Trimet MAX Light Rail and Portland Streetcars
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- Portland Oregon has been a leader in light rail transit since the opening of the first MAX line in 1986. Since then, 4 more lines have opened, as well as a separately operated streetcar loop around the downtown core, and a historic trolley line. In this video, we'll explore both the MAX and Streetcar systems around downtown Portland!
I use this system every day. It is the best way to get around Portland. A 6th line is in the works to be built, and I am thrilled.
Voted down unfortunately if you haven't heard :(. Possibly of it continuing some time in the future though
They are going to extend the green line to Tigard and beyond.
I'm a train and I approve this video!!!
I think as cars are becoming more expensive to own and maintain, these streetcar/light rail/inta-urban lines are going to come more back into play...
I wish this system was more grade separated to allow for higher speeds!
It's light rail, not commuter rail
@@blue9multimediagroup Well, light rail is like a mini-metro, in every type of transport, grade separation helps speed and safety
Grade separation is just not going to be possible in all of Portland (aboveground) without tearing some buildings down. Tunnels are expensive, but they're more likely than neighborhood demolition, at least politically speaking.
I'd be curious to know what some of those revitalized European cities looked like before they added grade separated light rail, because I know at least some of them have had parts reclaimed from a more auto-centric era of design. It would give me a bead on what's been done and therefore what might be practical to do, or outdo, stateside.
3:24 WOW! You were lucky enough to catch that!!! That should be pretty much impossible.
Yes - very rare to see these run on their own! It was out of service, so likely just being transferred somewhere.
Upon extremely rare occasions, they can be in service as well. Last time it happened was on the orange line a few months ago.
@@tonkafiredepartment yeah I know. A friend told me about it. I once saw a full type 1 consist 4 years ago.
My god that’s rare!
@@OregonBuildingRailfan I caught 102 yesterday
Please visit San Diego some time! We have some nice trolleys here.
Portland seems like a city that actually cares about walking, public spaces and getting around without a car. Are there any american cities that focus on sustainable transport, like Portland seems to do?
New York is the most famous less than half of the population owns a car, however generally the northeastern cities are more walkable/ have better public transportation along with San Francisco
Agree. Along with that, Portland’s sister to the north, Seattle, is also very walkable and friendly to a car-free lifestyle with investments on public spaces and a top quality transit system
San Franciaco, Chicago, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Austin, Miami, NYC, Philadelphia, Boston, DC, Charlotte, Nashville I'm sure there's more, but all these cities have above average walkability and transit options. Atlanta also has great transit, but lots of freeways which divide the city up a bit. Los Angeles also has great transit options and lots of walkable neighborhoods. But it's so infamous for its freeways I feel like people forget just how good the transit is and how great and diverse each neighborhood is.
In terms of rail infra, only NYC, SF, Boston, and Washington, D.C. are comparable, afaik. There are transit-friendly and/or walkable areas within other cities, but if you're just talking about urban rail, there's not much comparison. They tend to be islands of urbanism in the vast green, grey, and black ocean of empty suburbia.
Seattle is pretty good too
Modest mouse used similar shots of the same train and route it took
Should've put the station names or intersections in each segment for out of towners.
how much does it cost to buy 1-month free pass between the "source" and the destination stations in Light Rail service? how about streescars? from tokyo.
$2.50 for 2.5 hours and $5 for entire day. All tickets work on all trains, streetcars, and buses. Most residents use a plastic reloadable "Hop Card" though - you reload it with money and tap it to a reader (or tap your smartphone to the reader)
@@forever-and-a-day2043 wow thank you for your tips.
a great way to get a scenic view of the graffiti and the garbage all over the city. what a fun ride.
The 26 type 1's are retiring in 2021
Yeah, age aside they're an ADA headache. That's why they're always paired with newer stock now- you can't get a wheelchair on a Type 1. I do like the higher ride though.
Nice to see the "Škoda 10T" still running, do you have any info for how long will they stay in the service?
I kinda have soft spot for that tram, they're really similar to "Škoda 03T" that are running in my city and the "Škoda 10T" was even having the test rides there in 2001.
The service of "Škoda 03T" is planned to end sometime in 2020 or 2021 here, they already started to taking some of them out of service in 2019, so that's why i ask for how long we'll be able to see the "Škoda 10T" in Portland before they'll end their service.
Currently, Portland Streetcar has no plans to retire them anytime soon.
Portland acts like it invented LRT. But it wasn't even the first in America to build a postwar light rail.
will you do wes comuter rail?
We have a WES video coming up in a couple of weeks!
0:10 what is that plaza called? We visited all these places 3 years ago. Enjoyed this type of transit, it is well build for Portland.
Super cool! We have Skytrain
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pioneer courthouse square
Light rail nice good thing I'm not fat
Amo esa ciudad ,
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