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  1. Chicago
  2. Better Street Chicago Budget Gap
  3. https://www.betterstreetschicago.org/save-transit
  4.  
  5. $30 billion in Maintenance
  6. https://www.rtachicago.org/blog/2025/05/20/rta-releases-2025-report-showing-gains-in-transit-capital-funding-but-significant-new-investment-still-needed
  7.  
  8. CBTC Installation
  9. https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/05/15/not-the-same-ol-mta-cost-of-upgrading-subway-signals-is-cut-in-half
  10. 224.6 miles of track
  11. $25 million/mile, 40 percent of that is $10 million
  12. Cost of Universal CBTC Installation is $2.246B, round to $2.25B
  13.  
  14. Blue Line Reconstruction
  15. https://www.transitchicago.com/redsouth/
  16. $425 million in 2011 dollars is $607.38 million in 2025 dollars
  17. $607.38 million/10.2 miles is $59.55 million/mile
  18. Congress Branch, Illinois Medical District to Forest Park is 7.5 miles
  19. $59.55 million/mile * 7.5 miles = $450 million
  20. 60 percent reduction is $180 million
  21.  
  22. PSDs
  23. Per station: $33 million
  24. 60 percent reduction: $13.2 million
  25. Total for 9 stations is around $120 million
  26.  
  27. Power Upgrades
  28. https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/cdph/environmental_health_and_food/Community_Information/CTA_Traction_Power_Upgrade%20Project_Summary.pdf
  29.  
  30. 60 Percent Reduction of $113.2 million is around $50 million.
  31.  
  32. Chicago Elevated Construction Costs
  33. CTA Orange Line Cost:
  34. https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/Screen_2_Orange_Line_Comment_Responses_071009_final.pdf
  35.  
  36. $406.2 million for 9.2 miles of track
  37.  
  38. Adjusted for inflation, it is $1.15 billion for 9.2 miles of track, or $125 million per mile.
  39.  
  40. No deduction when the cost is already very low and the report admits costs have doubled between 1987 and 2009. That means the cost reductions have already been baked in.
  41.  
  42. Chicago Subway Construction Costs
  43.  
  44. D Line Extension
  45.  
  46. https://www.metro.net/projects/westside/
  47.  
  48. $9.5 billion for 9.07 miles of track is $1.05 billion per mile
  49.  
  50. 60 percent reduction is $420 million per mile
  51.  
  52. Density of Chicago
  53. https://www.newgeography.com/content/007491-chicagos-density-2020
  54.  
  55. Density of LA
  56. https://statisticalatlas.com/county/California/Los-Angeles-County/Population
  57.  
  58. Brown Line Extension to Mayfair/Montrose
  59. 1.8 miles of subway between Kimball and Mayfair: $756M, round $760M
  60.  
  61. Mayfair/Montrose Cap
  62. 51 acres of highway cap on the Kennedy and Edens Expwy between Lawrence and Montrose/Kilbourn Aves: $7.5B
  63. https://cityobservatory.org/freeway-covers-are-an-expensive-way-to-create-new-urban-land/
  64. 40 percent of $7.5B is $3B
  65.  
  66. Green Line Extension to Jackson Park
  67. 1 mile of el between Cottage Grove and Stony Island: $125M
  68.  
  69. Englewood Branch Extension to Midway
  70. 4.15 miles of el between Hermitage/63rd to Midway Airport: $518.75M, round to $520M
  71.  
  72. Racine and Harvard
  73. https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/damen-green-line-stop-opens-aug-5-in-time-for-democratic-national-convention/
  74.  
  75. 40 percent of $80.2M is $32.08M, round to $40M.
  76.  
  77. Two stations would cost $80M.
  78.  
  79. Pink Line Extension to Harlem
  80. 2.31 miles of el between 54th/Cermak to Harlem: $288.75M, round to $290M
  81.  
  82. Madison/Paulina
  83. https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/damen-green-line-stop-opens-aug-5-in-time-for-democratic-national-convention/
  84.  
  85. 40 percent of $80.2M is $32.08M, round to $40M.
  86.  
  87. Yellow Line Extension
  88. 1.75 miles of el: $218.75M, round $220M
  89.  
  90. Crawford, Dodge, Ridge, and Reconstruction of Dempster - Skokie
  91. https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/07/26/damen-green-line-stop-opens-aug-5-in-time-for-democratic-national-convention/
  92.  
  93. 40 percent of $80.2M is $32.08M, round to $40M.
  94.  
  95. Four stations cost $160M
  96.  
  97. Clark St - Belmont Subway
  98. 18 miles of new route
  99. 12 miles of subway, between 24th/Archer and Cicero/Belmont: $5.04B
  100. 6 miles of el between Cicero/Belmont to Franklin Park: $720M
  101. Total: $5.76B
  102.  
