Photo: Portland TriMet MAX Light Rail “Catch the Orange” Promotional Map
Portland’s new Orange Line light rail opens tomorrow! And while I’m excited, I’ve long wondered why exactly it’s being called the Orange Line instead of just being an extension of the Yellow Line. I’ve heard mutterings that it allows operational flexibility – with some northbound Orange Line trains becoming Green Line trains if demand requires it – but that’s always seemed like pretty weak reasoning to me. And this promotional map almost entirely abandons that idea […]
