Two of TriMet’s newest Type 6 MAX trains have entered regular service, marking a significant step in modernising Portland’s light rail network. These units are part of a fleet of 30 Type 6 trains that ...

TriMet, facing financial struggles, has requested $6.8 million annually from Washington taxpayers for operations and maintenance, as part of $21.8 million in shared costs. The Portland transit agency ...

TriMet is celebrating the completion of its MAX Red Line expansion, which extends the transit line west from Beaverton to Hillsboro, while also introducing new bus lines and more frequent service.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – TriMet is in the home stretch of its ambitious years-long effort to expand its MAX Red line, but not before their trains hit the rails for the first time.

When TriMet created MAX, it ordered 26 vehicles for the 15-mile Blue Line from Gresham to downtown Portland. In creating subsequent new lines, TriMet ordered 17 cars for the 6-mile Yellow Line, and 20 ...

Aspects of light rail were on the ballot in 1995, 2012 and 2013. Each time, voters did not favor the proposal. In all three cases, however, voters were not given a simple yes-or-no choice.

In Portland, TriMet has for years operated its MAX light rail. The transit agency has also invested in bus rapid transit, which often deploys larger buses in dedicated lanes to speed up routes.

The CRC design option chosen in 2011 featured an extension of Portland’s MAX Yellow Line through downtown Vancouver, drawing the ire of light rail opponents on the north side of the river.

TriMet hoped to begin service on the line as soon as 2027. Metro’s transportation measure would have provided more than $2 billion for the light rail line leading to Tigard.

On Feb. 6, TriMet downgraded its estimate of the number of daily passengers the new line would serve to 37,500, down from 43,000.

PORTLAND, Ore. — From Portland to Tualatin in 30 minutes. That's the promise of the new Southwest Corridor Light Rail Project. "30 minutes, consistently every day, day in and day out. And that's ...