  103. Ashland Subway
  104. 21 miles of new route
  105. 0.2 miles of subway, at Howard: $84M
  106. 4.9 miles of el, between Birchwood/Clark and Addison/Ashland: $612.5M
  107. 8 miles of subway, between Addison/Ashland and 32nd/Ashland: $3.36B
  108. 7.9 miles of el, between 32nd/Ashland and 95th/Ashland: $987.5M
  109. Total: $5.044B, round to $5.05B
  110.  
  111. Ashland/Stock Yards/Kenwood Branch
  112. 3.75 miles of el, between Pershing/Ashland and 42nd Pl: $468.75M, round to $470M
  113.  
  114. Connector Track
  115. 0.2 miles of subway/portal: $84M, round to $90M
  116.  
  117. 6 Grade Crossing Eliminations:
  118. https://policy.tti.tamu.edu/strategy/grade-separation/
  119. $10M to $30M, 40 percent of $20M is $8M
  120. 6 Grade Crossings: $48M, round to $50M
  121.  
  122. Western Subway
  123. 25.1 miles between Kedzie/111th and Mulford/Dodge
  124. 12.8 miles of el between Kedzie/111th and 15th/Western: $1.6B
  125. 12.3 miles of subway between 15th/Western and Mulford/Dodge: $5.166B
  126. Total: $6.766B, round to $6.77B
  127.  
  128. Mid City Transitway
  129. 25 miles between Jefferson Park and Cheltenham/79th
  130. 19.4 miles of elevated: $2.425B
  131. 5.6 miles of subway, between Ford City Mall and Yale/79th: $2.352B
  132. Total: $4.777B, round to $4.78B
  133.  
  134. New Railcars
  135. https://chicagoyimby.com/2023/05/cta-announces-funding-for-new-train-series.html
  136. https://www.transitchicago.com/facts/
  137. Doubling the size of the system means doubling the 1564 car fleet
  138. 1600 rail cars, at $1.58M each, is $2.528B, round to $2.53B.
  139.  
  140. New Yards
  141. CTA has 13 yards to store 1564 railcars
  142. https://future.mta.info/documents/20-YearNeedsAssessment_FullAppendix.pdf
  143. Page 219
  144. 40 percent of $390 million is $156 million
  145.  
  146. 13 yards, at $156 million each, is $2.028B, round to $2.03B
  147.  
  148. Track Straightening at Halsted/North
  149. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/North-Side_Chicago_IL/overview
  150.  
  151. $375 per sq foot
  152.  
  153. 12,500 ft^2 property needs to be taken or moved (1 floor): $4.6875M
  154.  
  155. 12,100 ft^2 property needs to be taken or moved (3 floors): $13.6125M
  156.  
  157. 28,000 ft^2 property needs to be taken or moved (2 floors): $21M
  158.  
  159. 0.15 miles of 2 track el: $18.75M
  160.  
  161. Total: $58.05M, round to $60M to include the costs of demolition, as that seems to be negligible
  162.  
  163. State/Lake Transfer
  164. https://secretnyc.co/grand-central-terminal-passageway-7-train/
  165.  
  166. Grand Central new underground passageways cost $75M.
  167.  
  168. Envisioning something similar, using the median of State St, which is 25 feet wide, and can be road dieted to create a 45 foot platform for stairs
  169.  
  170. No cost reduction, round to $100 million, given we might need to construct even more space underground to handle the transfer loads happening here.
  171.  
  172. Electrification
  173. $2.72B for 51 miles of route
  174. 40 percent reduction: $1.088B
  175. $1.088B/51 miles is about $21.4M/mile
  176. https://www.sfcta.org/projects/caltrain-modernization
  177.  
  178. Metra is 487.5 miles long, subtract Metra Electric and South Shore Lines (114.7 miles), the total is 372.8 miles
  179. 372.8 miles, at $21M/mile is $7.812B, round to $7.82B.
  180.  
  181. Construction Costs
  182. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/metra-rockford-chicago-service/
  183. Rockford Extension: $275M for 47.5 miles is $5.79M/mile
  184. Add electrification, will raise total cost to $26M/mile
  185.  
  186. STAR Line: $1.2B in 2012 dollars, or $1.68B in 2025 dollars
  187. 40 percent of $1.68B is $672M
  188. $672M/55 miles is $12.12M/mile
  189.  
  190. Go in the middle and say the cost is about $9M/mile
  191.  
  192. Add electrification costs, which will raise the total to $30M/mile.
  193.  
  194. Through Running Tunnel on Chicago Ave
  195. Subway costs: $420M/mile
  196. But Metra trains are taller, but not much taller, so construction costs will be higher
  197. $500M/mile
  198. 6.4 miles of tunnel: $3.2B
  199.  
  200. Clinton St Subway
  201. 2.2 miles of tunnel: $1.1B
  202.  
  203. MD West to Rockford
  204. 47.5 miles from Big Timber Station to Rockford Downtown: $1.425B, round to $1.43B
  205.  
  206. UPW Extension to DeKalb County
  207. 15.4 miles from Elburn to DeKalb: $462M, round to $470M
  208.  
  209. Metra Electric Extension to Kankakee
  210. 25 miles from University Park to Kankakee: $750M
  211.  
