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Not to be confused with the Loop Trolley in St. Louis.
Loop Service
Portland Streetcar symbol.svg
Streetcar on Tilikum Crossing with fog-shrouded hills in background, 11-2015.jpg
A B Loop streetcar on Tilikum Crossing in 2015
Overview
Other name(s)
  • A Loop/B Loop
  • Central Loop Line (2012–2015)
StatusOperational
OwnerCity of Portland
LocalePortland, Oregon, U.S.
Stations52
Service
TypeStreetcar
SystemPortland Streetcar
Services2
Operator(s)Portland Streetcar, Inc.
TriMet
Daily ridership
  • A Loop: 3,612
  • B Loop: 3,064
(as of September 2018)[1]
History
OpenedSeptember 22, 2012 (2012-09-22)
Technical
Line length
  • A Loop: 6.1 mi (9.8 km)
  • B Loop: 6.6 mi (10.6 km)
CharacterAt-grade, mixed between street running and exclusive lane
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification750 V DC, overhead catenary
Route diagram

Legend
 NS  Line
NW 11th & Marshall
NW 10th & Northrup
NW 9th & Lovejoy
Broadway Bridge
over Willamette River
 NS  Line
N Broadway & Ross
NW 11th/10th & Johnson
NW 11th/10th & Glisan
NE Weidler & 2nd
NE Broadway & 2nd
NW 11th/10th & Couch
NE Broadway/Weidler & Grand
NE 7th & Halsey
SW 11th/10th & Alder
NE Grand & Multnomah
Blue Line │ Red Line
NE 7th & Holladay
Blue Line │ Red Line
Blue Line │ Green Line │ Red Line
Central Library
NE Grand & Holladay
SW 11th & Taylor
NE Oregon & Grand
Art Museum
SW 11th and Jefferson
NE Grand & Hoyt
SW 11th/10th & Clay
NE MLK & Hoyt
I-84
Banfield Expressway
 E Grand & Burnside
SW Park & Market/Mill
E MLK & Burnside
Portland Transit Mall
SE Grand & Stark
Green Line │ Yellow Line
SE MLK & Stark
PSU
Urban Center
│
SW 5th
& Market
SE Grand & Morrison
Green Line │ Orange Line
SE MLK & Morrison
SW 5th & Montgomery
SE Grand & Taylor
Portland Transit Mall
SE MLK & Taylor
SW 3rd & Harrison
SE Grand & Hawthorne
SE MLK & Hawthorne
SW Harrison Street
SE Grand & Mill
SW River Parkway & Moody
SE MLK & Mill
I-5
Marquam Bridge
SW Moody & Meade
OMSI
Orange Line
Tilikum Crossing
over Willamette River
 NS  Line
Orange Line
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The Loop Service is a streetcar circle route of the Portland Streetcar system in Portland, Oregon, United States. Operated by Portland Streetcar, Inc. and TriMet, it consists of two distinct services: the 6.1-mile (9.8 km) A Loop, which runs clockwise, and the 6.6-mile (10.6 km) B Loop, which runs counterclockwise. Each service travels a loop between the east and west sides of the Willamette River, crossing it on the Broadway Bridge in the north and Tilikum Crossing in the south. The route connects Portland's downtown, Pearl District, Lloyd District, Central Eastside, and South Waterfront. It serves the city's various landmarks and institutions, including the Rose Quarter, the Oregon Convention Center, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI), Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), and Portland State University (PSU).

Portland city officials first proposed building an eastside streetcar line in 1997, at the same time the city council authorized the construction of Portland's first modern streetcar line on the west side. After several years of planning, the city council approved the Eastside Loop extension project in 2008 and held its groundbreaking the following year. The extension's first 3.3 miles (5.3 km) opened between the Broadway Bridge and OMSI on September 22, 2012. It was inaugurated by the Central Loop Line (CL Line) service, which ran an additional 1.1 miles (1.8 km) along the original westside alignment on 10th and 11th avenues. The CL Line was re-branded to its current name in 2015 during the opening of Tilikum Crossing, which completed the streetcar loop with a southerly river crossing extension from OMSI to the South Waterfront.

