“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King, Jr

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Rail and switch review

MAX FAQS

Now THIS would be cool!

City land deal fuels new locomotive museum | Portland Tribune
For the old locomotives.
Now i would definitely go there.
Aren't those old trains beautiful?

Well what was to be expected?

You can't actually expect that the public would get a say for a public transport project, would you?
Clackamas County commissioners reject sending Portland-Milwaukie light rail project to voters | Oregon Live

NEW TRIMET PODIUM SPOTTED AT AIRPORT

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/07/new-trimet-podium-spotted-at-airport.html

Remember that terrible heat wave a few years back?

It was even worse for our great bus operators.

Mass Transit Is Good For Poor People

http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/07/26/279850/mass-transit-is-good-for-poor-people/

TriMet continues to amaze and astound

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/07/i-sure-glad-trimet-has-loads-of-for.html

And then we have the streetcar

Streetcar supporter says gas is running out
Anything is better than funding highways says streetcar supporter
Big shot doctor wants streetcar to get to his office
R A FONTES says the streetcar in LO needs to be reconsidered

The new Trimet head lawyer-Jana Toran

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6RBoUG_qQo

TriMet's new bike and ride failing miserably

9 bikes outside
1 bike inside
Great job, TriMet

It's an actual TriMet luggage tag!

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-very-own-trimet-luggage-tag.html
I want one! ;)
I love it how there is only a picture of a MAX train on it. No buses. Nope. Buses don't exist for TriMet's advertising. They're not worth it, clearly.

Truth in Advertising

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/07/truth-in-advertising.html

ANOTHER SILLY EVENT WENT ON AT THE AIRPORT TODAY

http://rantingsofatrimetbusdriver.blogspot.com/2011/07/another-silly-event-going-on-at-airport.html
This was the event: TriMet celebrates MAX Red Line: 10 million passengers to PDX | Erik Halstead
Airport MAX Red Line reaches major milestone in 10 years of service | TriMet News Release
Airport MAX reaches 10 million riders milestone | KGW
TriMet celebrates MAX Red Line: 10 million passengers to PDX | Oregon Live
Essentially the whole thing was just TriMet patting themselves on the back.
Now let's all throw a party! Oh, wait, they already did.

Light rail news: Art committee, NDA leaders debate public input, giant deer art

Oregon Live

You'll never guess what just happened with Milwaukie MAX

http://bojack.org/2011/07/youll_never_guess_what_just_ha.html
shocker!

TriMet's Rail Fails

Two seniors badly injured on MAX | BoJack
Man uses fists for random attack on women at Gresham MAX platform | Koin Local 6
Pedestrian struck by MAX train in Hillsboro | Oregon Live
Rail fails at TriMet Today | Rantings
This is ridiculous. Is there any other word for it?