More enforcement and accountability aimed at making transit system cleaner, safer and more accessible TriMet is redoubling enforcement of our rules for riding to improve cleanliness and accessibility on board while addressing inappropriate behavior. This is part of our ongoing and long-term efforts to give riders a better overall experience. Beginning July 1, our safety […]

From June 16-21, nightly MAX service between PDX and Gateway will be disrupted beginning at 7:30 p.m. A milestone approaches for TriMet’s newest trains before they enter regular service: testing on the MAX Red Line. It will happen this June over six consecutive nights. To provide dedicated space for testing, the Red Line will experience […]

Non-TriMet employees are now eligible to apply directly for MAX operator jobs and enter training pipeline TriMet is offering a fast track to a career in light rail operations. For the first time ever, we are seeking candidates from outside TriMet who are interested in becoming MAX operators. This comes as TriMet continues our biggest […]

Transit centers, rail stations and vehicles are focus of efforts to improve cleanliness, safety and the overall riding experience Equipped with grabber claws and bright orange buckets, members of TriMet’s specially trained “Clean Team” receive the ‘all clear’ from their lookout to start walking the tracks when MAX trains have passed. Once on the tracks, […]

Improvements are coming to a rail crossing in the heart of Gresham, work that will increase the durability of the MAX system and create a better commute for riders and motorists alike. For crews to complete the work, a section of the MAX Blue Line will be closed between E 172nd Avenue and Cleveland Ave […]

Proposals aimed at adding and expanding bus service, improving MAX maintenance and reliability and speeding up trains head before TriMet Board March 27 TriMet’s Board of Directors will take up proposals next week at their March meeting that are geared toward improving bus and MAX service. They’ll begin considering two ordinances, one for our Fiscal […]

The Gateway Transit Center reopened to MAX trains Monday, March 4, with its first expansion in nearly 40 years. Community leaders were on hand, not just to celebrate the end of a weeks-long disruption to the MAX Blue, Green and Red lines, but also the conclusion of a major milestone in a multi-phased MAX reliability […]

MAX Blue Line in Hillsboro to be disrupted March 16-24 for signal system upgrades Construction of TriMet’s A Better Red MAX Extension and Reliability Improvements Project is nearing the end of the line in more ways than one. The final planned disruption for the multi-year project will take place from Saturday, March 16, through Sunday, […]

Your digital ticket doubles as your TriMet ticket for up to three hours before and after matches Timbers and Thorns fans take note: On match days, it just got easier to get to and from Providence Park. Beginning with the Timbers’ regular season home opener on February 24, and lasting all season long, you can […]

Gateway North MAX Station, the first new station in nine years, opens March 4 when the disruption ends Like a train rolling down the tracks, completion of the second of three major phases of TriMet’s A Better Red MAX Extension and Reliability Improvements Project is getting closer. Once that second phase finishes on March 4, […]