  212. Monon Corridor Extension to Lowell
  213. 17.5 miles from Dyer Main St to Lowell: $525M, round to $530M
  214.  
  215. South Shore Line Extension to Elkhart
  216. 18.2 miles from South Bend to Elkhart: $546M, round to $550M
  217.  
  218. South Bend Airport Wye
  219. 3.1 miles of el: $387.5M, round to $390M
  220.  
  221. BNSF Rail Extension to Sandwich
  222. 18.9 miles from Aurora to Somonauk: $567M, round to $570M
  223.  
  224. Rock Island District to Peru-LaSalle
  225. 59.8 miles from Joliet to Peru-LaSalle: $1.794B, round to $1.8B
  226.  
  227. UPN Extension to Milwaukee
  228. 32.8 miles from Kenosha to Milwaukee: $997.5M, round to $1B
  229.  
  230. UP Northwest Extension to University of Wisconsin Madison
  231. 70.2 miles from Harvard station to University of Wisconsin Madison: $2.106B, round to $2.11B
  232.  
  233. Grade Crossing Elimination at Madison
  234. https://policy.tti.tamu.edu/strategy/grade-separation/
  235. $10M to $30M, 40 percent of $20M is $8M
  236. 8 Grade Crossings: $64M, round to $70M
  237.  
  238. Outer Chicagoland Rail
  239. 70.4 miles from Joliet to Waukegan: $2.112B, round to $2.12B
  240.  
  241. South Chicagoland Rail
  242. 39.5 miles from New Lenox to Gary
  243. 24.7 miles of el from New Lenox to Matteson, Griffith Junction to Gary: $3.0875B, round to $3.09B
  244. 14.8 miles of railroad tracks between Matteson and Griffith Junction: $444M, round to $450M
  245.  
  246. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2002/10/19/cta-straightening-l-curve-in-loop/
  247.  
  248. Milwaukee
  249. Wisconsin Ave - Bluemound Rd Subway
  250. 3.08 miles of subway between State/Van Buren and 31st St: $1.2936B
  251. 3.62 miles of el between 31st and 89th Sts: $452.5M
  252. 0.6 miles of subway at Medical College of Wisconsin: $252M
  253. Total: $1.9981B, round to $2B
  254.  
  255. Sherman Blvd el
  256. 9.86 miles of el between Brown Deer Rd and Wisconsin Ave: $1.182B, round to $1.19B
  257.  
  258. Capitol Dr el
  259. 8.93 miles of el between Newhall St and 124th St: $1.11625B, round to $1.12B
  260.  
  261. South Milwaukee el
  262. 5.46 miles of el between West Virginia St and Layton Ave: $682.5M
  263. 2.76 miles of el between Ward St and Martin Lane: $345M
  264. 1.34 miles of subway between Martin Lane and Airport: $562.8M
  265. Total: $1.5903B, round to $1.6B
  266.  
  267. Central Subway
  268. 5.77 miles of subway between Newhall/Capitol Dr and West Virginia/1st: $2.4234B, round to $2.43B
  269.  
  270. National Ave - Water St - Dr. MLK el
  271. 11.7 miles of el between 108th/National and Capitol Dr/Port Washington: $1.4625B, round to $1.47B
  272.  
  273. 27th St el
  274. 13.1 miles of el between Silver Spring and College Ave: $1.6375B, round to $1.64B
  275.  
  276. 76th St - Layton el
  277. 20.2 miles of el between Brown Deer/76th and 6th/Layton: $2.525B
  278. 3.45 miles of subway between 6th/Layton and 32nd Division Memorial Hwy: $1.449B
  279. Total: $3.974B, round to $3.98B
  280.  
  281. New Railcars
  282. https://chicagoyimby.com/2023/05/cta-announces-funding-for-new-train-series.html
  283. https://www.transitchicago.com/facts/
  284. 90 mile system means 1380 new railcars
  285. 1380 rail cars, at $1.58M each, is $2.1804B, round to $2.19B.
  286.  
  287. New Yards
  288. CTA has 13 yards to store 1564 railcars
  289. https://future.mta.info/documents/20-YearNeedsAssessment_FullAppendix.pdf
  290. Page 219
  291. 40 percent of $390 million is $156 million
  292. 12 Yards means $1.872B, round to $1.88B
  293.  
  294. Highway Removal
  295. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/wi_park_east_freeway
  296. $45M in 2003 dollars for one mile of highway is $78.62M in 2025 dollars
  297. 40 percent of $78.62M is $31.448M
  298.  
  299. I-794/I-94 Highway Removal
  300. 6.9 miles between Zoo Interchange to Van Buren St: $216.9912M, round to $220M
  301.  
  302. Route 175 Removal
  303. 2.75 miles between Lisbon Ave and National Ave: $86.482M, round to $90M
  304.  
  305. Detroit
  306. Woodward Line
  307. 8.33 miles of el between 8 mile Road and Columbia St: $1.04125B
  308. 0.76 miles of subway between Columbia St and Jefferson Ave: $319.2M
  309. Total: $1.36045B, round to $1.37B
  310.  
