Portland, Oregon TriMet Bus System

[@verastaki]

That's a great video! I was going to do the same, before Portland completely phases out all of their older fleet. The bus in the beginning of the video is one of my favorite older buses in Portland, Or. I wish they would never phase buses out, like they do in my Home Country, we Have latest and greatest buses running around, as well as buses from 1960', '70's, '80's, '90's, 2000's till latest, newest ones. Older buses bring back great memories, as much as making our city more versatile looking, from all the different variations of buildings, vehicles, etc... Here in United States, everything just have to be standardized and latest and newest. Makes thing not as interesting as things back at my Home Country were I was born.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

All of the 1994 Flxible Metro buses (1817-1843) are now retired. Presently, Merlo Road is getting 25 of the 70 new Gillig BRT buses (3146-3170), while Center Street has the first 45 (3101-3145).

[@jfs1988]

The Flxibles remind me when Los Angeles Metro used to be the Southern California Rapid Transit District back in the 80s and early 90s. They even seem to have the same red/orange stripes.

[@manwiththecigar2606]

Damn those busses were loud

[@flxiblemetro9150]

Nice, but favorite part is the Flxibles!

[@RSavusa]

I miss those buses last time rode one was when I was 5

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@8v71buses Only two fleets have the B400R transmission: the first 22 low-floor buses (#2001-2022) and the last five Gillig Phantoms (#2161-2165), both from 1997.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

More and more Flxible Metros (and the 1990-91 Gillig Phantoms) will be heading for the scrap heap as the first three of TriMet's new 3200 (and 3300) series buses have just left the Gillig factory last week and will be seen working the streets of Portland in less than a month from now. Why? TriMet just released a video about where their retired buses go. Sad to say this about the Flxibles, but it's true.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

You have until 2014 to get your rides in.

[@8v71buses]

@ClassicTVMan1981X Yeap I was born in "83 in L.A. and I remember seeing the Neoplans and Flxibles that were 6V92 powered plus in "88 we moved to Atlanta and thats when I first heard buses powered with 8V71 engines such as the GMC New looks, Grumman Flxibles, and the Neoplan N416s and man they sounded real powerful. Good old memories! :-)

[@Jayayess1190]

Everything sounds good when powered by Cummins.

[@mrrockdaddy100]

wow I loved d ending

[@mrrockdaddy100]

thanks 4 the 1 up keep em coming

[@Highwaycoachdriver]

Love watching your videos Nabinut. You should come to winnipeg

[@AC34D]

Nothing like a good air starter

[@sandasturner9529]

It's a shame such good, hard working buses will be put out of service, along with their precious powertrains.

[@rosecitybusman129]

Now it’s almost a entirely different fleet. Don’t know when the 2900s are going to be retired but there probably going to get retired soon

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@8v71buses It all began with 50 Flxible Metro "B" buses numbered 500-549, delivered in the spring of 1988.

[@flxiblemetro9150]

@flxiblemetro9150 Did you get the driver to fire that Bad ASS bus up for you?

[@zanjani13]

what happened at 3:30 all taht smoke not healthy, great footage!

[@8v71buses]

@ClassicTVMan1981X Do you know if Trimet has any S50 buses?

@flxiblemetro9150 At lease, Tri Met didn't get those ugly Gillig Advantage crap. I love Flxibles as well, I like New Flyers but I'm sick of them in my city.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

With TriMet looking forward to buying over 50 buses this year and about 40 more each subsequent year, the remainder of the 1990-91 Gillig Phantoms and the 1992-94 Flxible Metros are going to be extinct.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

No more Flxible Metro 1700s as of this past July. Now only the 1900s remain.

[@pdxproductions1613]

I always will miss those busses. You served us well.

[@tuanykeyz]

I missed 'em! :(

[@pdxproductions1613]

Well, now the 1900 are replaced by 3400s. So sad 😕

[@tuanykeyz]

Aidan A. Oh noooooooo!!!!!

[@pdxproductions1613]

iWupe I Understand! :(

[@richielopez2897]

God I hate Tri-Met.

