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Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) is a light rail system in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. It is operated by TriMet and currently has three lines: Blue, Red and Yellow, with Green and Orange planned. Image File history File links TriMet_logos. ...
Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown Official website: http://www. ...
Skytrain Bangkok. ...
This article is about light rail systems in general. ...
September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A mile is any of a number of units of distance, each in the magnitude of 1–10 km. ...
A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μÎÏ„Ïο (metro) = count/measure). ...
Rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the two parallel rails which make up a railway track. ...
A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ...
A foot (plural: feet) is a non-SI unit of distance or length, measuring around a third of a meter. ...
Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ...
As railways developed and expanded one of the key issues to be decided was that of the rail gauge (the distance between the two rails of the track) which should be used. ...
The following are reporting marks assigned by the Association of American Railroads (AAR) to rail carriers operating in North America and the companies (railroads and rail equipment owners/operators) to which they were assigned. ...
A TriMet bus parked near MAX tracks. ...
This article is about light rail systems in general. ...
Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown Official website: http://www. ...
A TriMet bus parked near MAX tracks. ...
MAX train traveling on the Yellow line to Portland. ...
MAX train traveling on the Yellow line to Portland. ...
MAX train traveling on the Yellow line to Portland. ...
The MAX Green Line is a planned light rail route in the Metropolitan Area Express light rail system in Portland, Oregon. ...
The MAX Orange Line is a proposed light rail route for the Metropolitan Area Express light rail system in Portland, Oregon. ...
In the central city, as well as in central Hillsboro, MAX trains run in reserved lanes on surface streets, unlike the Portland Streetcar, which runs in mixed traffic. Outside the central city MAX runs primarily its own right-of-way fully separated from traffic. Hillsboro is a city located in Washington County, Oregon. ...
A streetcar at the corner of SW 11th and Alder. ...
A right-of-way is an easement or strip of land granted to a railroad company upon which to build a railroad. ...
Some track segments are controlled by traffic signals at intersections, including the original segment along East Burnside Street and the newest segment along Interstate Ave. Other segments have gated crossings to give trains the right-of-way. One three mile (4.8 km) section operates as a subway below Washington Park. While this section has only one station, it is 260 feet (79 m) below ground-level. For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ...
Metro is: a general term, synonymous with rapid transit, subway or underground, for an urban underground rail public transit system (see list of rapid transit systems); any of several specific public transport systems, including: Bi-State Development Agency in Missouri and Illinois, d/b/a Metro since 2003 Buffalo Metro...
A train lead by a Bombardier type-1 high floor vehicle enters the eastbound platform of Portland, Oregons Washington Park MAX station. ...
Because of Portland's 200-foot (61 m) downtown blocks, trains operate with only one or two cars. The MAX cars are about 90 feet (27.5 m) long, so a stopped train consisting of more than two cars would block intersections. Blue Line trains are typically two cars long. Trains on the Yellow and Red Line run in both one and two car configurations.
Lines There are currently three MAX lines, with two lines proposed. In the following table, the Blue Line is broken into two rows due to its construction history. Portland MAX Light Rail Lines | Name | Nickname | Outlying terminus | Opened | Length ¤ | Stops | Blue
Line | Banfield-Burnside
(Eastside) | Cleveland Ave.
(Gresham) | September 5, 1986 | 15 mi
(24 km) | 30 | Blue
Line | Westside | Hatfield Government Center
(Hillsboro) | September 12, 1998 (0.5-mile, 2-stop segment to Kings Hill-SW Salmon Street opened on August 29, 1997) | 18 mi
(29 km) | 20 | Red
Line | Airport | Airport | September 10, 2001 | 5.5 mi
(8.9 km) | 4 | Yellow
Line | Interstate | Expo Center | May 1, 2004 | 5.8 mi
(9.3 km) | 10 | | Current totals | 44.3 mi
(71.3 km) | 63 | Green
Line | I-205
(Clackamas) | Clackamas Town Center
(Clackamas) | September 2009
(proposed-in final design) | 6.5 mi
(10.5 km) | 8 | Green
Line | Portland Mall | Portland State University | September 2009
(proposed-in final design) | 1.8 mi
(2.9 km) | 6 | Orange
Line | Milwaukie | Lake Road
(Milwaukie) | To be
determined | 6.3 mi
(10.1 km) | 11 | | Projected totals | 58.9 mi
(94.3 km) | 88 | ¤ Lengths shown include only new track built; Red and Yellow line trains usually share a segment with Eastside MAX and the Red Line also shares a segment with the Westside MAX as far west as Beaverton. The Orange Line may be an extension of the Yellow Line, however recent media reports and maps have indicated that this will be a separate line.
