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I N D U S T R Y T O D AY which includes a second rail line through the Dallas Central Business District with revenue service scheduled for 2014. A Blue Line extension from Ledbetter Station to UNT-Dallas is scheduled to open in 2018. CTA opens new Brown Line Diversey stationhouse CTA President Ron Huberman was joined by elected officials to commemorate the opening of the newlyrenovated Diversey Brown Line stationhouse. The new stationhouse, which replaces the facility that opened for service on the Brown Line in 1900, is located on the south side of the street, across from the former entrance. The Diversey station, the 11th station out of 18 renovated as part of the Brown Line Capacity Expansion project, is newly accessible with the addition of elevators. With the opening of the new Diversey stationhouse, 84 out of 144 CTA rail stations are now accessible. The Diversey station closed for construction last summer. In March, CTA opened a temporary station at Diversey, three months prior to the originally scheduled opening date. Work to lengthen the platforms had been completed and allowed the agency to operate eight-car trains along the Brown Line for the first time, helping to ease congestion on the Brown Line during three-track operations. The introduction of eight-car service occurred nearly 18 months earlier than originally planned. Additional improvements include accessible turnstiles, brighter lighting, new signage–including Braille signs–and a bike rack. Construction crews will continue to work in the weeks ahead to remove the temporary station and install additional bike racks, original artwork and landscaping. CTA partnered with the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs to install public art at the 18 stations included in the Brown Line project. The Diversey station will feature a large-scale outdoor sculpture entitled Arriving Home, created by sculptor Dennis Oppenheim that will be installed later this year adjacent to the north auxiliary exit. The 10-foothigh sculpture, made of steel and polycarbonate and acrylic materials, is in the shape of a torqued spiral that 10 Railway Track & Structures September 2008 www.rtands.com http://www.rtands.com

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