The… jacking point?

Smear has pictures of an side advertisement gone awry on the red line MAX.  I’ve seen this particular advertisement and never really noticed that peculiarity about it before.
Hey!  In my “birds & the bees” talks I had with my Mem Mem & Pep Pep when growing up, they never taught me about anything called a […]


Even MAX operators need to ‘go’

Hey, you didn’t know?  MAX operators need to go to the bathroom too!  But when they’re transporting us from Gresham to Beaverton or Beaverton to Gresham (or anywhere in between), when are they able to go to the bathroom?
Well, a TriMet light rail operator has an interesting story about her most recent journey of having […]


Riding etiquette when taking luggage to the airport

TriMetiquette reader ckuskie asks:
“It was interesting reading recent posts about having bags on seats. What is the recommended etiquette for traveling to the airport on the Red line with luggage?”
Very good question, ckuskie!  In the case of having bags on the seat, I think it’s a whole different story when it comes to luggage items.  […]


Six MAX mentions in one blog post

Stacy over at Hello… This is Me recently wrote a post with six mentions of the word “MAX.” With six mentions, the post has to be good… right? Well, turns out that is indeed a positive post about using the MAX to get around that beautiful Saturday we had last weekend.
The post goes […]