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Originally Posted by RED_PDXer
They basically do get signal priority. The MAX is not supposed to stop between stations and it rarely does. If they do stop, it's one of two things - people holding the door open too long (or cars blocking an intersection), causing the MAX to miss its green window, or operator error. Operators are supposed to call for the signals to pass from each station. If they don't make their window, they can get stuck at each light or some of the lights along the way. If you see two people in the operator area with one standing that usually means someone's going through new operator training and they often make errors while training. Not the kind that would endanger the public, because the system is designed to be failsafe, but the kind that cause delays for that train.
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And they did try and speed it up by closing a few very low usage stops that are close to other stops, but then a few people complained and so they gave that idea up. So a train stops during rush hour, for maybe a total of a handful of people to get on/off, and this all adds up to a long trek through downtown.
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