/maps/ |date=December 12, 2013 }}. NDSU SURTC. Retrieved on July 12, 2013.</ref>
Intercity bus service is provided by [[Greyhound Bus Lines|Greyhound]] and [[Jefferson Lines]]. [[Public transit]] in North Dakota includes daily [[Public transport bus service|fixed-route bus]] systems in [[MATBUS (Fargo-Moorhead)|Fargo]], [[Bis-Man Transit|Bismarck-Mandan]], [[Cities Area Transit|Grand Forks]], and [[Minot City Transit|Minot]], [[paratransit]] service in 57 communities, along with multi-county rural transit systems.<ref>[http://www.surtc.org/resources/maps/ Transit / Data Maps] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212160522/http://www.surtc.org/resources/maps/ |date=December 12, 2013 }}. NDSU SURTC. Retrieved on July 12, 2013.</ref>