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Portland MAX |
The
Rose City is one of the
west coast success stories. The MAX Light Rail
line continues to gain Ridership.
The eastside line opened 1986, the Westside in 1998 both collectively is
now known as the Blue Line. September 2001, the Red Line opened to
Portland Int'l Airport. In 2004 the MAX Yellow line opened along
Interstate Ave. In 2009 the new Green Line opened. Construction is
currently in progress for the Orange Line to Milwaukie
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Portland Streetcar |
Portland is the first city in the US to bring back
the traditional streetcar using more modern equipment. The Portland
Streetcar project opened in 2001 linking trendy NW Portland & the
redeveloped Pearl District with downtown and PSU. In 2005 it was
extended to Riverplace, then 2006 to the
South Waterfront district and in 2012 the new east side loop opened. It utilizes smaller low-floor cars then MAX.
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Vintage Trolley |
Late 2006 saw the opening of the
overhead Tram linking the South Waterfront district with OHSU on Marquam
hill. Another transit project for Portland is the Washington County
Commuter Rail, named WES linking Wilsonville and Beaverton that opened
in February 2009. To top it off, Portland
has 2 Heritage Trolley lines. The first is the Vintage
Trolley. It uses
newly built replicas of the former Brill Council Crest Cars. It operates
on the light rail line between Lloyd Center and 10th Ave. The other line is the
Willamette Shore Trolley. It uses authentic
antique streetcars. The line runs
along the Willamette River between Lake Oswego and Portland. It is operated by
the Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society. They also operate a museum at
Brooks, Oregon.
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