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DAY 2- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
AFTERNOON TOUR - 3PM
POWELL GARAGE TOUR (90 MINUTES)
TOUR TRIMET’S NEWEST BUS GARAGE!
BUILT AS A TEMPORARY FACILITY IN 1977, POWELL GARAGE WAS IN NEED OF MODERNIZATION
TO INCREASE SAFETY, CAPACITY AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING. CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW
BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITY, COMPLETED IN 2022, INCLUDED A PHASED REBUILD OF THE
ENTIRE 17-ACRE SITE, ALL WHILE KEEPING IT ACTIVE AND OPERATIONAL.
ON THIS TOUR YOU’LL BE ABLE TO CHECK OUT OUR THREE-BAY FUEL AND WASH BUILDING,
WHICH HOUSES A BUS-WASH SYSTEM THAT TREATS AND RECLAIMS WATER, RECYCLING 300
GALLONS PER MINUTE. SEE SOME OF THE 22 BUS MAINTENANCE BAYS AND A NEW 400,000SQUARE-FOOT YARD THAT CAN HOUSE MORE THAN 300 BUSES.
YOU’LL ALSO LEARN ABOUT THE ELECTRIFICATION OF THE SITE THAT SUPPORTS TRIMET’S
COMMITMENT TO HAVING A 100% ZERO-EMISSION FLEET BY 2040. NEW 60-FOOT-LONG
ARTICULATED BUSES, WHICH CAN HOLD 60% MORE RIDERS THAN 40-FOOT BUSES, OPERATE
OUT OF THE SITE. PHOTOGRAPHY IS PROHIBITED IN SECURED AREAS.
TOUR CAPACITY: 30 PARTICIPANTS
ADA ACCESSIBLE
Tour Start and end location
