WES Rail Car Facts
WES uses self-propelled diesel locomotives
WES Commuter Rail trains were shipped to Portland by freight train from the Colorado Railcar Manufacturing facility in Fort Lupton, Colorado.
The first rail cars for the new WES Commuter Rail line arrived
in June 2008 at our maintenance facility in Wilsonville.
WES rail car facts
- Seats: 74 (engine car); 80 (trailer)
- Mobility device spaces: 2
- Average speed: 37 mph
- Top speed: 60 mph
- Service frequency: About every 30 minutes during rush hour
- Personnel: 1 engineer and 1 conductor
Each WES car can seat up to 80 people with
spaces
for
two mobility devices and two bikes.
WES uses self-propelled diesel locomotives, running on an existing freight train track.
Portland & Western Railroad operates the trains, with an engineer and a conductor on board.