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FX2-Division - Huh? What The Heck Is The FX? A lot of you who have been following my blog since it's very beginning know that I haven't yet posted an information post on a bus line yet... so here is the first one! Today we'll be talking about the FX2-Division, a bus line that is even more frequent than your average frequent service bus line, as it runs every 12 minutes. One thing that I wondered when I first saw it was: "Why is it FX 2 , even though there is no FX1?" The answer to that is that the 2 in FX2 is labeling the over all bus line, not the FX bus line, there is only one FX bus line. The FX2 replaced the 2-Division bus line when the line became so popular that it needed more frequent service and more room on the bus, which is my second topic. The FX2 has a special green bus that has room for 60% more riders, and has 3 doors each with a hop reader, so that you can get on quick and pay quick. A picture is included to show what the FX looks like. Another is i...

Portland Streetcar General Information Hello, and welcome back to TriMet Insider! Today we'll be talking about a classic Portland transit system: The Portland Streetcar!  What Is The Streetcar?  The Portland Streetcar is a public streetcar operated by TriMet, with vehicles owned by TriMet, and tracks owned by The City Of Portland. It's actually kind of interesting that Portland only owns the rails of the Portland  Streetcar. Anyway, since the Portland Streetcar is different from a usual TriMet bus or train, because the idea was initiated by The City Of Portland, not TriMet, I wanted to give everyone some general riding information. So, here goes! Riding The Streetcar   To ride the streetcar, you will have to wait in the shelter with the sign marked either A Loop, B Loop, NS Line, or a combination of any of them. The amount of time that you wait in the shelter can vary from the streetcar already being there (0 minutes), to 20 minutes. The Portland Streetcar website ...