Editing TriMet (section)

== Rail lines ==
{{See also|MAX Light Rail|WES Commuter Rail|Portland Streetcar}}
[[File:portlandTriMetMAX.jpg|thumb|[[MAX Light Rail|MAX]] [[train]] traveling on the Yellow line (Interstate Avenue)]]
TriMet runs the [[MAX Light Rail]] (short for Metropolitan Area Express) system, and contracts with [[Portland and Western Railroad]] to operate the [[WES Commuter Rail]] line (short for Westside Express Service).  Fares on MAX (as well as WES) are the same as TriMet bus fares, and fare collection uses a [[proof-of-payment]] system (or honor system) with [[Ticket machine|ticket vending machines]] at each station. Fare inspectors patrol the system randomly. Incidents of violence on the system have led to calls for more security,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=S. Renee |date=December 13, 2007 |title=TriMet Safety |url=http://blog.oregonlive.com/reneemitchell/2007/12/trimet_safety.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080303132654/http://blog.oregonlive.com/reneemitchell/2007/12/trimet_safety.html |archive-date=March 3, 2008 |access-date=May 29, 2008 |website=[[The Oregonian]]}}</ref> and some have argued that more thorough checking of fares would improve riders' overall feeling of safety.

The TransitTracker system uses satellite tracking on buses and sensors in the MAX tracks to predict arrival times at stops and stations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TransitTracker |url=https://trimet.org/transittracker/about.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315131701/http://trimet.org/transittracker/about.htm |archive-date=March 15, 2015 |access-date=April 5, 2015 |publisher=TriMet}}</ref> Additionally, TriMet is partnering with [[Google Maps]] to install [[Bluetooth low energy beacons]] on MAX platforms, allowing nearby [[Android (operating system)|Android]] device users to directly receive schedule and alert information.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fetsch |first=Mary |date=March 9, 2015 |title=TriMet to provide riders with another way to access real-time transit information |url=http://news.trimet.org/2015/03/trimet-to-provide-riders-with-another-way-to-access-real-time-transit-information/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710001352/http://news.trimet.org/2015/03/trimet-to-provide-riders-with-another-way-to-access-real-time-transit-information/ |archive-date=July 10, 2017 |access-date=April 5, 2015 |publisher=TriMet}}</ref>

TriMet trains operate using [[reporting mark]] '''TMTC'''.

TriMet's rail lines include:
[[File:TriMet, Average Daily Ridership, Light Rail, 2002-2016.pdf|thumb|right|TriMet, Average Daily Ridership, Light Rail, 2002–2016]]
;'''Light rail'''
*{{Color box|#0169AA}} '''[[MAX Blue Line|Blue Line]]''': [[Hillsboro, Oregon|Hillsboro]] – [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]] – [[Downtown Portland|City Center]] – [[Gresham, Oregon|Gresham]]
*{{Color box|#018752}} '''[[MAX Green Line|Green Line]]''': [[Portland State University]] – City Center – [[Clackamas, Oregon|Clackamas]]
*{{Color box|#DE8934}} '''[[MAX Orange Line|Orange Line]]''': [[Union Station (Portland)|Union Station]] – City Center – [[Milwaukie, Oregon|Milwaukie]]
*{{Color box|#D11241}} '''[[MAX Red Line|Red Line]]''': Hillsboro – Beaverton – City Center – [[Portland International Airport]]
*{{Color box|#FEC423}} '''[[MAX Yellow Line|Yellow Line]]''': [[Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center|Expo Center]] – City Center – Portland State University
;'''Commuter rail'''
*'''[[WES Commuter Rail|WES]]''': Beaverton – [[Tigard, Oregon|Tigard]] – [[Tualatin, Oregon|Tualatin]] – [[Wilsonville, Oregon|Wilsonville]]

From 1991 until 2014,<ref name="vt-ceased">{{Cite web |date=September 2014 |title=Vintage Trolley Has Ceased Operation |url=http://myplace.frontier.com/~trolley503/VTSchedule.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201170503/http://myplace.frontier.com/~trolley503/VTSchedule.html |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |access-date=January 2, 2015 |publisher=Portland Vintage Trolley website}}</ref><ref name="taut-nov2014">{{Cite news |date=November 2014 |title=Portland double-track is brought into use |work=[[Tramways & Urban Transit]] |publisher=LRTA Publishing |page=454}}</ref> TriMet also operated the [[Portland Vintage Trolley]] service, which ran on a portion of the MAX system on most weekends.<ref name="taut-feb2014">''[[Tramways & Urban Transit]]'', February 2014, p. 92.  UK: LRTA Publishing Ltd.</ref> It was reduced to only seven dates per year in 2011 and was discontinued entirely in July 2014.<ref name="vt-ceased" /><ref name="taut-nov2014" />

Additionally, the [[Portland Streetcar]] system, which is owned and managed by the City of Portland, not TriMet, is operated and maintained by TriMet under contract with the City of Portland.<ref name="streetcarcontract" /> TriMet also provides a portion of the funding for the streetcar lines.