I went to go see the modern streetcar vehicle on display. It was pretty cool. They are smaller than I imagined(I guess I am used to the trains in Dallas), but still very nice.
Pictures:
When I showed up there were dignitaries speaking to the news media.
They had stairs and a wheelchair lift(more on that later) so that people could tour the car. The car itself was on a large flatbed trailer truck parked in Riverside Circle.
First shot of the car's interior. Kind of like a bus, but the aisle felt a little roomier, perhaps because of the seating configuration.
The main middle segment of the train. As you can see it has more standing room and less seating.
First off, you can see there was a disabled man driving his scooter, demonstrating that with level boarding this thing was very much ADA and that if you had a bike or stroller(and if they were allowed...) it wouldn't be much work to navigate yourself to some spot.
Behind the woman on the left was the car's onboard farebox machine. Also, if you look to the rear next to the man in the glasses, that is I believe a card reader. There was more than one on the train. According the same guy(who works for the city) an Austin line could have platform ticket vending instead of on-board, either way it enables the train to come and go quickly.
Lastly, if you look up above the doors, this car had Portland Streetcar maps. Just something neat I noticed.
You could into the driver's cab. I sat down later when nobody was looking
Here's a shot of the whole vehicle on the truck. It was painted red on one side and one end and blue on the other and had "Made in the USA" on the side.
A long drive from Portland...
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