History[]

Planning[]

Plans to expand the Portland Streetcar east of the Willamette River emerged in July 1997, at the same time the Portland City Council authorized the construction of the system's first line on the west side between Northwest Portland and PSU.[2] During this time, the council also voted to fund a $16.7 million retrofitting of the Hawthorne Bridge,[3] which they had hoped would carry a future eastside streetcar line between OMSI and the Oregon Convention Center as proposed by the Buckman Neighborhood Association.[2] The Hawthorne Bridge reopened in April 1999, with the outer-lane decks rebuilt to accommodate notches for rails.[4] In July 2001, the Lloyd District Development Strategy proposed another streetcar plan that sought the addition of streetcars to the Lloyd District,[5][6] which was already being served by buses and MAX Light Rail,[5]: 20  to create a transit hub by adding lines on Broadway and Weidler streets and connecting with the west side via the Broadway Bridge.[5]: 26 [7] Concurrent revitalization efforts of nearby Rose Quarter supported this plan.[8]

The Broadway Bridge in 2009, prior to the installation of streetcar tracks

In meetings that began in February 2003, an advisory committee composed of eastside residents urged extending this proposed Broadway–Weidler alignment farther east up to 21st Avenue. Meanwhile, Portland Streetcar officials, amid TriMet plans to construct a new Willamette River bridge as part of a MAX extension to Milwaukie, suggested routing the OMSI–Oregon Convention Center proposal to this planned bridge instead of the Hawthorne Bridge.[9] The city council, with backing from Multnomah County commissioners, adopted the Eastside Streetcar Alignment Study in June 2003.[10] The study outlined a westside–eastside loop project that ran from the Pearl District across the Broadway Bridge to the Lloyd District, then south along Grand Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to Hawthorne Boulevard. A southern crossing back to the west side depended upon whether the new TriMet bridge would be constructed, leaving that section undetermined at the time.[11][12]

In 2008, the steering committee for the Portland–Milwaukie light rail project selected a locally preferred alternative that included a new river crossing between the South Waterfront and OMSI near Caruthers Street;[13] this led to a decision to build the first phase of the eastside streetcar 3.3 miles (5.3 km) up to OMSI until the new bridge could be completed, after which the streetcar would cross the bridge back to the west side to form a complete loop.[14]: 1 [15]: 2 

Funding and construction[]

Metro regional government approved the streetcar extension in July 2006 followed by the city council in September 2007.[16][17] The total cost of the phase one project was $148.8 million (equivalent to $167 million in 2019 dollars), including the cost to purchase additional vehicles.[18]: 19  Just over half would be paid for with federal funds.[19] The city council committed to allocating $27 million of city funds.[17] $20 million from the state, $15.5 million from a Local Improvement District, and a combination of various other local or regional sources completed the locally matched financing.[20] On April 30, 2009, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $75 million in federal funding for the project, the full amount that had been requested by Portland. This allocation, secured in large part through the efforts of Oregon Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Peter DeFazio, was the largest and final component of the financing plan and meant the project could proceed with construction.[21][22]

Unveiling of the United Streetcar 10T3 prototype in July 2009

In 2005, the U.S. Congress approved a spending bill that included $4 million for a locally produced streetcar vehicle.[23] That money went to Oregon Iron Works, which created the subsidiary United Streetcar upon receiving the contract to build new vehicles for the Portland Streetcar.[24] In May 2009, United Streetcar delivered its first prototype to Portland for testing on existing tracks; it was the first U.S.-built streetcar in nearly 60 years.[25][26] That August, the city signed a $20 million contract to purchase six new vehicles from the manufacturer for the Eastside extension.[27]

A CL Line vehicle bound for OMSI at Northeast 7th Avenue in 2014

Groundbreaking for the Eastside Streetcar Loop project took place on June 25, 2009.[28] The city selected Stacy and Witbeck to be the project's general contractor and actual construction began the following year.[29] Across the alignment, crews laid tracks in 3-to-4-block increments; by February 2010, they had been laying tracks on Northeast Grand Avenue.[30] Workers closed the Broadway Bridge to all traffic to be renovated from July 19 to September 3, 2010.[31][32] To maintain the existing weight of the bridge (this was necessary to allow it to continue lifting its spans) with the addition of tracks, lighter fiber-reinforced concrete replaced the deck.[33][34] In the Pearl District, sections of what had been 2 two-way streets—Northwest Lovejoy and Northwest Northrup—were converted into one-way streets following the addition of rails. The Lovejoy ramp on the west end of the Broadway Bridge reopened to traffic in November 2010.[35] In Southeast Portland, workers built a 425-foot (130 m) bridge that carried the streetcar from Southeast Stephens Street to the project's eastern terminus at OMSI.[36]

