Driving a Bus Is Just One of This Operator’s Many Talents

Driving a Bus Is Just One of This Operator’s Many Talents Looking back on the last 41 years, you get the feeling there’s nothing bus driver Cindy Kassab can’t do — only things she hasn’t done yet. Brian Lum Web & Social Media Coordinator...

Hollywood Transit Center: Looking to the future, remembering the past

Hollywood Transit Center: Looking to the future, remembering the past Within a few years, the Hollywood Transit Center will look much different than it did on May 26, 2017. Our plans are coming together to honor those who lost their lives and those hurt that day,...

How We Wash MAX Trains At Night [VIDEO]

How We Wash MAX Trains At Night [VIDEO] Every night, all 85 MAX trains are cleaned, washed and prepared to go into service by 4 a.m. As supervisor Rick Taylor says, it takes a fine-tuned system and lots of training to get all this work done in such a short window of...
A Rare Look Inside the Operations Command Center

A Rare Look Inside the Operations Command Center

A Rare Look Inside the Operations Command Center Dispatcher Trisha Nako Harris says it best: The crew in the Operations Command Center takes multitasking to the 10th degree. Drivers call dispatch whenever they need help. Dispatchers, in turn, use sophisticated tools...

Minimizing Heat Delays on MAX

Minimizing Heat Delays on MAX Last year, we shared a bit about why our trains slow down when it heats up — basically, temperatures above 90 degrees bring the possibility of rails expanding and kinking, or overhead wires sagging. Before we go any further, we should...
How It Works: Tilikum Crossing Art Lights

How It Works: Tilikum Crossing Art Lights

How It Works: Tilikum Crossing Art Lights By now you’ve seen how Tilikum Crossing, Bridge of the People, lights up the night — but how exactly do those lights work? There are 178 LED lights aesthetically placed on 40 bridge cables, the four transmission towers above...