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Article: WATCH OUT - THE MAYOR'S DRIVING CLARK COUNTY OFFICIALS SCORE ANEARLY TRIP ON TRI-MET'S NEW LIGHT RAIL LINE
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- The Columbian (Vancouver, WA)
- Article date:
- April 2, 1998
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THOMAS RYLL \ Columbian
The Columbian
04-02-1998
PORTLAND— Halfway through a stop-and-go trip on Tri-Met’s nearly completed westside MAX line Wednesday, a group of Clark County officials heard this announcement:
“Ladies and gentlemen, Mayor Pollard is now at the controls of the train. Anyone who wants to leave may do so now.”
It was no April Fool’s joke.
With directions from 12-year veteran MAX operator Ron Callahan, Vancouver Mayor Royce Pollard, and, later, Vancouver Councilwoman Rose Besserman, drove $5 million worth of new light rail equipment through the 3-mile tunnel beneath Portland’s west hills.
The 35-member Clark County contingent, ...