In July 2011, the city council agreed to contractual changes that reduced the number of streetcars on order from 6 to 5 due to unanticipated costs related to the cars' production.[37] United Streetcar had depended on Czech firm Škoda, which built the system's first streetcars, to build the new streetcars' propulsion system but these failed acceptance testing. Portland officials opted instead to source the propulsion system from Wisconsin-based Rockwell Automation, but Rockwell was still developing its design at the time. They then pursued Austrian manufacturer Elin to produce a propulsion system for the prototype while they awaited Rockwell. Changes to the propulsion system necessitated changes to the streetcar design in order for the streetcar to accommodate a different form factor; this ultimately delayed the project and raised the cost of manufacturing.[38]

Opening and closing of the loop[]

The 3.3-mile (5.3 km) eastside extension opened on September 22, 2012,[39][40]: 125  after a five-month-long delay.[41] Portland Streetcar branded the new service the "Central Loop Line" (abbreviated as CL Line) and renamed the original service the "North South Line" (NS Line).[42] The CL Line ran an additional 1.1 miles (1.8 km) on 10th and 11th avenues, overlapping with the NS Line between Southwest Market Street in downtown Portland and Northwest Northrup Street in the Pearl District, before it ran to the eastside for OMSI—a total of 4.4 miles (7.1 km).[39] Service along the eastside segment initially operated with frequencies of 18 minutes instead of an originally planned 15 minutes due to funding cuts by TriMet and the City of Portland, as well as delays in streetcar delivery from United Streetcar.[43] The first car finally arrived in January 2013 and entered service on June 11, 2013.[44] Fares were $1 upon opening due to TriMet's elimination of the Free Rail Zone.[45] Approximately 3,200 riders per weekday used the line during the first two weeks of service.[46]

An A Loop streetcar on Tilikum Crossing in 2015

The second phase of the Eastside Loop project, referred to as "Close the Loop", extended the streetcar from OMSI to the NS Line tracks on Southwest Moody Avenue in the South Waterfront.[47]: 50  This phase had awaited the construction of the new Willamette River crossing.[48] That bridge, later named Tilikum Crossing, began construction in 2011.[49] Construction of the streetcar components started on August 5, 2013, with the installation of a turning loop on the intersections of Southeast Stephens Street, Grand Avenue, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. From September–November that year, crews closed the OMSI streetcar platform to install the streetcar-track connection with the Portland–Milwaukie light rail along Tilikum Crossing. This project had a total cost of $6.7 million (equivalent to $7.4 million in 2019 dollars), which included automatic train stop upgrades.[50][51]

On August 30, 2015, CL Line service was extended on the west side using existing NS Line tracks from Southwest 10th and Market streets in downtown Portland south to Southwest Moody and Meade streets in the South Waterfront.[18]: 19  A new temporary schedule eliminated the name CL Line in favor of two separately named routes: "A Loop" and "B Loop". Streetcars began operating across the newly built Tilikum Crossing, but without carrying passengers across the bridge, during a two-week transitional "pre-revenue service" phase.[52] The line was formally re-branded as the "Loop Service" on September 12, 2015,[53]: 2–13  when Tilikum Crossing opened to the public and began permitting streetcars to carry passengers on the route section across the bridge.[54][55]

Service[]

A B Loop streetcar crossing the Broadway Bridge in 2016

The Loop Service operates from 5:30 am to 11:30 pm on weekdays, from 7:30 am to 11:30 pm on Saturdays, and from 7:30 am to 10:30npm on Sundays. Headways in each direction range from 15 minutes between 10:00 am and 7:00 pm on weekdays and Saturdays to 20 minutes for all other times. Traveling a complete loop in either direction takes just under one hour.[56][57] In September 2018, the A Loop carried 3,612 riders on weekdays while the B Loop carried 3,064 riders.[58]

Route[]

The Loop Service is a circle route that runs between downtown Portland and the Central Eastside.[59] It consists of two services: the 6.1-mile (9.8 km) A Loop, which runs clockwise, and the 6.6-mile (10.6 km) B Loop, which runs counterclockwise.[60] A majority of each service travels on single-track.[59] From their original endpoint on Southwest Market Street, the A and B Loops travel northbound through downtown Portland to the Pearl District along NS Line tracks on 10th and 11th avenues. The lines meet at the intersection of Northwest 10th and Lovejoy where they proceed east towards the Broadway Bridge, crossing the Willamette River using the Eastside Loop extension tracks.[59]

