Portland's Aerial Tram--Up, Up, & Away!

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The Portland Aerial Tram opened in 2007. At its typical speed of 22 miles per hour, It takes about three minutes to travel 3,300 feet from the South Waterfront to the
9th Floor of OHSU's Peter O. Kohler Pavilion on Marquam Hill, 500 feet higher. The tram cars have a capacity of 78 passengers plus an operator. They are designed to look like bubbles floating in the sky. The cars are named Walt and Jean, after Walt Reynolds, OHSU's first African-American graduate and Jean Richardson, Oregon's first female engineering graduate from Oregon State University. Both graduated in 1949. Walt is the north car and Jean is the south car. The Upper Terminal is named Chameffu, meaning "on the mountain" and the Lower Terminal is named Chamanchal, for "on the water." Both names are from the Tualatin Indian language.

You can take a wonderful walk along the Willamette River from the Fulton House Bed & Breakfast and reach the tram.
Current Hours of Operation
Weekdays - 5:30AM to 9:30PM

Saturday - 9AM to 5PM

Sunday - 1PM to 5PM
June 06 to Sept 19