  311. Michigan - Airport el
  312. 2.65 miles of subway between Airport Concourse A/B/C and Goddard Service Rd/I-94: $1.113B
  313. 17.6 miles of el between Goddard Service Rd/I-94 and Brooklyn St/Michigan Ave: $2.2B
  314. Total: $3.313B, round to $3.32B
  315.  
  316. Gratiot el
  317. 8.61 miles of el between St Antoine/Gratiot and 8 mile/Gratiot: $1.07625B, round to $1.08B
  318.  
  319. Central Subway
  320. 1.31 miles of subway between Brooklyn St/Michigan Ave and St Antoine/Gratiot: $550.2M, round to $560M
  321.  
  322. Grand River el
  323. 15 miles of el between 8 mile/Grand River and Pine/Grand River: $1.875B, round to $1.88B
  324.  
  325. Lafayette - Jefferson el
  326. 5.09 miles of el between St Antoine/Lafayette and Conner/Lafayette: $636.25M, round to $640M
  327.  
  328. Central Subway II
  329. 1.3 miles of subway between Pine/Grand River and St Antoine/Lafayette: $546M, round to $550M
  330.  
  331. Warren el
  332. 19.9 miles of el between Telegraph/Warren and Moross/Mack: $2.4875B, round to $2.49B
  333.  
  334. Outer Detroit Line
  335. 23.3 miles of el between Mercury/Michigan and Moross/Mack: $2.9125B, round to $2.92B
  336.  
  337. 103.85
  338.  
  339. New Railcars
  340. https://chicagoyimby.com/2023/05/cta-announces-funding-for-new-train-series.html
  341. https://www.transitchicago.com/facts/
  342. 104 mile system means 1600 new railcars
  343. 1600 rail cars, at $1.58M each, is $2.528B, round to $2.53B.
  344.  
  345. New Yards
  346. CTA has 13 yards to store 1564 railcars
  347. https://future.mta.info/documents/20-YearNeedsAssessment_FullAppendix.pdf
  348. Page 219
  349. 40 percent of $390 million is $156 million
  350. 13 Yards means $2.028B, round to $2.03B
  351.  
  352. Cleveland
  353. Downtown Realignment
  354. 2.71 miles of subway between existing Tri-C station and Tower City: $1.1382B
  355. Round to $1.14B
  356.  
  357. Red Line Extension
  358. 5.72 miles of el between Stokes-Windermere and Babbitt: $715M
  359. Round to $720M
  360.  
  361. Superior el
  362. 6.06 miles of el between E 41st/Superior and Yellowstone/Mayfield: $757.5M
  363. Round to $760M
  364.  
  365. Southeast Cleveland el
  366. 12.4 miles of el between Lemar/E 39th and Richmond/Harvard: $1.55B
  367.  
  368. West Cleveland Line
  369. 9 miles of el between W 33rd/Lorain and Center Ridge/Wagar: $1.125B
  370. Round to $1.13B
  371.  
  372. Parma Line
  373. 5.99 miles of el between Chatham/W 25th and Snow/Ridge: $748.75M
  374. Round to $750M
  375.  
  376. Central Subway
  377. 3.56 miles of subway between E 41st/Superior and Chatham/W 25th
  378. 0.42 miles of subway between W 33rd/Lorain and Carroll/W 25th
  379. 0.22 miles of subway between E 36th/Superior and Lemar/39th
  380. 4.2 miles of subway total: $1.764B
  381. Round to $1.77B
  382.  
  383. Cleveland Circle Line
  384. 23.4 miles of el between Clifton/117th and Euclid Hospital: $2.925B
  385. Round to $2.93B
  386.  
  387. Puritas Branch
  388. 8.5 miles of el between Lorain/Brookpark and Medina/Memphis: $1.0625B
  389. Round to $1.07B
  390.  
  391. Total: $11.82B
  392.  
  393. Expanded by 78 miles
  394.  
  395. 1200 railcars: $1.896B, round to $1.9B
  396.  
  397. 10 Yards: $1.56B
  398.  
  399. Use Metra costs of $30 million/mile
  400.  
  401. Tower City Station
  402. 5.23 miles of reactivated tracks: $653.75M
  403. Round to $660M
  404.  
  405. Youngstown Line
  406. 64.54 mile length
  407. Only 32.97 miles of track
  408.  
  409. Monon Corridor in Indiana has the same ratio of missing rail to full length.
  410. https://buildingindiana.com/stories/west-lake-corridor-construction-is-rolling,1378
  411. $945 million/9 miles: $105 million/mile
  412. $42 million/mile
  413.  
  414. 64.54 mile length: $2.71068B, round to $2.72B
  415.  
  416. Erie Line
  417. 93.3 miles of track: $2.799B, round to $2.8B
  418.  
