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Portland, Oregon
(2005)
I enjoyed my time in Portland. They have a really
great Union Station and lots of Amtrak activity with the two Empire Builders, two Coast
Starlights, and multiple Cascades trains. They also have a really cool light rail transit
system, TriMet's Metropolitan Area Express (MAX).
I spent many of my hours in Portland watching and riding the MAX trains and
checking out the large Steel Bridge over the Willamette river. The current bridge was
built by Union Pacific in 1912, MAX rail lines were added in the 1980's, and a
pedestrian/bicycle crossing was added in 2001. This is the only double deck bridge in the
world where the lower deck can be raised independently from the upper deck.
I stayed in Portland for two days and then went took the Cascades train north on my
way to Vancouver, BC.
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(up to 15" x 10") are available. If interested, contact me at thpfft@yahoo.com.
It's Portland's Union
Station, where "going by train" is encouraged.
February
2005
Inside Portland's Union
Station
February
2005
Looking out my window at
some of the MAX activity on 1st and Morrison.
February
2005
Lots of activity there
February
2005
February
2005
The next morning at
street level - A MAX train coming down SW 1st Ave. from SW Yamhill St.
February
2005
Another one going...
February
2005
The Yamhill stop
February
2005
Down 1st
February
2005
Another train, climbing the hill
approaching 1st and Morrison
February
2005
On SW Morrison
February
2005
On SW 1st, from the Chinatown
stop
February
2005
February
2005
The train on the left just came
from the Steel Bridge, while the one on the right is about to go over.
February
2005
Approaching the Old Chinatown
stop
February
2005
I decided to take this train over
the bridge
February
2005
Same train, on the other side
February
2005
February
2005
February
2005
Union Station, from the upper
level of the Steel Bridge
February
2005
MAX train entering the bridge on
the upper level
February
2005
It's a well-used bridge. In
this image there are two MAX trains and automobiles on the upper level, a UP freight train
of engines below, and pedestrains on the lower walkway.
February
2005
February
2005
The pedestrain walkway on the
south side of the Steel Bridge
February
2005
Union Station from the lower
level of the bridge
February
2005
The lower deck of the bridge
starts lifting for a boat
