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Tough Questions
100

What is "TriMet" an abbreviation for?

Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon.

100

What are the names of the MAX lines?

Red line

Blue line

Yellow line

Orange line

Green line

100

Which route runs the 60 foot articulated buses?

FX2

100

How many buses does maintenance maintain across the agency?

670 buses.

100

The largest mode TriMet operates

Bus

100

What company manufactures the 60 foot articulated buses?

Nova

200

How many square miles is TriMet's operating area?

533 square miles.

200

How many miles of MAX light rail tracks are there? 

60 miles.

200

Out of the 3,500 TriMet employees, what percentage makes up the maintenance workforce?

28%

200

When temperatures reach ___ degrees Fahrenheit, the overhead catenary system can expand and stop light rail service.

90 degrees

200

This mode has 96 stations.

MAX light rail.

200

Where are the turn signals located on a TriMet bus?

By the foot pedals.
300

What was the name of the transit agency that operated in Portland before TriMet?

Rose City Transit

300

Which MAX light rail line came into operation first?

Part of the blue line opened in 1986 with 15 miles of track.

300

Where is the Operations Command Center located?

4th floor of the Center administrative building.

300

This is the term for returning a light rail train wheel to its original profile when it wears down.

Wheel-truing

300

The library, Powell's Books, Portland State University....

Portland Street Car

300

What is the name of the company that makes majority of the MAX light rail cars?

Siemens makes types 2-6 MAX cars.

400

What job did our General Manager, Sam Desue Jr., start his career as?

Bus operator

400

How many people can a single type 6 MAX light rail car hold?

168 passengers.

400

How many bus lines does TriMet operate?

79 lines.

400

This department maintains the overhead catenary system.

Maintenance of Way

400

Wilsonville connects to Beaverton for this service

The Westside Express Service (WES)

400

What is CAD/AVL an acronym for?

Computer Aided Dispatch Automated Vehicle Location

500

Purple raindrops, orange deer, brown beaver, yellow rose, blue snowflake, red salmon, green leaf, and the white owl. What did these symbols represent?

The different sectors of TriMet's service region.

500

Which MAX line is the shortest?

The Yellow Line is 5.8 miles long.

500
What is the maximum operating speed in the bus yards?

10 MPH.

500

Which bus garage houses the body shop?

Merlo garage.

500

Door to door service.

LIFT Paratransit.

500

How many feet long is a single MAX light rail car?

96 feet and 11 inches.