  419. Akron Line
  420. 31.77 mile length
  421. Only 27.78 miles of track
  422. 27.78 miles of track: $833.4M
  423. 3.99 miles of el: $498.75M
  424. Total: $1.33215B, round to $1.34B
  425.  
  426. Toledo Lines
  427. 140.8 miles of track: $4.224B, round to $4.23B
  428. 0.7 mile short tunnel to Center City, Toledo: $350M
  429. Total: $4.58B
  430.  
  431. New Airport Station
  432. https://web.archive.org/web/20190414014300/https://www.newsday.com/long-island/jamaica-plan-opposition-east-access-1.28845109
  433. $380M per platform
  434. 5 extra platforms: $1.9B
  435.  
  436. Total for Cleveland Regional Rail:
  437.  
  438. Columbus
  439. https://www.cota.com/timetables/cota-system-map.pdf
  440.  
  441. Broad St Line
  442. 7.16 miles of el between Galloway/Broad and Route 315/Broad: $898.75M
  443. 4.15 miles of subway between Route 315/Broad and Parkview/Broad: $1.743B
  444. 8.52 miles of el between Parkview/Broad and Cedar Cliff/Broad: $1.065B
  445. Total: $3.70675B, round to $3.71B
  446.  
  447. High St Line
  448. 12.9 miles of el between Orange/Columbus Pike and King/High: $1.6125B
  449. 3.28 miles of subway between King/High and Obetz/High: $1.3776B
  450. 4.82 miles of el between Obetz/High and Hoster/High: $602.5M
  451. 4.46 miles of el between Wilson/High and Gemini/I-71: $557.5M, round to $560M
  452. Total: $4.1501B, round to $4.16B
  453.  
  454. Westerville el
  455. 11.8 miles of el between Polaris/State and I-71/Cleveland: $1.475B, round to $1.48B
  456.  
  457. Livingston el
  458. 12.1 miles of el between Gilbert/Livingston and Hill/Refugee: $1.5125B, round to $1.52B
  459.  
  460. Winchester Branch
  461. 3.82 miles of el between Courtright/Livingston and Bayleap/Hamilton: $477.5M, round to $480M
  462.  
  463. Central East Subway
  464. 3.53 miles of subway between I-71/Cleveland and Gilbert/Livingston: $1.4826B, round to $1.49B
  465.  
  466. 5th Ave el
  467. 19.7 miles of el between Hillard Rome/Renner and Hamilton/Morse: $2.4625B, round to $2.47B
  468.  
  469. Airport Branch
  470. 1.87 miles of el between Leonard/Sunbury and Stezler/International Gateway: $233.75M
  471. 3.42 miles of subway between Stezler/International Gateway and Poth/Hamilton: $1.4364B
  472. 0.45 miles of el between Poth/Hamilton and Broad/Hamilton: $56.25M
  473. Total: $1.7264B, round to $1.73B
  474.  
  475. Dublin Branch
  476. 12.4 miles of el between Avery Muirfield/Route 33 and Star/5th: $1.55B
  477.  
  478. Columbus Urban Ring
  479. 40.7 miles of el: $5.0875B, round to $5.09B
  480.  
  481. Trains and Yards
  482. CTA
  483. 1480 Railcars for 102 miles of route
  484.  
  485. Columbus
  486. 2250 Railcars for 155 miles of route: $3.555B, round to $3.56B
  487.  
  488. CTA
  489. 13 Yards for 102 miles of route
  490.  
  491. Columbus
  492. 20 Yards for 155 miles of route: $3.12B
  493.  
  494. Kansas City
  495. https://ridekc.org/assets/uploads/documents/SystemMap.pdf
  496. https://ridekc.org/assets/uploads/documents/May_2025_KCMO_Report.pdf
  497. https://ridekc.org/assets/uploads/documents/May_2025_System_Wide_Report.pdf
  498. https://www.kctv5.com/2025/06/06/planned-downtown-park-over-kansas-citys-i-670-clears-major-hurdle/
  499.  
  500. North South Kansas City Line
  501. 16.4 miles of el between NW 104th/NW Prairie View and E 3rd/Main: $2.05B
  502. 6.62 miles of el between E 3rd/Main and E 54th/Brookside & E 56th/Troost: $2.7804B
  503. 3.88 miles of el between E 54th/Brookside and W 85th/Wornall: $485M
  504. 3.6 miles of el between E 56th/Troost and E 85th/Troost: $450M
  505. Total: $5.7654B, round to $5.77B
  506.  
  507. East West Kansas City Line
  508. 23.22 miles of el between Sunflower/State and Noland/Truman: $2.9025B, round to $2.91B
  509.  
  510. Southeast Kansas City Line
  511. 18.3 miles of el between Troost/Truman and Glenview/Blue Ridge: $2.2875, round to $2.29B
  512.  
  513. South Loop Lines
  514. 14.5 miles of el between Quindaro/N 7th and Blue Ridge/US Hwy 40: $1.8125B
  515. Round to $1.82B
  516.  
  517. 13.4 miles of el between Shawnee/S 7th and Westridge/E State Route 350: $1.675B
  518. Round to $1.68B
  519.  
