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Portland, Oregon - MAX highlights
From 24 September to 27 September, I was taking in the sights in Portland, Oregon. On the morning of the 25th, I parked the rental car at the Milliken Way park and ride lot in Beaverton, bought an all day transit pass for US$4.00 from one of the ticket vending machines, and spent the day hopping on and off the train.
The following are some highlights of the MAX system. Larger images can be seen in the Cyburbia Gallery at http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery . I'll be posting more images of Portland through the day.
The light rail trains and streetcars are very quiet, and they accelerate quickly. Station and general information announcements are clear, and presented automatically with a female voice in English, and the standard "muy macho" Univision-style male voice in Spanish. There are no door chimes.
Interior of MAX low level boarding light rail car.
Bicycle in MAX light rail car.
Next station name display on MAX train.
Red (Airport) line MAX train, as seen from Blue Line train.
Gesham City Hall MAX station, with urban village style Gresham Square shopping center in background.
Gesham City Hall MAX station signage and park and ride lot.
Portland Streetcar stop in the Rose District.
Portland Streetcar stop in the Rose District.
Portland Streetcar.
MAX ticket vending machine in downtown Portland.
A woman eats lunch on a semicolon at the PGE Park MAX station.
Exclamation point seating at PGE Park MAX station.
Waiting train at the Washington Park MAX station. This is the only subway station on MAX.
Entrance to Washington Park MAX station, accessible only by elevator. The park and ride lot can be seen in the distance.
Goose Hollow MAX station.
Goose Hollow MAX station, with transit oriented development in background.
Hehehehehehe ...
Orenco Station in Hillsboro.
Waiting for a night train at Orenco Station.
Sunset view of cantenary and power wires at Orenco Station.
From 24 September to 27 September, I was taking in the sights in Portland, Oregon. On the morning of the 25th, I parked the rental car at the Milliken Way park and ride lot in Beaverton, bought an all day transit pass for US$4.00 from one of the ticket vending machines, and spent the day hopping on and off the train.
The following are some highlights of the MAX system. Larger images can be seen in the Cyburbia Gallery at http://www.cyburbia.org/gallery . I'll be posting more images of Portland through the day.
The light rail trains and streetcars are very quiet, and they accelerate quickly. Station and general information announcements are clear, and presented automatically with a female voice in English, and the standard "muy macho" Univision-style male voice in Spanish. There are no door chimes.
Interior of MAX low level boarding light rail car.
Bicycle in MAX light rail car.
Next station name display on MAX train.
Red (Airport) line MAX train, as seen from Blue Line train.
Gesham City Hall MAX station, with urban village style Gresham Square shopping center in background.
Gesham City Hall MAX station signage and park and ride lot.
Portland Streetcar stop in the Rose District.
Portland Streetcar stop in the Rose District.
Portland Streetcar.
MAX ticket vending machine in downtown Portland.
A woman eats lunch on a semicolon at the PGE Park MAX station.
Exclamation point seating at PGE Park MAX station.
Waiting train at the Washington Park MAX station. This is the only subway station on MAX.
Entrance to Washington Park MAX station, accessible only by elevator. The park and ride lot can be seen in the distance.
Goose Hollow MAX station.
Goose Hollow MAX station, with transit oriented development in background.
Hehehehehehe ...
Orenco Station in Hillsboro.
Waiting for a night train at Orenco Station.
Sunset view of cantenary and power wires at Orenco Station.