Downtown Gresham at NE Roberts St and Powell Blvd. ...
September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Hillsboro is a city located in Washington County, Oregon. ...
September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Clackamas Town Center is a shopping mall in Clackamas. ...
Clackamas County (IPA: ) is a county located in the state of Oregon. ...
Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Portland State University (or PSU) is a university located in downtown Portland, Oregon. ...
Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Milwaukie is a city located in Clackamas County, Oregon. ...
Beaverton is a city located in Washington County, Oregon, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley. ...
The central station is at Pioneer Courthouse Square, which also is centrally located in Fareless Square, a section in and around downtown Portland in which all MAX, TriMet bus, and Portland Streetcar transit rides are free. Another view of the square. ...
Fareless Square is an area within Portland, Oregon where all TriMet bus and MAX, as well as Portland Streetcar, transit rides are free. ...
Blue Line trains run every 10 minutes (15 minutes late nights and Sundays). Red Line and Yellow Line trains run every 15 minutes. Actual schedules vary by location and time of day. At many stations a live readerboard shows the destination and time-to-arrival of the next several trains.
In addition to regular MAX service, the Portland Vintage Trolley runs along the MAX line between the Galleria/Library stations and Lloyd Center. ...
Lloyd Center is a shopping mall in the Lloyd District of Portland, Oregon. ...
Types of train cars
 A MAX Yellow line train with Type 3 cars. There are currently three models of MAX cars. Image File history File links TriMet MAX train on the MAX Yellow Line to downtown Portland. ...
Image File history File links TriMet MAX train on the MAX Yellow Line to downtown Portland. ...
For other uses, see Train (disambiguation). ...
The original Type 1 cars were manufactured by Bombardier Corporation and featured a raised floor with steps at the doors. The interior design was similar to that of a bus. Bombardier Inc. ...
First bus in history: a Benz truck modified by Netphener company (1895) TheBus, established by Mayor Frank Fasi, is Honolulus only public transit system. ...
With the partial opening of Westside MAX in 1997, new Type 2 cars made by Siemens were introduced. These cars have a low-floor design, a first in North America, digital readerboards, and open floor plan. The floor is nearly level with the platforms, and time-consuming wheelchair lifts were replaced with small ramps called 'bridge plates'. Some of the later models have had automatic passenger counters retrofitted; in these models, they are on the floor of the doorways. Siemens AG (FWB:SIE, NYSE: SI) is the worlds largest electronics company. ...
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. ...
Type 3 cars generally are identical to the Type 2 cars in design, but have TriMet's new paint scheme and some feature improvements. They were introduced when the Yellow Line opened in 2004, and include automatic passenger counters which are located above the doorways using photoelectric sensors. The photoelectric effect is the emission of electrons from matter upon the absorption of electromagnetic radiation, such as visible light or ultraviolet radiation. ...
The MAX Green Line is planned to be served by 21 new Type 4 cars. They will feature a more streamlined design than previous models, offer larger windows and more seating. The Avanto has found success in the United States, including Houston, Texas. ...
Portland MAX Light Rail Cars | Designation | Car numbers | Manufacturer | First used | Capacity | # in fleet | | Type 1 | 1xx | Bombardier | 1986 | 256 | 26 | | Type 2 | 2xx | Siemens | 1997 | 261 | 52 | | Type 3 | 3xx | Siemens | 2004 | 261 | 27 | | Type 4 | 4xx | Siemens | 2009 | ??? | 21 | 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2009 (MMIX) will be a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Proposed Lines & Extensions On the Drawing Board:
Late 2009 - MAX Green Line to Clackamas Town Center via unbuilt I-205 Transitway The I-205 Transitway is a partially-built busway along the wide right-of-way of the I-205 freeway in Portland, Oregon. ...
