I originally posted this on my old website on March 26, 2009.
Advertisement on DMU #1003 in Wilsonville on January 14, 2009
The official start of WES service was Monday, February 2, 2009.
WES Banner at the Tigard Transit Center on January 30, 2009
On the previous Friday, January 30, there was a special Grand Opening celebration.
WES Banner at the Tualatin Station on January 15, 2009
Free rides were offered through the middle of the day at all five WES stations.
WES Banner at the Tigard Transit Center on January 30, 2009
On previous days, rides during the test runs had been available by invitation.
Logo on WES Banner in Tigard on January 30, 2009
The invitations for the test runs were mainly offered to the media and VIPs, so this was the general public’s first look at the new trains.
WES Banner at the Tigard Transit Center on January 30, 2009
A variety of signage was used leading up to the WES Grand Opening.
WES Grand Opening Ticket on January 30, 2009
Here is an example of the tickets being handed out for the free rides. This is one of two I got at the Tigard Transit Center. These tickets were only good at the station they were received at, and were only good for a one-way trip. To get back, TriMet was running shuttle buses, or one could get in line for another ticket.
WES Cake at the Tigard Transit Center on January 30, 2009
Free slices of this WES cake were being offered at the Tigard Transit Center.
WES Cake at the Tigard Transit Center on January 30, 2009
The following video shows WES trains at the Tigard Transit Center on January 30, 2009.
WES Models at Great Train Expo in Portland, February 14, 2009
I saw these scratchbuilt HO-Scale WES models, undoubtedly the first anywhere, on the Beaverton Modular Railroad Club's layout at the 2009 Great Train Expo in Portland on February 14, 2009.
WES Models at Great Train Expo in Portland, February 14, 2009
The club was invited to display at some of the events for the WES opening, so they built these models.
WES Models at Great Train Expo in Portland, February 14, 2009
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