  520. Minneapolis
  521. https://www.reddit.com/r/Minneapolis/comments/x76zky/i_made_a_fantasy_metro_transit_light_rail_map/
  522.  
  523. https://www.metrotransit.org/performance#buses
  524.  
  525. https://www.metrotransit.org/arterial-brt-plan
  526.  
  527. Central LRT Section Elevation
  528. 1.5 miles of el between Target Field and S 4th/Hiawatha LRT Trail: $187.5M
  529.  
  530. Blue Line LRT Grade Crossing Elimination and Elevation
  531. 15th Ave
  532. E 24th St
  533. E 26th St
  534. E 32nd St
  535. E 35th St
  536. E 38th St
  537. E 42nd St
  538. E 46th St
  539. E 50th St
  540. Veterans Dr
  541. Minnehaha Ave
  542. E 72nd St
  543. Kraus Ave
  544. E 73rd St
  545. E 75th St
  546. Airport Ln
  547. 34th Diamond Interchange N
  548. 34th Diamond Interchange S
  549. American Blvd
  550. 34th Ave
  551. 33rd Ave
  552. 30th Ave
  553. Winstead
  554. 24th Ave
  555. 0.3 miles of el between E 52nd St and E 54th St
  556.  
  557. Green Line LRT Grade Crossing Elimination and Elevation
  558. Church St
  559. 2 miles of el between Union St and Franklin Ave
  560. Raymond Ave
  561. Hampden Ave
  562. Vandalia St
  563. Transfer Rd
  564. Prior Ave
  565. Fairview Ave
  566. Wheeler Ave
  567. Aldine St
  568. Fry St
  569. Snelling Ave
  570. Pascal St
  571. Hamline Ave
  572. Griggs St
  573. Lexington Pkwy
  574. Chatsworth St
  575. Victoria St
  576. Grotto St
  577. Dale St
  578. MacKubin St
  579. Western Ave
  580. Marion/University
  581. Rice St
  582. Park St
  583. 0.92 miles of el between Minnesota/12th to Union Depot
  584.  
  585. Southwest LRT Grade Crossing Elimination and Elevation
  586. Royalston/Holden
  587. Glenwood Ave
  588. Upton Ave
  589. Cedar Lake Pkwy
  590. Beltline Blvd
  591. Wooddale Ave
  592. Blake Rd
  593. 5th Ave
  594. Luther Hopkins Honda Parking Lot
  595. 11th Ave
  596. 5th St
  597. Bren Rd W
  598. Bren Rd E
  599. 70th St
  600. Viking Dr
  601. Technology Dr
  602. Eden Rd
  603.  
  604. Automation: 36 miles of LRT, at $10 million per mile, be $360M.
  605.  
  606. Total Amount of Grade Separation: 65
  607. Total new elevated structures: 2.72 miles
  608. $520M
  609. $340M
  610.  
  611. $860M
  612.  
  613. Botteinau LRT Elevation
  614. 12.7 miles of el between Target Field and Oak Grove/Broadway: $1.5875B, round to $1.59B
  615.  
  616. D Line Conversion to LRT
  617. 8.55 miles of el between Zane/Brooklyn and 12th/Fremont: $1.06875B
  618. 4.58 miles of subway between 12th/Fremont and E33rd/Chicago: $1.9236B
  619. 6.61 miles of el between E33rd/Chicago and American/Bloomington: $826.25M
  620. 0.7 miles of subway between American/Bloomington and 24th/American: $294M
  621. Total: $4.1126B, round to $4.12B
  622.  
  623. Northtown Mall el
  624. 10 miles of el between 3rd/Central and Route 47/University: $1.25B
  625.  
  626. St. Paul North South Line
  627. 4.81 miles of el between Owasso/Rice and Empire/Rice: $601.25M
  628. 2.35 miles of subway between Empire/Rice and Plato/Robert: $987M
  629. 3.96 miles of el between Plato/Robert and 50th/Robert: $495M
  630. Total: $2.08325B, round to $2.09B
  631.  
  632. Como-Maryland Line
  633. 14.2 miles of el between Fillmore/Hennepin and Hudson/McKnight: $1.775B, round to $1.78B
  634.  
  635. Plymouth el
  636. 10.3 miles of el between Vicksburg/US Hwy 55 and Bryant/Olson Memorial: $1.2875B, round to $1.29B
  637.  
  638. Central Subway
  639. 2.65 miles of subway between Bryant/Olson Memorial and 3rd/Central: $1.113B
  640. 0.66 miles of subway between Central/Hennepin and Fillmore/Hennepin: $277.2M
  641. Total: $1.3902B, round to $1.4B
  642.  
  643. Minneapolis Loop
  644. 29.9 miles of el: $3.7375B, round to $3.74B
  645.  
