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====75th Street Corridor====

On a daily basis, 80 Metra and freight trains cross paths along the [[Belt Railway of Chicago]] on Chicago's South Side near 75th Street.<ref name=streetcorridorgrant>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-biz-create-grant-20180605-story.html|title=State gets $132 million federal grant to reduce South Side railroad delays|last=Wisniewski|first=Mary|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=June 5, 2018|accessdate=December 11, 2018}}</ref> The project is budgeted at $474 million,<ref name=streetcorridorgrant /> began construction in October 2018, and is scheduled to be completed in 2025.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://chicagocrusader.com/preckwinkle-partners-mark-75th-street-rail-corridor-improvement-project/|title=Preckwinkle, Partners Mark 75th Street Rail Corridor Improvement Project|newspaper=The Chicago Crusader|date=October 1, 2018|accessdate=December 11, 2018}}</ref> As a part of this project, Metra plans to reroute [[SouthWest Service]] commuter trains from [[Union Station (Chicago)|Chicago Union Station]] to [[LaSalle Street Station]], in order for high-speed passenger trains to operate into Union Station.<ref name="progressive"/>

===Other projects===