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What's so special about September 10? That's the day in 2001 that the red line opened, and according to this article that's also the scheduled opening day for the green and orange lines. Ipoellet ( talk) 00:47, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
The articles about MAX could benefit from the use of the Wikipedia:Route diagram template.... 68.167.252.191 ( talk) 20:01, 26 March 2008 (UTC).
I have made maps of the MAX Light Rail and Portland Streetcar systems and submitted them to Picture Peer Review. If anyone would like to, feel free to comment on them there. Thanks, Jason McHuff ( talk) 01:29, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Is there any way we can get the simplified (not geographically correct) map as well as the very nice geographically correct one? I think both types are very useful. gren グレン 09:21, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
Regarding the "rumored or briefly mentioned" subsection, I've added a {{Fact}} tag to the subsection header as I'd like all six possible extensions addressed. Some I've heard of (i.e. the possibility of extending MAX service to MHCC or to Clackmas Town Center), but others (like a MAX line all the way down Barbur from downtown Portland to Tigard) are new to me. Surely I'm not completely out of the loop??? — MicahBrwn ( talk) 08:01, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
All of these MAX expansions are mentioned in TriMet's Transit Investment Plan (TIP, fiscal year 2008). I didn't add this area to begin with, so that may not have been where it originated from, though. I've added a citation to the category and tweaked the wording.
You can find the information about these extensions here, in section 2:Expand high-capacity transit. It goes over them in detail from pages 47-51, as well as details of other rail extensions such as Eastside, Oregon City, Vancouver, Milwaukie, and Wilsonville. The report also has other great TriMet info. Hope this helps. Alphalife ( talk) 02:30, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
I believe the quadrants (Northeast, etc) in station page names should not be spelled out. I've looked at various places, and I don't see anywhere that TriMet spells them out. Its always "NE" and never "Northeast". Jason McHuff ( talk) 07:54, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
I have been comparing several light rail systems in the US by reading their articles. Of those, MAX appears to be the oldest, longest (in total track length), and has the most routes. Can someone confirm if this is true for all US light rail systems? I don't know how it would be handled in the article, but it does seem appropriate. Will ( Talk - contribs) 20:08, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Passenger carrying capacity is listed "per car", with a note that trains consist of two cars. Each car is itself a "double", being permanently joined in the middle by a flexible coupling. So a train consists of four half-cars. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.117.211.16 ( talk) 07:10, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
In the past there has been a small map showing the MAX service network; now it's gone, with simply a red link to nothing. Did a vandal change the link? Was the file deleted for some reason -- if so, what? (There is a map at commons, but it was created in 2009 & is clearly out-of-date.) -- llywrch ( talk) 07:39, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
I came here to find the total construction cost of the system, but quickly identified several bits of data which are also missing:
Also, the article does not mention that hot days slow the trains due to overhead catenary droop, nor does it mention that snow and ice mess up the system. — EncMstr ( talk) 22:30, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
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--- Another Believer ( Talk) 18:07, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Should we have a standalone article for the Portland–Tualatin extension? Perhaps, Portland–Tualatin Light Rail Project, or similar? @ SJ Morg: Thoughts? --- Another Believer ( Talk) 21:39, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
Related to above, see Southwest Corridor light rail project. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 05:03, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
I propose splitting the section to its own page. I think there's enough information (and we can definitely add more) to warrant it. A good example: Buenos Aires Underground rolling stock -- Truflip99 ( talk) 16:02, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
Page has been split. Thanks. -- Truflip99 ( talk) 18:54, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
Hi there! I am not really happy with the split of the Rolling Stock section. I really preferred the way it was before (i.e. all on the "MAX Light Rail" page, instead of the "TriMet Rolling Stock" page). There are several reasons for that: 1.) It is much cleaner to read if it is all on one page. Splitting the Rolling Stock into a new article makes it just more complicated. 2.) TriMet Rolling Stock would not only encompass Light Rail vehicles, but also buses, LIFT vehicles, O&M vehicles and many more. This would lead to the need to split other articles, which is a lot of work, that probably wouldn't be done in the near future. 3.) Linking the Rolling Stock of MAX Light Rail to a general TriMet Rolling Stock page, does not make sense in my opinion either, as it leads to even more confusion. (If somebody reads about MAX Light rail, the only information they want is MAX Light Rail Rolling Stock and not other.) 4.) You would also have to split the Rolling Stock of WES Commuter Rail, which does not really make sense in my opinion, as it is a small paragraph.
I preferred the old style much more! Please consider reverting this. What are your opininions? 77.57.88.243 ( talk) 09:05, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/55095-after-35-years-of-waiting-trimets-green-line-hits-all-the-parties -- Truflip99 ( talk) 15:45, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
-- truflip99 ( talk) 15:09, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect MAX Gold Line. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 March 18#MAX Gold Line until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Hog Farm Talk 06:37, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
First of all, congrats on the GA! What a great Wikipedia entry. I wonder if this article could benefit from an overview of public art associated with the light rail (there are quite a few entries in Category:Sculptures on the MAX Light Rail, after all). I don't know if I'm willing to draft one at this time, so I know this comes across as drive-by criticism, but just wanted to flag as a possible way to improve this article in the future. In terms of what to include, I doubt the page needs to mention specific artworks, but perhaps there are some general claims about how much funding was dedicated to public art during various construction projects, etc? Sharing in case editors more familiar with the light rail than me recall coming across such info. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk) 23:32, 28 January 2022 (UTC)
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Did you know?" column on
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MAX Light Rail system in
Portland, Oregon, includes
North America's deepest transit station, at 260 ft (79 m) below ground? |
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What's so special about September 10? That's the day in 2001 that the red line opened, and according to this article that's also the scheduled opening day for the green and orange lines. Ipoellet ( talk) 00:47, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
The articles about MAX could benefit from the use of the Wikipedia:Route diagram template.... 68.167.252.191 ( talk) 20:01, 26 March 2008 (UTC).
