TriMet History
What is "TriMet" an abbreviation for?
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon.
What are the names of the MAX lines?
Red line
Blue line
Yellow line
Orange line
Green line
Which route runs the 60 foot articulated buses?
FX2
How many buses does maintenance maintain across the agency?
670 buses.
The largest mode TriMet operates
Bus
What company manufactures the 60 foot articulated buses?
Nova
How many square miles is TriMet's operating area?
533 square miles.
How many miles of MAX light rail tracks are there?
60 miles.
Out of the 3,500 TriMet employees, what percentage makes up the maintenance workforce?
28%
When temperatures reach ___ degrees Fahrenheit, the overhead catenary system can expand and stop light rail service.
90 degrees
This mode has 96 stations.
MAX light rail.
Where are the turn signals located on a TriMet bus?
What was the name of the transit agency that operated in Portland before TriMet?
Rose City Transit
Which MAX light rail line came into operation first?
Part of the blue line opened in 1986 with 15 miles of track.
Where is the Operations Command Center located?
4th floor of the Center administrative building.
This is the term for returning a light rail train wheel to its original profile when it wears down.
Wheel-truing
The library, Powell's Books, Portland State University....
Portland Street Car
What is the name of the company that makes majority of the MAX light rail cars?
Siemens makes types 2-6 MAX cars.
What job did our General Manager, Sam Desue Jr., start his career as?
Bus operator
How many people can a single type 6 MAX light rail car hold?
168 passengers.
How many bus lines does TriMet operate?
79 lines.
This department maintains the overhead catenary system.
Maintenance of Way
Wilsonville connects to Beaverton for this service
The Westside Express Service (WES)
What is CAD/AVL an acronym for?
Computer Aided Dispatch Automated Vehicle Location
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.
Which MAX line is the shortest?
The Yellow Line is 5.8 miles long.
10 MPH.
Which bus garage houses the body shop?
Merlo garage.
Door to door service.
LIFT Paratransit.
How many feet long is a single MAX light rail car?
96 feet and 11 inches.