Go By Tram Blog
Welcome to the new website for the Portland Aerial Tram. The site is still under construction, but we hope to have it finished soon. All Tram updates will still be posted on www.portlandtram.org until the new website is finished.
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OHSU Doernbecher shines bright light on autism
Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital is participating in a unique global awareness initiative to shine a light on autism as a growing public health crisis. Read More
11/08/10 Portland, Ore.
On Monday evening, the Portland Aerial Tram reached another significant milestone: 5 million riders. At 4:28 p.m. Mashhur Hasan, an Intel employee and father of an OHSU patient, became the 5 millionth person to ride the tram. Read More
How high, how far, how fast?
The Tram cabins travel 3,300 linear feet between the South Waterfront terminal adjacent to the OHSU Center for Health & Healing, and the upper terminal at the Kohler Pavilion on OHSU’s main campus. Traveling at 22 miles per hour, the Tram cabins rise 500 feet for the three-minute trip over I-5, the Lair Hill neighborhood and the Southwest Terwilliger Parkway. Read More