Postcard: Portland regional line Blue in the intersection E. Burnside St./172nd Ave (1985)
Archive: Henrik Boye.
Photographer: Steve Morgan.
Publisher: Smith Western.
Date: July 8, 1985.
City: Portland (United States).
The picture shows
Metropolitan Area Express (MAX)
Operational
Portland regional line Blue: Gresham - Hillsboro
Operational
Signed Portland City Center.
Description
Portland Light Rail Cars
A coupled pair of Bombardier-built light rail cars (Nos. 109 + 110) uses the crossover on E. Burnside St. at 172nd Ave., on test run on Portland's new light rail line. Scheduled opening of the 15-mile line, which runs east to gresham, was still 14 months away when this photo was taken, on July 8, 1985
CT 3102
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