Late 2009 - MAX Green Line (and re-routed Yellow line) along downtown Transit Mall (north-south through downtown)
2012/2013 - MAX Orange Line to Milwaukie via UP (former SP) rail line corridor
Rumored or Briefly Mentioned:
MAX Yellow Line extension to Vancouver, WA via I-5
MAX extension to Vancouver Mall via either I-5/SR 500 or I-205
MAX Blue Line to Mount Hood Community College in Troutdale
MAX Blue Line to Forest Grove
MAX line via Barbur Blvd
MAX line via Powell/Foster Blvd
MAX line to Damascus & Boring
MAX extension from Milwaukie and/or Clackamas Town Center to Oregon City
MAX in films - What the #$*! Do We (K)now!? (2004, dir. William Arntz and Betty Chasse): Goose Hollow/Southwest Jefferson Street bird's-eye view and on the westbound platform; brief clips of Bill Robertson Tunnel; Washington Park on the eastbound platform; a brief clip taken from an eastbound MAX train on Southwest 1st Avenue between Yamhill District and Old Town/Chinatown; a couple of scenes filmed aboard a westbound train on the Steel Bridge between Rose Quarter Transit Center and Old Town/Chinatown. Actual Type-2 cars were used in filming of this movie.
- The Hunted (2003, dir. William Friedkin): an imitated Type-1 train (although the train is numbered "300") on the Hawthorne Bridge (where there is no actual MAX track) complete with a KOIN-TV advertisement prominently featuring the KOIN news anchor Jeff Gianola, who also plays the role of a TV news reporter in this film. The simulated MAX car prop was built from a discarded TriMet articulated bus and a Type-1 LRV that was retired in the 1980s after a collision damaged it badly enough to be deemed beyond repair. The bus, which was extensively used to transport commuters between Portland and Westside suburbs, 12 Sandy Blvd route, and select express routes until the 1998 extension of MAX Blue Line replaced the articulated bus service.
- Zero Effect (1998, dir. Jake Kasdan): the wealthy blackmailed timber tycoon is directed by his blackmailer to board the train with a three-digit number delivered to his pager while on his way to deliver his next payment. A MAX train, with the painted number 119 and "Portland" displayed on its sign, pulls up to him. He is then shown on the train for about 15 seconds. As the movie is set in Portland, MAX train bells can be heard in the background throughout.
The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Goose Hollow/SW Jefferson Street station is a light rail station on the MAX Blue and Red lines in Portland, Oregon. ...
A train lead by a Bombardier type-1 high floor vehicle enters the eastbound platform of Portland, Oregons Washington Park MAX station. ...
The Yamhill District and Morrison/Southwest 3rd Avenue stations are light rail stations on the MAX Blue, Red, and Yellow lines in Portland, Oregon. ...
The Old Town/Chinatown station is a light rail station on the MAX Blue, Red, and Yellow lines in Portland, Oregon. ...
The lower deck of the Steel Bridge is raised to let the sternwheeler Rose pass. ...
The Rose Quarter Transit Center station is a light rail station on the MAX Blue and Red lines in Portland, Oregon. ...
This article is about the movie; The Hunted is also the title of a 1997 novel by Elmore Leonard and a third season episode from Star Trek: The Next Generation. ...
2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
William Friedkin (born August 29, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Jewish-American movie and television director, producer, and writer best known for directing The Exorcist and The French Connection in the early 1970s. ...
The Hawthorne Bridge is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. ...
KOIN (KOIN 6) is the CBS television affiliate serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. ...
A news anchor (US,Can. ...
A Volvo articulated bus in contract service for Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, operated by Virginia Overland Transportation in 2003 Articulated buses, also known as bendy buses (UK, Australia), accordion buses or jointed buses, have an increased passenger capacity. ...
Nickname: City of Roses, Stumptown, Bridgetown Official website: http://www. ...
Washington County is a county located in the state of Oregon. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
Zero Effect is a 1998 film directed by Jake Kasdan (son of famed Hollywood writer/director Lawrence Kasdan) and starring Bill Pullman as the worlds most private detective, Daryl Zero, and Ben Stiller as his assistant, Steve Arlo. ...
1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...
Jake Kasdan is the director such films as 1998s Zero Effect and 2002s Orange County. ...
See also Like transportation in the rest of the United States, the primary mode of local transportation in Portland (Oregon) is the automobile. ...
MAX train traveling on the Yellow line to Portland. ...
MAX train traveling on the Yellow line to Portland. ...
MAX train traveling on the Yellow line to Portland. ...
The MAX Green Line is a planned light rail route in the Metropolitan Area Express light rail system in Portland, Oregon. ...
The MAX Orange Line is a proposed light rail route for the Metropolitan Area Express light rail system in Portland, Oregon. ...
Washington County Commuter Rail is a proposed 14. ...
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