TriMet News: An estimated 3,000 people gathered to bid farewell to TriMet’s original MAX trains at Saturday event

Under sunny skies, rays of nostalgia beamed from the estimated 3,000 community members who joined TriMet at Holladay Park in Northeast Portland on April 18 to say goodbye to our Type 1 MAX trains.

The event, marking the end of our original MAX trains’ four decades of service, transformed the park into a tribute to a vehicle that helped shape modern transit in the Portland region. From longtime riders to families with kids experiencing the Type 1 up close for the first time, the crowd came to express their gratitude. Some guests even arrived in imaginative, transit-themed costumes. Read more ...