Freight Trains

• Public comment and training opportunities

  Check out these opportunities to provide your feedback on railroad and air quality rules. There’s also an opportunity to apply for land use & transportation training. Read on for details!

  September 24, 2021

• Gideon Overcrossing now open

  The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) announced today that the Gideon Overcrossing is now open. The Gideon Overcrossing is a bike and pedestrian bridge that provides a new north–south connection…

  November 10, 2020

• Brooklyn Neighborhood Trains Quiet Zone Update

  The Brooklyn and Hosford-Abernethy Neighborhood Associations wish to share the good news that a commitment to the pursuing a Quiet Zone is clearly spelled out in TriMet’s Conceptual Design Report. See…

  February 22, 2010

• Please Attend this TriMet SE Corridor Light Rail Open House Tuesday March 10, 5:30-7:30PM

  Title: TriMet Portland-Milwaukie Light Rail Open House Location: St. Philip Neri Church, 2804 SE 16th Ave., Portland Link out: Click here Description: Please join us at this open house for a…

  March 4, 2009

• OREGONIAN: Tualatin May Have to Wait Two Years for MAX Quiet Zone

  Wednesday, March 04, 2009 BRAD SCHMIDT The Oregonian Staff Tualatin policymakers hope to use federal stimulus money as part of a new and cheaper plan to eventually end the use…

  March 4, 2009

• Oregonian Editorial: New Westside Express Train Horn Noise Problematic

  The brand new Westside Express commuter rail gets high marks–except for the unanticipated consequence of a huge increase in horn noise required by federal railroad rules… A rude awakening for…

  February 16, 2009