About the Commuter Rail Project

• Timeline
• Background
• Ridership projections
• Cost and funding

Timeline

Full Funding Grant Agreement	2006
Construction Track removal and installation Civil and communications system Stations and Park & Ride lots Maintenance facility Lombard Realignment Project	Underway; complete May 2008 Underway; complete May 2008 Underway; complete August 2008 Underway; complete May 2008 April 2007–early 2008
Testing and training	May–September 2008
Service begins	fall 2008

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Background

In 1996, a feasibility study for a commuter rail line was initiated by Washington County, the cities of Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin, Wilsonville and Sherwood, TriMet, Metro, and the Oregon Department of Transportation.

The project to establish a new 14.7-mile passenger rail line between Beaverton and Wilsonville has received strong support from the public and business community. It is the first commuter rail line in Oregon and one of the few suburb-to-suburb commuter rail projects in the country.

Because the line uses existing freight tracks in a dedicated corridor, construction impacts are minimal.

Passengers will ride in self-propelled diesel train cars. TriMet is working with Colorado Railcar to design and build the vehicle.

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Ridership projections

Average daily ridership is estimated between 3,000 and 4,000 trips by 2020, with half of the riders new to transit.

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Cost and funding

The $117.3 million project is funded by:

• $58.65 million in federal funding
• $35.34 million from state lottery bond proceeds
• $15.56 million from TriMet and GARVEE bonds
• $7.75 million from local cities and Washington County

TriMet and Washington County are contributing a total of $4.1 million toward annual operating costs.

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Questions? Comments? Email commuterrail@trimet.org or call 503-962-2150.