Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Governor Bruce Rauner and the American Association of Railroads, partners of the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency (CREATE) Program, announced a $132 million federal grant for the 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project (CIP) in Chicago. This investment from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) will help separate several freight and passenger rail lines in the Englewood, Auburn Gresham and West Chatham neighborhoods that currently intersect and create significant delays, train idling and congestion. This project is an important step in updating the region’s rail infrastructure and will help increase reliability and efficiency nationally while spurring economic development. The 75th Street Corridor Improvement Project will eliminate the most congested rail chokepoint in the region, Belt Junction, where 30 commuter and 98 freight trains per day cross each other’s paths.