LIGHT RAIL, THE GIFTS THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

I know that light rail is much more efficient than buses in certain situations, for example the Trimet blue line could not be replicated with buses. But the one biggest drawback to light rail is its fragility and the inability of vehicles to get around each other. Every single time there is a service disruption they have to break out the buses which is a lot about buses doesn't it.

And if Trimet says delays of 'up to 30 minutes' we know that means at least an hour

TriMet Alert: MAX lines delayed up to 30min due power outage at a Gresham rail station #pdxtraffic #kgwnow
— KXL Traffic (@KXLTraffic) December 10, 2013

there was a power outage in the light rail yard earlier so no trains could get out (wonderful) http://t.co/qVoTsdgJL5

— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) December 10, 2013

max riders were screwed this morning http://t.co/42x7wM2iRg

— TriMet Scanner (@trimetscanner) December 10, 2013