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Portland, Oregon

Portland MAX

The Rose City is one of the west coast success stories. The MAX Light Rail line ushered in the modern light rail era in 1986 with the line to Greshem. The line to Hillsboro opened 1998 with both collectively is 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. The Orange Line to Milwaukie opened in 2015.

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.

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 had 2 Heritage Trolley lines. The first is the Vintage Trolley. It used newly built replicas of the former Brill Council Crest Cars. It operated  on the light rail line between Lloyd Center and 10th Ave, and later on Portland Streetcar before being withdrawn in 2014. The other line is the Willamette Shore Trolley, operated by the Oregon Electric Railway Historical Society. They also operate a museum at Brooks, Oregon.

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