  646. Riverview Corridor
  647. 7.03 miles of el between Woodlynn/White Bear and Hope/Fort: $878.75M
  648. 1.96 miles of subway between Hope/Fort and 5th/Fort: $823.2M
  649. 4.92 miles of el between 5th/Fort and Edgcumbe/Fort: $615M
  650. 4.9 miles of subway between Edgcumbe/Fort and Ritchfield/77th: $2.058B
  651. 9.83 miles of el between Ritchfield/77th and SouthWest station: $1.22875B
  652. Total: $5.6037B, round to $5.61B
  653.  
  654. 21.33 mile system needs 91 LRT cars and 2 yards
  655. 134.67 miles of extra route needs 575 extra LRT cars
  656. At $4.37M/LRT car, we need $2.51275B, round to $2.52B
  657.  
  658. 134.67 miles of extra route needs 13 yards
  659. At $156M per yard, we need $2.03B
  660.  
  661. Other
  662. Des Moines Line 1
  663. 19 miles of el between Hickman/Warrior and Fleur/Porter: $2.375B
  664. 2 additional yard: $312M
  665. 1480 railcars for 102.4 miles of route: 14.45 railcars per mile of route
  666. About 275 railcars at $1.58M each: $434.5M
  667. Total: $3.1215B, round to $3.13B
  668.  
  669. West Omaha Lines
  670. 9.45 miles of el between 39th/Farnam and 144th/Center: $1.18125B
  671. 8.4 miles of el between 44th/Farnam and 144th/Dodge: $1.05B
  672. 1 additional yard: $156M
  673. Order the remaining 29 CAF Urbos to run this and the Eppley extension:
  674. $54M for 6 CAF Urbos: $9M each
  675. 29 CAF Urbos: $261M
  676. https://www.trains.com/pro/passenger/light-rail/caf-lands-contract-for-new-omaha-streetcar-line/
  677. Total: $2.64825B, round to $2.65B
  678.  
  679. Eppley Airfield Extension
  680. 3.34 miles of el between Capitol/10th and Eppley Airfield Terminal 1: $417.5M, round to $420M
  681.  
  682. East West Indianapolis Line
  683. 1.87 miles of subway between Airport and Mary/Washington: $785.4M
  684. 5.44 miles of el between Mary/Washington and Reichwein/Washington: $680M
  685. 2.46 miles of subway between Reichwein/Washington and Park/Washington: $1.0332B
  686. 8.41 miles of el between Park/Washington and Mitthoefer/Washington: $1.05125B
  687. Total: $3.54985B, round to $3.6B
  688.  
  689. Louisville North South Line
  690. 8.81 miles of el between Greentree/Lewis-Clark and Fairmount/Park: $1.10125B
  691. 2.36 miles of subway between Fairmount/Park and Airport: $991.2M
  692. 1 additional yard: $156M
  693. Using CTA levels of service: 14.45 railcars per mile of route
  694. 11.17 miles of route needs 162 railcars
  695. At $1.58M each, that costs: $255.96M
  696. Total: $2.50441B, round to $2.51B
  697.  
  698. Pictures
  699. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Line_(CTA)#/media/File:Chicago_Transit_Authority_Brown_Line_train.jpg
  700.  
  701. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilshire/La_Cienega_station#/media/File:Wilshire_La_Cienega_station_construction_1.jpg
  702.  
  703. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Avenue_(Chicago)#/media/File:Western_Ave_at_CTA_Brown_Line_-_July_2025.jpg
  704.  
  705. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27th_Street_station#/media/File:Outbound_track_at_27th_Street,_looking_north.jpg
  706.  
  707. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltrain_Modernization_Program#/media/File:Caltrain_KISS_leaving_Millbrae_station,_August_2024.jpg
  708.  
  709. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/91st_Street_(Chesterfield)_station#/media/File:Northbound_tracks_at_91st_Street_Chesterfield,_looking_south_(52938419462).jpg
  710.  
  711. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Shore_Line#/media/File:South_Shore_Line_-_Calumet_Trail_west_of_Michigan_City.jpg
  712.  
  713. https://www.transitchicago.com/rle/tsd/
  714.  
  715. https://www.transitchicago.com/rle/
  716.  
  717. https://www.transitchicago.com/assets/1/6/RP_CDMSMITH_RCM_Task2AExecutiveSummary_20170628_FINAL.pdf
  718.  
  719. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lake_Corridor#/media/File:West_Lake_Corridor_at_Hammond_Gateway_station_(June_2024).jpg
  720.  
  721. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Shore_Line#/media/File:New_Cars!_(3687989827).jpg
  722.  
  723. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hop_(streetcar)#/media/File:Milwaukee_Hop_streetcar_02_at_Wisconsin_Ave_northbound_stop,_on_Milwaukee_St_(2022).jpg
  724.  
  725. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milwaukee_County_Transit_System#/media/File:Milwaukee_April_2024_1_(MCTS_Nova_Bus_LFSe+).jpg
  726.  
  727. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ipd/project_profiles/wi_park_east_freeway.aspx
  728.  
  729. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Metro_Line_4#/media/File:M4_San_Babila_appena_inaugurata.jpg
  730.  
