TriMet’s MAX Blue Line improvements project is underway
April 06, 2021
TriMet’s MAX Blue Line improvements project is underway.
TriMet
TriMet’s MAX Blue Line Improvements project is underway now through May 23, 2021.
Multiple improvements are happening throughout our oldest light rail line. From replacing rail, just 20 feet in some areas and more than 2,600 feet in the curved trackway west of the Hollywood Transit Center, to adding new concrete rail ties in that area, this will improve the durability of the trackbed and make the ride smoother. We’re making other improvements as well, including replacing two heavily used switch machines at Gateway Transit Center and rebuilding rail crossings inside the transit center where buses cross MAX tracks.
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Man sentenced in fatal light rail stabbings plans to appeal
December 14, 2020 GMT
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A man sentenced to life in prison for killing two men and injuring another during a racist rant on a crowded Portland light-rail train is appealing his conviction.
Court records show Christian filed a notice of appeal on Dec. 2, and then requested transcripts of over 40 hearings from the case, KOIN-TV reported. The state has appointed Christian a lawyer.
In February. a jury unanimously convicted Christian on all 12 counts. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Cheryl Albrecht sentenced the 38-year-old in June to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the murders of Taliesin Namkai-Meche, 23, and Ricky Best, 53.