Bridges, Bridges, Bridges! As a colorful sunset lights up the Portland sky, one of numerous MAX trains cross the upper deck of the Steel Bridge. In the background are the Broadway bridge and th... (more)

Perhaps one of the more interesting photos from my Portland adventure. The driver of the Nissan, after cutting off a MAX LRV and wondering why there might be a light rail vehicle in its own restri... (more)

2 2 series for 2 trains! A meet of 2's (and a single 1 series) roll by each other at Skidmore Fountain. Both trains are near the halfway point on the MAX system, The Red will soon roll over the St... (more)

Cars whiz by a Red Line train powered by two new Siemens Sharks. Not to be confused with the SD70, the brand-new S70's are rolled out and roaming the streets of Portland. An interesting fact about... (more)

The gas lamps of yesteryear have long sense been replaced by electric lights. Along with horse carriages, cars roam the streets of Portland. But one piece of ancient history, the Bombardier 100-se... (more)

In a brief, 30-minute break in the clouds between massive rain storms, theres a little train action in the new 2010 Portland. The mini Empire Builder rolls in from far off places, just as the Gree... (more)

Rain continues to fall upon festively-decorated downtown Portland on the evening of New Year's Day as patrons prepare to board a Hillsboro-bound train at Mall/SW 5th Avenue Station. Following its... (more)

Fellow RP contributors Mike Bjork (in the red hat) and Railroad: TriMet MAX
Locomotive: Siemens SD600
Location: Portland, Oregon, USA
Locomotive #: MAX 242
Train ID: Yellow Line
Photo Date: January 01, 2010

On a cool, but beautiful September afternoon, one of the many Tri-Met MAX's rolls past Portland Union Station.

A young boy and his family notice the new LRV's. On a fall day in Beaverton, the face of new meets the face of old. Spanning nearly 24 years, the MAX light rail system has grown from a small, 15 m... (more)

In the outer reaches of Portland, the rain hasn't quite begun to fall yet. Commuters still huddle under shelters just in case the storm crosses the major transit center before their train arrives.... (more)

Dark, rainy clouds pass over the city of Portland to give way to nice, blue skies. A yellow line MAX train is less than a mile from the end of the line.

A MAX Blue/Red Line train pops out of the tunnel under Sunset Highway and arrives at the aptly-named Sunset Transit Center as the sun's last rays cast a pink tint on the scattered clouds. At the ... (more)

A Red Line light rail to the Airport heads over the Steel Bridge in downtown Portland on a nice December evening.