I have made maps of the MAX Light Rail and Portland Streetcar systems and submitted them to Picture Peer Review. If anyone would like to, feel free to comment on them there. Thanks, Jason McHuff ( talk) 01:29, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
Is there any way we can get the simplified (not geographically correct) map as well as the very nice geographically correct one? I think both types are very useful. gren グレン 09:21, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
Regarding the "rumored or briefly mentioned" subsection, I've added a {{Fact}} tag to the subsection header as I'd like all six possible extensions addressed. Some I've heard of (i.e. the possibility of extending MAX service to MHCC or to Clackmas Town Center), but others (like a MAX line all the way down Barbur from downtown Portland to Tigard) are new to me. Surely I'm not completely out of the loop??? — MicahBrwn ( talk) 08:01, 8 August 2008 (UTC)
All of these MAX expansions are mentioned in TriMet's Transit Investment Plan (TIP, fiscal year 2008). I didn't add this area to begin with, so that may not have been where it originated from, though. I've added a citation to the category and tweaked the wording.
You can find the information about these extensions here, in section 2:Expand high-capacity transit. It goes over them in detail from pages 47-51, as well as details of other rail extensions such as Eastside, Oregon City, Vancouver, Milwaukie, and Wilsonville. The report also has other great TriMet info. Hope this helps. Alphalife ( talk) 02:30, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
I believe the quadrants (Northeast, etc) in station page names should not be spelled out. I've looked at various places, and I don't see anywhere that TriMet spells them out. Its always "NE" and never "Northeast". Jason McHuff ( talk) 07:54, 18 December 2008 (UTC)
I have been comparing several light rail systems in the US by reading their articles. Of those, MAX appears to be the oldest, longest (in total track length), and has the most routes. Can someone confirm if this is true for all US light rail systems? I don't know how it would be handled in the article, but it does seem appropriate. Will ( Talk - contribs) 20:08, 25 November 2009 (UTC)
Passenger carrying capacity is listed "per car", with a note that trains consist of two cars. Each car is itself a "double", being permanently joined in the middle by a flexible coupling. So a train consists of four half-cars. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.117.211.16 ( talk) 07:10, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
In the past there has been a small map showing the MAX service network; now it's gone, with simply a red link to nothing. Did a vandal change the link? Was the file deleted for some reason -- if so, what? (There is a map at commons, but it was created in 2009 & is clearly out-of-date.) -- llywrch ( talk) 07:39, 30 November 2013 (UTC)
I came here to find the total construction cost of the system, but quickly identified several bits of data which are also missing:
Also, the article does not mention that hot days slow the trains due to overhead catenary droop, nor does it mention that snow and ice mess up the system. — EncMstr ( talk) 22:30, 13 September 2014 (UTC)
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{{ User:Thewellman/Userboxes/Portland}} |
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Thewellman ( talk) 04:08, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
--- Another Believer ( Talk) 18:07, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
Should we have a standalone article for the Portland–Tualatin extension? Perhaps, Portland–Tualatin Light Rail Project, or similar? @ SJ Morg: Thoughts? --- Another Believer ( Talk) 21:39, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
Related to above, see Southwest Corridor light rail project. --- Another Believer ( Talk) 05:03, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
I propose splitting the section to its own page. I think there's enough information (and we can definitely add more) to warrant it. A good example: Buenos Aires Underground rolling stock -- Truflip99 ( talk) 16:02, 14 September 2018 (UTC)
Page has been split. Thanks. -- Truflip99 ( talk) 18:54, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
Hi there! I am not really happy with the split of the Rolling Stock section. I really preferred the way it was before (i.e. all on the "MAX Light Rail" page, instead of the "TriMet Rolling Stock" page). There are several reasons for that: 1.) It is much cleaner to read if it is all on one page. Splitting the Rolling Stock into a new article makes it just more complicated. 2.) TriMet Rolling Stock would not only encompass Light Rail vehicles, but also buses, LIFT vehicles, O&M vehicles and many more. This would lead to the need to split other articles, which is a lot of work, that probably wouldn't be done in the near future. 3.) Linking the Rolling Stock of MAX Light Rail to a general TriMet Rolling Stock page, does not make sense in my opinion either, as it leads to even more confusion. (If somebody reads about MAX Light rail, the only information they want is MAX Light Rail Rolling Stock and not other.) 4.) You would also have to split the Rolling Stock of WES Commuter Rail, which does not really make sense in my opinion, as it is a small paragraph.
I preferred the old style much more! Please consider reverting this. What are your opininions? 77.57.88.243 ( talk) 09:05, 12 February 2019 (UTC)
https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/55095-after-35-years-of-waiting-trimets-green-line-hits-all-the-parties -- Truflip99 ( talk) 15:45, 2 July 2019 (UTC)
-- truflip99 ( talk) 15:09, 17 April 2020 (UTC)
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect MAX Gold Line. The discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 March 18#MAX Gold Line until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Hog Farm Talk 06:37, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
First of all, congrats on the GA! What a great Wikipedia entry. I wonder if this article could benefit from an overview of public art associated with the light rail (there are quite a few entries in Category:Sculptures on the MAX Light Rail, after all). I don't know if I'm willing to draft one at this time, so I know this comes across as drive-by criticism, but just wanted to flag as a possible way to improve this article in the future. In terms of what to include, I doubt the page needs to mention specific artworks, but perhaps there are some general claims about how much funding was dedicated to public art during various construction projects, etc? Sharing in case editors more familiar with the light rail than me recall coming across such info. Thanks! --- Another Believer ( Talk) 23:32, 28 January 2022 (UTC)