Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program

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The Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency Program is a proposed project to improve the efficiency of the rail network in the Chicago area by building, amongst other things, flyovers to separate rail traffic on conflicting lines. While the need is fairly clear, finance for the project is stalled in Congress.

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The tracks and junctions in the Chicago area have grown lin topsey since the first railroads arrived in the 1830s. There are too many flat crossings, sometimes not located a train length apart which is a problem as train lengths have grown. Some flyovers exist but do not always have clearance for tall or double-stack trains. Some connections that would create short cuts for some traffic are missing. There are also a lot of level crossings.