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====Englewood Junction====

A $140 million project in [[Englewood, Chicago]] planned since 2002,<ref name="trn">{{cite web|title=Englewood flyover work to begin this year|url=http://trn.trains.com/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2010/03/Englewood%20flyover%20work%20to%20begin%20this%20year.aspx|publisher=Trains Magazine|accessdate=November 11, 2010|date=March 5, 2010}}</ref> began construction in 2011.<ref name="begineaglewood">{{cite web |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-construction-to-begin-on-englewood-flyover-rail-bridges-20110622,0,5864858.story |title=Construction to begin on Englewood Flyover rail bridges |last=Hilkevitch |first=Jon |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=June 22, 2011 |accessdate=June 24, 2011 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5zfZqtw5d?url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-construction-to-begin-on-englewood-flyover-rail-bridges-20110622%2C0%2C5864858,0,5864858.story |archivedate=June 24, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The junction would get a flyover for Metra trackage above a Norfolk Southern route, eliminating a [[diamond crossing]].<ref name="trn"/> 138 trains a day operate through the junction, which is the cause of the majority of delays in the Midwest for Amtrak trains.<ref name="trn"/><ref name="blamechicago">{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/us/freight-train-late-blame-chicago-634786/|title=Train Late? Blame Chicago|last=Schwartz|first=John|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 7, 2012|accessdate=May 8, 2012}}</ref> On June 22, 2011, it was announced that the State of Illinois, Amtrak, Norfolk Southern, and the Federal Railway Administration had signed a final agreement for financing the project with the federal government paying 95% of the cost.<ref name="begineaglewood" /> The project was completed and began service in October 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-metra-englewood-flyover-20141023-story.html|title='Flyover' aimed at cutting rail congestion|last=Wronski|first=Richard|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=October 23, 2014|accessdate=October 23, 2014}}</ref>

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