Clackamas-based firm is building infrastructure along Division Street for TriMet’s new high-capacity bus line, and creating jobs and opportunities for people Affordable Electric owner Jean-Wildy Malary supervises one of his crews working at 168th and Division Street. Two workers are carefully connecting wires to an electrical cabinet at a Division Transit Project station. The electricity […]

Shuttle buses will move riders around the disruption starting at 8:30 p.m., with normal service occurring during the day The wires above our MAX trains are like the heartbeat that keeps them running, and like any critical system, they need an occasional check-up. From Tuesday, April 19, through Thursday, April 21, our crews will be […]

TriMet thanks our partners for helping to make riding the bus to work, school and many other destinations faster and easier with improvements completed during the COVID-19 pandemic Two years after the COVID-19 pandemic caused thousands of Oregonians to change their daily routines, people are heading back to the office. We’re excited to let riders […]

Longer, 60-foot articulated buses return to TriMet’s fleet for the first time in more than 20 years UPDATE: As of May 1, 2022, TriMet increased the bus operator starting wage to $25.24 per hour. New bus operators are also eligible to receive a $7,500 hiring bonus. Learn more at

Oregon Secretary of State’s Office requires balancing of districts inside TriMet service area based on population and consistent with diversity, equity and inclusion and accessibility principles TriMet will host two virtual open houses in April 2022, as we seek community feedback on the new boundaries proposed for the districts represented by our Board members. On […]

Red Line will be disrupted April 2-9 to allow for construction to take place in the tracks north of Gateway Transit Center One critical piece of a bigger puzzle will be put into place during an upcoming disruption on TriMet’s MAX Red Line from April 2 through April 9. Crews will work around the clock […]

UPDATE: As of May 1, 2022, TriMet increased the bus operator starting wage to $25.24 per hour. New bus operators are also eligible to receive a $7,500 hiring bonus. Learn more at

One of TriMet’s very first trains has traveled farther than any other after more than 35 years of service It took more than 35 years, but one TriMet MAX train has traveled the equivalent of the world’s entire rail network—twice. Train 120, as it’s known, zipped past 2 million miles this month on its way […]

TriMet will celebrate Transit Employee Appreciation Day on Friday, March 18, to give thanks to our operators, front-line employees and the staff who have worked on-site throughout the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic to keep our community going TriMet invites you to help us celebrate the team that keeps our region moving. This […]

UPDATE: As of May 1, 2022, TriMet increased the bus operator starting wage to $25.24 per hour. New bus operators are also eligible to receive a $7,500 hiring bonus. Learn more at