Twenty-five years ago, on September 5, 1986 the first Blue Line MAX arrived at Pioneer Courthouse Square. It was built to connect Gresham with downtown Portland. It took two years and $214 million dollars to complete the project. Pioneer Courthouse Square had been completed two years earlier on April 6, 1984. Approximately 60 trains a day arrive at the Square from Gresham. That would be roughly 21,900 trains a year, or, 547,500 in twenty-five years. Wow, that’s amazing! Today, we have four-lines from north, south, east and west arriving at the Square hundreds of times a day. The number of people the MAX system deposits at the Pioneer Courthouse Square each day is unbelievable. No wonder this place is so much fun. Check out train arrival. lhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Br1B99eYk
