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The Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) and its partner agencies recently marked 10 million rides during the past 10 years of service for the Airport MAX Red Line.

The 10 million milestone includes riders traveling to and from the Portland International Airport (PDX) on MAX. The first train-to-plane connection on the West Coast, the line was created through a public-private joint venture, agency officials said in a prepared statement.

“The Red Line was the first of its kind, built years — if not decades — ahead of schedule because private funds helped to build it and the Cascade Station development at the entrance to PDX,” said TriMet General Manager Neil McFarlane.

The 5.5-mile extension from the Gateway Transit Center to PDX opened Sept. 10, 2001. The Red Line operates between Beaverton Transit Center and PDX, with transfers from buses and other TriMet lines.