After crossing the bridge, the tracks again split, with the A Loop tracks continuing east on Weidler Street and the B Loop tracks on Broadway Street. The B Loop turns right on Northeast Grand Avenue and proceeds south. The A Loop turns right onto Northeast 7th Avenue, turns left onto Northeast Oregon street, turns another left onto Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in front of the Oregon Convention Center, and heads south. Both tracks intersect the MAX Light Rail tracks on Holladay Street. The lines connect at a turning loop on Southeast Stephens Street and enter an overpass at Southeast Harrison Street, which carries them to the former OMSI terminus.[48][59][61]

From OMSI, the streetcar tracks connect with the MAX tracks just west of the OMSI/Southeast Water MAX station as they approach Tilikum Crossing to cross the river back to the west side.[62][63] They split at the four-track South Waterfront/Southwest Moody MAX station, where the streetcar tracks run in the middle of the station's island platforms but do no stop at the station.[64] The Loop Service returns to the NS Line alignment on Southwest Moody Avenue and heads north towards RiverPlace. The tracks turn left on Southwest River Parkway, which turns into Southwest Harrison Street. They turn right on Southwest 4th Street, then left on Southwest Montgomery Street, and split again on Southwest 5th Avenue. The A Loop crosses PSU's Urban Plaza diagonally for Southwest Mill Street and the B Loop turns right on Southwest 5th Avenue. The A Loop turns right at Southwest 10th Avenue and returns to the intersection of Southwest 10th and Market. The B Loop turns left onto Southwest Market Street and proceeds left until it returns to Southwest 11th and Market.[59]

Stations[]

Oregon Convention Center station
Northeast 7th & Holladay station

The Loop Service serves 52 stations, 24 of which are shared with the NS Line.[65] Each platform is equipped with a ticket vending machine, real-time display system, and line information signs.[66] All stations are accessible to users with limited mobility.[67] Connections to MAX Light Rail are available at 10 stops across the line.[68]

Station Neighborhood Connections and notes[65]
A Loop

(clockwise)

B Loop

(counterclockwise)

— Northwest 10th & Northrup Pearl District  NS  Line
— Northwest 11th & Marshall —
Northwest 9th & Lovejoy — —
Northwest 10th & Johnson Northwest 11th & Johnson  NS  Line
Northwest 10th & Glisan Northwest 11th & Glisan
Northwest 10th & Couch Northwest 11th & Couch  NS  Line Serves The Armory, Powell's City of Books
Southwest 10th & Alder Southwest 11th & Alder Downtown  NS  Line
Central Library Southwest 11th & Taylor  NS  Line; MAX Light Rail Library and Galleria stations: Blue, Red lines

Serves Central Library

Art Museum Southwest 11th & Jefferson  NS  Line Serves Portland Art Museum
Southwest 10th & Clay Southwest 11th & Clay  NS  Line
Southwest Park & Mill Southwest Park & Market  NS  LineServes South Park Blocks
— Southwest 5th & Market  NS  LineServes Portland State University
PSU Urban Center Southwest 5th & Montgomery  NS  Line; MAX Light Rail PSU Urban Center stations: Green, Orange, Yellow lines

Serves Portland State University

Southwest 3rd & Harrison  NS  Line
Southwest Harrison Street  NS  Line Serve RiverPlace
Southwest River Parkway & Moody
Southwest Moody & Meade South Waterfront  NS  Line; MAX Light Rail South Waterfront/Southwest Moody station: Orange Line

Serves OHSU Robertson Life Sciences Building, Tilikum Crossing

OMSI Central Eastside MAX Light Rail OMSI/Southeast Water station: Orange Line

Serves Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Tilikum Crossing

Southeast MLK & Mill Southeast Grand & Mill —
Southeast MLK & Hawthorne Southeast Grand & Hawthorne —
Southeast MLK & Taylor Southeast Grand & Taylor —
Southeast MLK & Morrison Southeast Grand & Morrison —
Southeast MLK & Stark Southeast Grand & Stark —
Northeast MLK & East Burnside Southeast Grand & East Burnside —
Oregon Convention Center Northeast Grand & Hoyt Lloyd District MAX Light Rail Convention Center station: Blue, Green, and Red lines

Serves Oregon Convention Center

Northeast Oregon & Grand Northeast Grand & Holladay —
Northeast 7th & Holladay Northeast Grand & Multnomah MAX Light Rail Northeast 7th Avenue station: Blue, Green, and Red lines
Northeast 7th & Halsey — —
Northeast Weidler & Grand Northeast Grand & Broadway —
Northeast Weidler & 2nd Northeast Broadway & 2nd —
North Weidler & Ross North Broadway & Ross —

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