(Portland, OR)  --  TriMet is officially taking Hop Fastpass.  Hop Fastpass is an electronic-fare card system that allows train riders to use one fare system throughout the Portland-Vancouver region.  It also provides benefits such as daily and monthly ride savings, and auto-loading and lost-card protection.  Planning for the electronic-fare system started in 2011, while construction work at MAX platforms laid groundwork for Hop starting in 2015.