  731. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_People_Mover#/media/File:Detroit_People_Mover_approaching_Millender_Center.jpg
  732.  
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  734.  
  735. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Terminal_Railroad#/media/File:DTRR-NW2-105-Recently-Rebui.jpg
  736.  
  737. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airport_station_(GCRTA)#/media/File:Cleveland_August_2015_02_(RTA_Red_Line).jpg
  738.  
  739. https://www.riderta.com/routes/redline/schedules/current
  740.  
  741. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_City_station#/media/File:Westbound_Red_Line_platform_at_Tower_City.jpg
  742.  
  743. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Line_(RTA_Rapid_Transit)#/media/File:RTA_Red_Line_2023_(2).jpg
  744.  
  745. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland#/media/File:Cleveland_skyline,_May_2025_cropped.jpg
  746.  
  747. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland#/media/File:RTA_Green_Line_train.png
  748.  
  749. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siemens_S200#/media/File:Muni_2013_at_Carl_and_Cole,_April_2018.JPG
  750.  
  751. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_City_station#/media/File:Tower_City_Walkway_(6).png
  752.  
  753. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland#/media/File:Cleveland_Skyline_2015.png
  754.  
  755. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Road%E2%80%93Shaker_Heights_station#/media/File:Lee_Road_station_site_-_August_2016.jpg
  756.  
  757. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Connection#/media/File:Delta_Connection_fleet_at_LaGuardia_Airport_Terminal_C.jpg
  758.  
  759. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Hopkins_International_Airport#/media/File:Cleveland_Hopkins_International_Airport_recent_satellite_view.png
  760.  
  761. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_City_Center#/media/File:Temporary_platform_at_Tower_City.jpg
  762.  
  763. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Metropolitan_Airport#/media/File:DTW_North_Terminal_2019.jpg
  764.  
  765. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngstown,_Ohio#/media/File:Youngstown_skyline_Wean_Park.jpg
  766.  
  767. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Douglas_International_Airport#/media/File:Charlotte_Skyline_from_airport_(2989949446).jpg
  768.  
  769. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'Hare_International_Airport#/media/File:United_Airlines_corridor,_Chicago_OHare_Airport_(6196116901).jpg
  770.  
  771. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Station_(Erie,_Pennsylvania)#/media/File:Erie_Union_Station,_May_2015.jpg
  772.  
  773. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_station#/media/File:Platform_F_construction_from_AirTrain,_August_2019.JPG
  774.  
  775. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cedar%E2%80%93University_station#/media/File:Cedar-University_(8).jpg
  776.  
  777. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurora_station_(Ohio)#/media/File:Aurora_Station.jpg
  778.  
  779. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland#/media/File:Cleveland_Public_Square_Fountain_(29744768716).jpg
  780.  
  781. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio#/media/File:Downtown_Columbus_View_from_Main_St_Bridge_-_edit1.jpg
  782.  
  783. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio#/media/File:Spring_and_Long_St_bridges.jpg
  784.  
  785. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:I-290_and_UIC-Halsted_station.jpg
  786.  
  787. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus,_Ohio#/media/File:Columbus,_Ohio_JJ_77b.jpg
  788.  
  789. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri#/media/File:Kansas_City_-_Downtown_-_panoramio_(15).jpg
  790.  
  791. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC_Streetcar#/media/File:KC_Streetcar_(26813012241).jpg
  792.  
  793. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Corridor_(Massachusetts)#/media/File:MBTA_Orange_Line_train_approaching_Stony_Brook,_July_2016.JPG
  794.  
  795. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Corridor_Park#/media/File:SouthwestCorridorParkRuggles.JPG
  796.  
  797. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockaway_Beach_Branch#/media/File:Flt2_sq.jpg
  798.  
  799. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7000-series_(CTA)#/media/File:Interior_of_a_7000-series_CTA_train_(April_2024).jpg
  800.  
  801. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri#/media/File:Kansas_City,_MO_Union_Station_(3557621442).jpg
  802.  
  803. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_LRT#/media/File:Southwest_LRT_construction_from_Royalston_Ave_towards_Cedar_Lake_Trail_and_Glenwood_Avenue_-_August_2022.jpg
  804.  
  805. https://metrocouncil.org/transportation/projects/Light-Rail-Projects/METRO-Blue-Line-Extension.aspx
  806.  
  807. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Orange_Line_(Minnesota)#/media/File:Orange_Line_bus.jpg
  808.  
  809. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31f9Jx_JsJc&t=208s
  810.  
  811. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_(Minnesota)#/media/File:Green_Line_trains_on_both_tracks.jpg
  812.  
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  814.  
  815. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgate_station_(Metro_Transit)#/media/File:Westgate_station,_June_2014.jpg
  816.  
  817. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Green_Line_(Minnesota)#/media/File:Saint_Paul_Green_Line_Central_Station.jpg
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  822.  
  823. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warehouse_District/Hennepin_Avenue_station#/media/File:051907-009-WarehouseLRTstation.jpg
  824.  
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  826.  
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