The Thin Red Line (1998 film) features a performance by an American actor born in 1956.
 Although tested during trial runs, TriMet opted to omit luggage racks from Red Line trains to maximize rider capacity
=== Track improvements and extension to Hillsboro ===In October 2017, TriMet, citing system-wide delays caused by the single-track segments along the Airport MAX, announced the MAX Red Line Improvements Project, later renamed "A Better Red"

