Limon is a statutory town that is the most populous municipality in Lincoln County, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,880 at the 2010 United States Census. Limon has been called the "Hub City" of Eastern Colorado because Interstate 70, U.S. Highways 24, 40, and 287, and State Highways 71 and 86 all pass through or near the town. The Limon Correctional Facility is part of the Colorado Department of Corrections system and is a major employer in the area with employment of roughly 350. Limon is listed as the official AASHTO control city for signs on Interstate 70 between Denver and Hays, Kansas, although westbound signs in both Colorado and Kansas often omit Limon and list the larger city of Denver. Limon is the western terminus of the Kyle Railroad and it is here the shortline interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad. Trains previously stopped at Limon Railroad Depot. Highways Limon is connected by Interstate 70 east to Goodland, Kansas (), Topeka (), Kansas City, Missouri (), and west to Denver (eastern beltway-E-470 -; Interstate 25 - ), Silverthorne (), Winter Park (), Frisco/Breckenridge (/), Vail (), Steamboat Springs (), Aspen (), and Grand Junction (). Interstate 70 is the major East-West Interstate between I-40 and I-80. The Ports-to-Plains Corridor including US 40/287 south and Colorado Highway 71 to the north of Limon connects to Amarillo (), Lubbock () and Dallas () to the south and Cheyenne, Wyoming () and Rapid City, South Dakota and the Black Hills () to the north without using congested highways. This corridor provides an uncongested alternative to Interstate 25 and Interstate 35 in moving freight and people north–south. Colorado State Highway 71 connects south from Limon to Rocky Ford (), La Junta () and Pueblo (). U.S. Route 24 is a direct passage southwest from Limon to Colorado Springs (). Railroads Limon is served by Class I Union Pacific Railroad and the Kyle Railroad owned by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. The Kyle Railroad is a short-line railroad that runs from North Central Kansas into Eastern Colorado with Limon as the western terminus where it interchanges with the Union Pacific Railroad. With approximately 500 miles of track, Kyle offers interchanges with BNSF, NKCR and UP. The major commodities moving on the Kyle include wheat, soybeans, milo maize, alcohols, siding asphalt and roofing granules. Railroads were the major factor for Limon’s original founding and location.