Thousands of people gathered at Holladay Park in Portland on Saturday to say goodbye to a piece of Oregon history.
Fans of trains and public transit had the opportunity to send off TriMet’s remaining Type 1 MAX train. The Type 1 is the original MAX train, in service since 1986, which TriMet is decommissioning to make way for the new Type 6 trains.
Type 1 trains can be recognized for having stairs on each side, as opposed to the ground-level entrances seen on modern train cars. Joe Taylor, who works in TriMet’s vehicle engineering department, said they are not wheelchair accessible…