Tram Or Cable Car?
With some controversy, Portland is getting a cable-car known as the Portland Aerial Tram. A joint project between Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the City of Portland. It is a public transport link between the new South Waterfront distrct and the main OHSU campus on Marquam Hill.

It will run about 3 blocks north of where I currently live. Pretty cool. Not everyone thinks so. The City of Portland devised a contest to name the two trams. Willamette Week reviewed some of them. Huge cost overruns have plagued the project. Several people have sworn to me that it is not for public use. It is.

Last July 4th I took this photo. Remember sunny, warm weather?



Today I glanced out the kitchen window and caught sight of the cars for the second time. It is slated to be operational at the end of January, 2007. Just around the corner.





The cars are still in protective packaging. The photos were taken from my bedroom window.



I need a longer lens and a steadier hand.