Rail Grinding/Milling
General track care and maintenance, including milling and grinding of MetroLink rail located throughout the system, to maintain safe and effective operations.
Category: In Progress
Grade Crossing Repair/Maintenance
Renewal of grade crossings where MetroLink tracks cross area roadways in Missouri and Illinois, including 4th Street, Broadway, Ewing and Plymouth. Includes work on rail, ties, concrete panels, drainage, asphalt.Retaining Wall Maintenance
Repairs, maintenance and rehabilitation of retaining walls located throughout the MetroLink alignment in Missouri and Illinois.Contact Wire Replacement
On-going project to replace contact wires, which are part of the overhead power system that connects with the pantograph on top of MetroLink trains to supply power to the vehicle. This wire wears down from contact and regularly needs to be replaced.Hybrid Bus Procurement
Metro Transit received nearly $10.4 million from the FTA to expand its electric bus fleet with the purchase of approximately 10 new, hybrid-diesel electric buses from GILLIG. The new hybrid diesel-electric buses have dual propulsion capabilities, allowing them to operate using electricity or fuel, and they can recharge using their diesel engines.MetroLink Software Enhancements
Upgrade of the MetroLink Supervisory Control Automated and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system that monitors and controls MetroLink train movement, traction power, track signals, and switches. Replaces and upgrades monitoring and control systems at all 38 stations.Communication Network Maintenance & Upgrades
This effort is a combination of several projects including installation and replacement of microduct fiber optic cables along the MetroLink tracks, and repairing cable anchoring in MetroLink tunnels, to strengthen train/track communications and real-time security camera surveillance.
New Fare Collection System
This project is transforming Metro’s fare collection system, beginning with the installation of new validators on Metro buses for testing. The entire project will upgrade validation at all vehicles and at all transit centers, MetroLink platforms, ticket vending machines, offering easier and more convenient ways to pay and manage transit fares – including new mobile […]Metro Call-A-Ride Schedule Software Upgrade
Metro Call‑A‑Ride is introducing upgraded reservation/scheduling software that will make it easier and more convenient for customers to plan and schedule trips.
Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Replacement
Siemens Mobility Inc., has been awarded a contract to provide Metro Transit with up to 55 new light rail vehicles to replace aging MetroLink vehicles that have been in service for more than 20-30 years. Concept: Next-generation MetroLink vehicle provided by Siemens Mobility. Copyright Siemens 2022 Concept: Next-generation MetroLink vehicle provided by Siemens Mobility. Copyright […]Downtown Tunnel Repairs and Fire Suppression Upgrades
Crews are performing needed structural maintenance and repairs on the downtown tunnels MetroLink uses, which are more than 150 years old. This includes construction of new piping and fire suppression to ensure safety on the MetroLink system.New MetroLink Customer Information System
Upgrading and replacing outdated technology on the light rail system with new LCD video message boards, enhanced audio, real-time vehicle tracking, so customers have stronger and more thorough access to transit information. New technology has been installed at four MetroLink stations (Emerson Park, JJK Center, Washington Park, College) with work in progress at 5th & […]MidAmerica Airport MetroLink Extension
This St. Clair County Transit District project is building a 5.2 mile extension to the MetroLink light rail system, connecting the Shiloh-Scott Station to a new MetroLink Station at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah – the first new station to the system since Cortex Station opened in 2018.
8th & Pine Station Enhancement Project
Focused on the rehabilitation of one of the original underground MetroLink stations that went into service more than 30 years ago, including maintenance and repairs of all of the station’s infrastructure, including the removal of aging escalators and staircase construction.
MetroLink Green Line Project
This proposed 5.6-mile MetroLink line, with ten stations, will provide transfer capabilities to existing MetroLink Red and Blue Lines. Running from Fairground Park at Grand Boulevard along Natural Bridge Avenue, and east to Jefferson Avenue, then south to Chippewa Avenue in South St. Louis, the Green Line will feature modern in-street light-rail technology designed to […]MetroLink | General Maintenance
Crews are continuously performing necessary maintenance, repairs and upgrades throughout the MetroLink light rail system on an on-going basis. In addition to rail grinding and maintenance, other general work includes painting the Skinker Bridge, installation of new safety tactile strips at Emerson Park and 5th & Missouri Stations, replacement of jet fans in Cross County […]
Secure Platform Plan – Phase III
Phase III construction adds new SPP infrastructure – security gates, fencing, surveillance cameras – to the remaining unmodified MetroLink stations, including: Lambert Airport stations, North Hanley, UMSL North, UMSL South, Rock Road, Wellston, Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44, Sunnen, Maplewood-Manchester, Brentwood I-64, Richmond Heights, Clayton, Forsyth, University City-Big Bend, Skinker, Stadium, 8th & Pine, Convention Center, Laclede’s Landing, […]
Secure Platform Plan – Phase II
Phase II construction is adding new gates, fencing and cameras to seven MetroLink stations: Civic Center, Union Station, Grand, Cortex, Central West End, Forest Park-DeBaliveire and Delmar Loop.