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Westside Express Service

WES at 10: Time to Admit Failure

TriMet recently marked the ten-year anniversary of the Westside Express Service (WES), the 14.7-mile commuter rail line that runs from Wilsonville to Beaverton. Sadly, there was little to celebrate. WES ridership has been falling steadily since 2014, and there is no prospect that the line will ever meet the opening year forecast of 2,500 average […]
Written by John A. Charles, Jr. July 26, 2019July 26, 2019

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