Central Loop Line
A train approaches the terminus near OMSI
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerCity of Portland
LocalePortland, Oregon
WebsitePortland Streetcar
TriMet
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemPortland Streetcar
Operator(s)Portland Streetcar, Inc.
TriMet
History
OpenedSeptember 22, 2012
Technical
Line length4.65 miles (7.48 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Minimum radius18 m (59 ft)[1]
ElectrificationOverhead, 750 V DC
Maximum incline8.75%
Route map

NW 11th & Marshall
NW 10th & Northrup
NW 9th & Lovejoy
Broadway Bridge
over Willamette River
N Broadway/Weidler & Ross
NW 11th/10th & Johnson
NW 11th/10th & Glisan
NE Weidler & 2nd
NE Broadway & 2nd
NW 11th/10th & Couch
NE Broadway/Weidler & Grand
NE 7th & Halsey
SW 11th/10th & Alder
NE Grand & Multnomah
Northeast 7th Avenue & Holladay
Central Library
NE Grand & Holladay
SW 11th & Taylor
NE Oregon & Grand
Art Museum
SW 11th and Jefferson
NE Grand & Hoyt
SW 11th/10th & Clay
NE MLK & Hoyt
SE Grand & Burnside
SW Park & Market/Mill
SE MLK & Burnside
SE Grand & Stark
SE MLK & Stark
PSU
Urban Center
SW 5th
& Market
SE Grand & Morrison
SE MLK & Morrison
SW 5th & Montgomery
SE Grand & Taylor
SE MLK & Taylor
SW 3rd & Harrison
SE Grand & Hawthorne
SE MLK & Hawthorne
SW Harrison Street
SE Grand & Mill
S River Parkway & Moody
SE MLK & Mill
S Moody & Meade
OMSI
Tilikum Crossing
over Willamette River

The Portland Streetcar Central Loop (CL) Line is one of two routes forming the Portland Streetcar system in Portland, Oregon. The 4.65 miles (7.48 km) route, operated by TriMet and Portland Streetcar Inc., starts at Portland State University, loops north into the Pearl District across the Broadway Bridge through the Rose Quarter and Lloyd District, and south along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Grand Boulevard to OMSI.

History edit

 
An OMSI-bound train at SW 10th & Stark

Stuff

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NW 11th & Marshall
 
 
 
NW 10th & Northrup
 
 
 
 
 
NW 9th & Lovejoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
Broadway Bridge
over Willamette River
 
 
 
 
 
N Broadway/Weidler & Ross
NW 11th/10th & Johnson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NW 11th/10th & Glisan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NE Weidler & 2nd
 
 
 
 
 
NE Broadway & 2nd
NW 11th/10th & Couch
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NE Broadway/Weidler & Grand
 
 
 
 
 
NE 7th & Halsey
SW 11th/10th & Alder
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NE Grand & Multnomah
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Northeast 7th Avenue & Holladay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Central Library
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NE Grand & Holladay
SW 11th & Taylor
 
 
 
 
 
 
NE Oregon & Grand
Art Museum
 
 
 
 
 
 
SW 11th and Jefferson
 
 
 
 
 
 
NE Grand & Hoyt
SW 11th/10th & Clay
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NE MLK & Hoyt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SE Grand & Burnside
SW Park & Market/Mill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SE MLK & Burnside
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SE Grand & Stark
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SE MLK & Stark
PSU
Urban Center
SW 5th
& Market
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SE Grand & Morrison
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SE MLK & Morrison
SW 5th & Montgomery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SE Grand & Taylor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SE MLK & Taylor
SW 3rd & Harrison
 
 
 
 
SE Grand & Hawthorne
 
 
 
 
SE MLK & Hawthorne
SW Harrison Street
 
 
 
 
SE Grand & Mill
S River Parkway & Moody
 
 
 
 
 
SE MLK & Mill
 
 
 
 
 
S Moody & Meade
 
 
 
 
OMSI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tilikum Crossing
over Willamette River
 
 
 
 

More stuff!

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Trackway Infrastructure Guidelines for Light Rail Circulator Systems (April 2007); retrieved 2012-09-10 from APTA's Streetcar Subcommittee website

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