[@TWF1003]

You know what I say, Up Yours.

[@DUBCITY372]

Go trimet u rock !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@FASSY524]

Do buses in Portland use a similar pay system to Seattle's Orca Card? Just want to know if there is a refillable bus card like we have up here in Seattle. I want to move to Portland so I want to know if busing there is easier or harder than Seattle. Thanks!

[@techflight8680]

5 years late, but trimet has refillable cards called HOP cards.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

You would have wanted to visit Portland when they had the 1988 and 1989 Flxible Metro "B" units (500-549, 550-637). The last of those were retired in 2005-06.

[@jsmurd]

Love those Flxible Metro Coaches. Good timing on capturing all those buses. Thumbs Up.

[@WMATAvids]

Those damn Flxibles omg! I FUCKING APPROVE!!!

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

I have enjoyed this presentation, but, I would have liked it even better if you could have filmed buses and MAX trains in such areas as Parkrose, Gateway and Gresham.

[@flxiblemetro9150]

Nope, that was a great video. I did not add my youtube user name to the comment, It got put into the comment by accident! Again, cool video!

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

0:33 to 0:45 are the best = since the L10 and M11 engines have slightly different bass.

[@darrellthomas1197]

TriMet Bus Time schedule app

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@Nabinut What route was it working? 52? 54? 56? 57? 67? At Union Station, two bus routes and two MAX lines serve: 9-Broadway and 77-Broadway-Halsey, and the MAX Yellow (to Expo Center between N and NE Portland) and Green (to Clackamas Town Center) lines.

[@8v71buses]

Wow Portland loves buses thats Cummins and Voith powered

[@_thebusphotograher_cali]

8v71buses: The Cummins engine on flexible buses sound louder and cleaner than the Detroit Diesel 6V72 Engine! Also it makes them faster! But the Detroit Diesel 6V72 is good too

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@8v71buses You probably would've liked TriMet more during the early '80s (that is, if you were even old enough then), because almost all the buses (many of them Flxible and GMC New Looks) they operated used the legendary 2-cycle Series 71 engines (6V71 and 8V71). They only ever had one fleet of buses with the 6V92TA: 75 GMC RTS II's, dating from 1982 (#900-974). Before the arrival of that fleet, came 87 articulated Crown-Ikarus model 286 buses equipped with an underfloor Cummins engine.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

@8v71buses They had two fleets that used this particular engine: #1844-1853 - 1994 Flxible Metro "D", with Allison VR731RH transmission (retired as of about 2009) #2001-2022 - 1997 New Flyer D40LF, with Allison B400R4 WTEC transmission (this is the only fleet they have left with the S50 engine as of 2009)

[@mr.esfusioncollect8494]

This is really nostalgic to watch, all of the buses which I grew up riding have been since retired. I think that the older interiors were more comfortable.

[@Nabinut]

Not at the moment. Tri-met has paper passes (day, weekly, monthly) that are shown to the operator and fare inspector (for the light rail)

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

TriMet has once again signed with Gillig for its latest orders of buses to be delivered in the years 2012-16.

[@8v71buses]

@ClassicTVMan1981X Wow that sucks I would hate to live in a city without Detroit Diesel engines

[@8v71buses]

@ClassicTVMan1981X Oh ok just like every from 1996 and up all have B400R transmissions

[@rosecitybusman129]

Well, the 2900s are gone. All the buses that are in this video are retired.

[@jadenthemusicfreak]

The white model with the red and orange horizontal stripes?

[@rosecitybusman129]

@@jadenthemusicfreak The 2900s start with didgets 29 on them. Those have the Blue and Yellow Semi circles

[@jadenthemusicfreak]

@@rosecitybusman129 Oh I still see the blue and yellow ones all over Portland but just the newer ones

[@rosecitybusman129]

@jadenthemusicfreak Yep. And all of those buses are were made after this video was made

[@jadenthemusicfreak]

@@rosecitybusman129 Makes perfect sense. I'm already missing the red/orange stripes model with the cloth seats and old engine. It was a part of my childhood and it's too bad they've been discontinued.